This week, our team worked on detailing, dimensioning, and refining our sketches from last week’s lab. As we dug deeper and explored the mechanics powering the automaton, we realized just how much work would go into developing and dimensioning the figure. Figuring out how to fit the parts we had decided on into the limited space, deciding what materials we would use to construct the toy, determining how to best avoid collision and interference inside the mechanical box, and simply drawing out the plans for the automaton were a few of the stressful issues we faced this week. As we move into SolidWorks and eventually into the making of the actual model, we still need to refine our sketches and make sure that the hypothetical model can be actualized in real life. One thing that would help us improve our ideas would be quick-and-easy prototypes for trial-and-error purposes, to make sure that we are not ignoring glaring problems in the design. Overall, we worked well as a team, and any conflict was smoothed over rather quickly. Most stress came from the difficulty of the project, not from internal animosity, which means that we are a cohesive, functional group that understands the needs and requirements for successful completion of the project.
Brendan Lane, Emily Tso, Joanne Goh, Laurie Low
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