Week 8

Summary: This week we focused on generating the new structure of our bike using Fusion360. Due to the limitations of attaching the previous cardboard mold to the base of the bike, we came up with a new structure that focuses on combing "ring" surroundings that encase the bike an provide a rigid outline for the bike's form. While modeling, we discovered that in order to create the rings each of the body's had to take on a different shape in order for it to align with the bike's framing so we had to troubleshoot through some different shapes in order for the exterior to still provide that rigid shape while offering enough support and stability.  As a result we came up with the solution to focus on using more vertical rings for the exterior which we will later encase with individual cardboard strips on the sides to shape out the exterior. This week we also worked on creating the code for the bike's LED system to ensure that the bike's LED lights transition from blue to orange.

Plan for the Next 2 Weeks: We plan to discuss attachment methods for hooking on the CNC'd cardboard cutouts to the base of the bike. As of now we have discussed utilizing chicken wire or zip ties to hook it onto the base. We also plan to begin assembly of the cut out exterior parts.