Week 2 Update
Week 2 Update
Group meeting was held in the Library Learning Terrace on (04/11) to discuss project proposal due in following lab. Possible designs that were sketched in Fusion360 were discussed. One design, shown in Figure 1, was a proposal for the interlocking mechanism of the Honeywalk pieces. It was brought up that, although functional and easy to reproduce, attach and detach, it would be required to design an additional ramp piece for the Honeywalk so it could be handicap accessible. Hence, that design was rejected.
Roles for the design proposal and first blog check were as follows:
-Julia: Abstract, Technical Activities, Budget, Deliverables
-Ilana: Introduction, Facilities and resources
-Spencer: Set up group gmail account for Blogger, construct blog design, materials costs research, Project Timeline
-Bill: Introduction, Expertise
After Dr. Ellis spoke to the group on the project in Lab 2, it was suggested to print several scale models in the printers available in the lab rather than access the machine shop with materials that the machinery may not work on. The group decided to make several ⅓ scale models of the Honeywalk pieces. Recycled HDPE plastic will still be ordered, in a smaller quantity, and used to test properties of the recycled plastic.
Lab 2 was used mainly as a research period. Bill continued to work on the locking and folding mechanism for the Honeywalk pieces. Julia revised the Blogger. Ilana and Spencer split the research needed between the two of them (current walkway construction, strengths and properties of recycled plastics, and greenspaces in urban settings).
Budget and Project timeline needed to be adjusted for changes made in lab.
Exact dimensions of Honeywalk pieces were not yet confirmed, as Bill was unfinished with locking mechanism needed for the pieces.
Group meeting was held in the Library Learning Terrace on (04/11) to discuss project proposal due in following lab. Possible designs that were sketched in Fusion360 were discussed. One design, shown in Figure 1, was a proposal for the interlocking mechanism of the Honeywalk pieces. It was brought up that, although functional and easy to reproduce, attach and detach, it would be required to design an additional ramp piece for the Honeywalk so it could be handicap accessible. Hence, that design was rejected.
Rejected "Puzzle Piece" locking mechanism designs (hand drawn, only left most photo is to scale (1"=1.5'))
Roles for the design proposal and first blog check were as follows:
-Julia: Abstract, Technical Activities, Budget, Deliverables
-Ilana: Introduction, Facilities and resources
-Spencer: Set up group gmail account for Blogger, construct blog design, materials costs research, Project Timeline
-Bill: Introduction, Expertise
After Dr. Ellis spoke to the group on the project in Lab 2, it was suggested to print several scale models in the printers available in the lab rather than access the machine shop with materials that the machinery may not work on. The group decided to make several ⅓ scale models of the Honeywalk pieces. Recycled HDPE plastic will still be ordered, in a smaller quantity, and used to test properties of the recycled plastic.
Lab 2 was used mainly as a research period. Bill continued to work on the locking and folding mechanism for the Honeywalk pieces. Julia revised the Blogger. Ilana and Spencer split the research needed between the two of them (current walkway construction, strengths and properties of recycled plastics, and greenspaces in urban settings).
Budget and Project timeline needed to be adjusted for changes made in lab.
Exact dimensions of Honeywalk pieces were not yet confirmed, as Bill was unfinished with locking mechanism needed for the pieces.
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