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Top-down view of our completed actuator box assembly
Visualize, Execute
Visualize, Execute
Like most engineering projects, success is the generation of a physical product that can be grappled, manipulated, and sold. While we aren't exactly selling our designs, we knew physical demonstration of our low-cost actuator designs would prove their feasibility, and truly show builds that anyone can accomplish.
We pursued a lengthy planning and design process that eventually lead to the physical box assembly (seen left) used to house our actuators.
SolidWorks
SolidWorks
In creating a physical demo box, we knew that simply putting together a mess of components wouldn't be presentable, nor would it effectively show our actuators in action. We used SolidWorks in order to plan each actuator and the box that would hold them. Size, scale, positioning, and assembly process were considered in our design, and everything was planned out before a single screw was twisted.
CAD Files
CAD Files
Our website is not intended for you to create a 1-to-1 replica of our box, and as such, we will not be providing assembly instructions. We also do not intend to provide instructions for circuitry on the box's breadboard (and in fact, the entirety of circuitry is not visible in the assembly file).
However, SolidWorks still provides a great set of tools to explore the box's construction and see the actuators in scale. For those with a copy of SolidWorks or who have access to the software, and would like to see our assembly for themselves, it can be downloaded from the Google Drive link below. The entire assembly opens through FinalAssembly.SLDASM
The wall components and base plate are designed to be laser-cut using 1/4 inch plywood. Screw and nut types can be determined from the dimensions in the assembly. Additional components, such as the TSA's separator plate, must be 3D-printed.
Assembly Photos
Assembly Photos
Top view of box assembly
Bottom view of box assembly
View of box sidewalls, including screw and nut placement for assembly
Frontal view of the assembly, including actuator placement
Enlarged top-down view from the page header.
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