Full Scale Steering and Emergency Braking Team

The objectives of the team were changed last week with input from Dan and Dr. Furman. The scope of the team now includes: Designing articulating axles of the bogie. Designing spring loaded guide arm Designing emergency braking system. Providing mounting points for the hub motor axles to motor team. For the previous week, the team also worked on the redo of the proposal which is linked below. For this week, Presentation 1 was the main focus. Over the past two weeks, the team had been working on their design ideas, researching relevant topics, and performing calculations pertaining to each members parts. Currently, the different scopes are divided among the team member, and detail information of the different duties is provided in the presentation which is linked below. The team also has provided a Gantt Chart for this semester keeping in mind the goal of Maker Faire. Proposal Presentation 1 Gantt Chart

Week One Update:                                                                                                                  9/5/2018 Team Objectives were created Specific tasks were assigned including,  Creating new emergency braking system for the bogie New system for independent wheel movement New tension system for belt Improved steering system  Drivetrain Lighting Presentation  1 The first task for the team last week were to gather information on the previous teams work on the drivetrain. Furthermore, the team was to evaluate what needs to be improved on. From this accumulated data, the team proposed their different idea’s during the “Lightning Presentation”. From the presentation, it was concluded that the team will need to improve the current pulley system and the motor. Additionally, the team will have to be prepared for accommodating the high density motor team. Dan, team mentor, conclude during the online conference, the bogie drivetrain only needs to have