Shoe Cleaner
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The shoe cleaner task was a short 20min idea sharing opportunity between the class. We were to brainstorm ways in which we could walk into an indoor space from a dirty and wet outside floor, without messing up the entire room we were going in. My ideas were to create a type of plastic covering material that shaped the bottom of your shoe and would simply hold the dirt inside. It would also be made of a biodegradable material so as to not harm the environment. Other ideas consisted of rotating brushes and a towel rag and water component to wash and dry the bottom of shoes. |
Toothbrush Idea
This task was to design a toothbrush that served your own needs as an individual. For me that means something I can grip nicely.
After sketching out an idea of how the toothbrush would look, each individual in the class received some clay in order to make their ideas come to life. A little piece of bent wire was used to secure the clay in place so that it would not be limp and break off.
I liked the toothbrush I created and I wish it were a real thing. Maybe one day I could CAD this and print it.
After sketching out an idea of how the toothbrush would look, each individual in the class received some clay in order to make their ideas come to life. A little piece of bent wire was used to secure the clay in place so that it would not be limp and break off.
I liked the toothbrush I created and I wish it were a real thing. Maybe one day I could CAD this and print it.
Mechanism Simulation
This task was to model the movement of a 4 Bar mechanism as well as learn about degrees of freedom and over-constraining a piece. The assignment was to follow instructions on creating a 4 bar mechanism on SolidWorks. This is my first time working on SolidWorks since I have been working with PTC CREO while designing and modeling shapes previously.
The 4 bar mechanism is modeled for us to use in Motion Studies. There's a total of 5 components: 2 bearings, 1 crank, 1 extension crank, and 1 rocker. There components are mated together with a hinge and the faces coincident together. Once the following shape is created, I learned about using the Motion Study feature on SolidWorks to study the motion of the crank when a motor is attached to one of the bearings. Before that we had to check the degrees of freedom of each joint to check for any over constraining.
This was a good exercise in learning how mechanisms function and how constraints can be applied to generate the correct type of motion you are looking for.
The 4 bar mechanism is modeled for us to use in Motion Studies. There's a total of 5 components: 2 bearings, 1 crank, 1 extension crank, and 1 rocker. There components are mated together with a hinge and the faces coincident together. Once the following shape is created, I learned about using the Motion Study feature on SolidWorks to study the motion of the crank when a motor is attached to one of the bearings. Before that we had to check the degrees of freedom of each joint to check for any over constraining.
This was a good exercise in learning how mechanisms function and how constraints can be applied to generate the correct type of motion you are looking for.