The mechanical team is excited to hit the ground running this year with a fun onboarding project and plenty of tasks for returning and new members. This semester, we tasked new members with building a paper bridge that could hold as much weight as possible. We had so many interesting and creative designs! For the …
During testing, we noticed that replacing the markers took quite a long time, as the front plate needed to be completely unscrewed and then screwed back in. To resolve this, we cut two large holes into the top of the marker enclosure for dropping the markers in. As we plan to do a barrel roll …
We have several candidates right now for a permanent solution to our capsule problem: We ended up choosing the metal plate solution for several reasons. First, it was easiest: ordering a metal plate is relatively cheap, and we have experience making similar designs in-house. Moreover, this can be easily prototyped out of cheaper materials like …
The current battery and camera mounts frequently broke during competition, as the 3D printed mounts were put under a large weight continuously. The battery mounts in particular were prone to failure as they would be jostled around when we replaced the battery. In fact, during competition, we had to ask another team to print us …
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Last year, we used a standard Polycase™ waterproof enclosure to house our electrical stack and keep water out. This capsule came with four brass inserts in the corners to press the capsule into the O-ring. Despite working initially, wear and tear from a year of use eventually degraded the plastic-brass bond, causing the brass inserts …
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