Logan-Seitz-SpartanSuperway

SEPT. 26th 2018--Small Scale Bogie System Task Items: -Develop a thorough schedule including dates of assignments.  -Continue research. -Think of concepts. -Look more into specific design criteria. Summary: Today all teams presented their presentation regarding an overview of their project including their purpose, goals, functional specifications, and plans. In regards to the Small-scale bogie team's presentation, the necessity in preparing for future presentations is clear. Evaluation of presentation criteria will should be done earlier to allow adequate time to develop meaningful and organized content.  At the end of the Small-Scale Control team Professor Furman commented on the use of gimbal motors as an alternative to brush-less motors that provide high rpm. At the end of my presentation Furman relayed that the bogie design is a candidate for injection molding were the design geometry of the bogie will need to be reviewed in the future. Link to presentation: https://drive

AUG 29th Review: I was assigned to the Small Scale Bogie Design Team. For now I will be the only one in this assigned team however I will be working closely with the small scale track team. Tasks were given at the end of class to create team blogs, begin research, and begin brainstorming ideas to present to the class for about five minutes. During a short introduction to the small scale bogie, Professor Furman introduced three main issues with the current bogie system. The first was that the motors would burn out after letting them run all day. Second the tires are worn out because no differential system is in place. Third, there is binding at the joint of the master and slave systems.