Skills
3D Printing, Laser cutting, Machining (lathe + mill)Engineering drawing, FEA, Solidworks, Material Selection for Manufacturing
Team member
Lucy Cheung, Nicole Samba, Kyle Schaeppi, Vimalesh Vasu
Role
Mechanical design, Fabrication and Machining, Stress Analysis
Gripper
The goal of this project is to design a light-weight gripper that can grip an object of substantial weight under dynamic motion of swinging.
Working demo
Engineering Drawing and Analysis
Iterations
Iteration One
This iteraction passed the nominal test, which opens and closes and holds the object in place.
Iteration Two
This iteraction passed the dynamic test, which grips the object while swinging 180 degrees without slipping.
Material selection
