Testing and Design Optimization To test the initial design of the Snap Fit Mini Crossbow we printed the grip and trigger mechanism with the Flash Forge Replicator Dual. We investigated if the assembly of the …
Month: March 2016
Ornithopter Design Optimization
Initial Optimization: In the first optimization steps for our ornithopter design, the intent was to reduce the build time and minimize the support structure. The original design consisted of three pieces, with many cut-out sections …
Optimization of Materials/Parts
Optimization for support structures Crossbow Body The body of the crossbow will be printed on it’s side so that the only support material that will be required, is in the tracks where the pencil …
Collapsible Bottle Opener – CAD Component Design
This week the team worked on integrating the the profile of a bottle opener with the hinge and clasp design from a bag clip. While the hinge and clasp design for the bag clip was …
CAD Drawings
In this blog post we would like to discuss some of our CAD models which depict the optimization changes that we proposed in our previous post. To summarize, we intended to (1) redesign the two …
Crossbow Team #2 (The REAL team)
Scope of project: Modify parent design from thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:200976 Re-design thingiverse model to eliminate post processing on the ratchet mechanism Optimize body strength/weight ratio using FEA Replace the existing two-part bow with a one-part bow system …
Ornithopter – CAD Component Design
The goal of this project is to design and build a working, 3D printed ornithopter. To highlight the advantages of 3D printing, our team is trying to reduce the number of individual parts in the …
Collapsible Bottle Opener – Ideas and Requirements
Problem Statement Design a collapsible bottle opener in such a way that it cannot be made with traditional manufacturing methods. It is desired that the bottle opener be collapsible to better fit inside a pocket …
1.) Crossbow Team 1 – Project Ideas and Requirements
Our ME 514 Project is about designing and printing a handheld crossbow. We want to design our crossbow to shoot modified straws. The idea is based on two different designs provided on Thingiverse.com. We want …
Ornithopter – Project Ideas and Requirements
Hello World, We would like to introduce our ME514-project, which we will continuously report about here. We have decided to build a rubber band powered ornithopter. An ornithopter is a flying device which uses beating …