This past week, before leaving for Thanksgiving break, we finished the scoring arm module of our design. After running into some initial problems with the exact dimensioning of stock pieces, and a lot of sanding, we assembled the module to present for MS8 on Wednesday. Testing of the assembled module exposed some flaws in the positioning of the motor, and torque calculations. Solutions are being devised and tested.
After our scoring arm was ready, we finished the designs for our rover and locking arm. This week's schedule will involve machining and assembling these modules as well as testing for the entire machine. Our machine shop use is starting to wrap up, as much of what is left is to be done on the water jet cutter, and then simply assembling the pieces.
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