Full Group Meeting (11/24)- Lift Gears, Gearbox, and Body Assembly

 Summary: We designed the gears for the lifting mechanism, assembled the gearbox, and started cutting out a neater body.

We started work on our new slimmer body and planned out the interior layout. We also dry fit the gear box with a 114.7:1 ratio (still need to add in the longer axles), and updated our Solidworks models with the rest of the gears for the lifting mechanism.

 

Since the new body was underway, we decided to do strength testing for the original structure; coreboard and cardboard should hold up fine.

As we are wrapping up for the presentation in a little over a week, the remaining tasks are:

• Submit the gears for laser cutting, and attach gears to a shaft
• Purchase axles for both the gearbox and the lifting mechanism
• Wire battery packs and arduino board
• Assemble body and add holes to the sidewalls
• Build/attach a cup holder
• Finalize code