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| ===== About ===== | ===== About ===== | ||
| - | This was my senior design project in college. I worked with a team with two other engineering students. We designed the platform together and then one wrote the reports, | + | This was my senior design project in college. I worked with a team with two other engineering students. We designed the platform together and then Heather |
| This is an ongoing project that we have continued to work on after college for fun. The V1 platform was completed for senior design. We helped a second group work on the V2 platform for their senior design. The V3 platform is currently under development. | This is an ongoing project that we have continued to work on after college for fun. The V1 platform was completed for senior design. We helped a second group work on the V2 platform for their senior design. The V3 platform is currently under development. | ||
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| This is a complete redesign of the platform. We are changing the geometry completely to allow for more optimal range of motion. We are redesigning the cockpit so that it can be detached and used off of the simulator without having to dismount all of the control hardware. I am redoing all of the electronics to be more up to industry standards for safety. | This is a complete redesign of the platform. We are changing the geometry completely to allow for more optimal range of motion. We are redesigning the cockpit so that it can be detached and used off of the simulator without having to dismount all of the control hardware. I am redoing all of the electronics to be more up to industry standards for safety. | ||
| - | Due to our time crunch on the first design, we spent most of our time just learning how the mechanics of a Stewart platform worked and did not have much time for optimization. This caused some sub-optimal design decisions that limited the platform' | + | Due to our time crunch on the first design, we spent most of our time just learning how the mechanics of a Stewart platform worked and did not have much time for optimization. Other than a few 3D printed test models, we had little understanding of the system constrains. This caused some sub-optimal design decisions that limited the platform' |
| - | We also wanted to make several quality of life improvements. Previously we have been switching between two cockpits, one mounted on the floor and one on the platform. This allows testing the platform without having to withstand being shaken by poorly tuned profiles. This is a tedious process of moving hardware between the two platforms. The new version will have a cockpit that can be easily removed while keeping the platform it running condition. | + | We also wanted to make several quality of life improvements. Previously we have been switching between two cockpits, one mounted on the floor and one on the platform. This allows testing the platform without having to withstand being shaken by poorly tuned profiles. This was a tedious process of moving hardware between the two cockpits. The new version will have a single |
| The final change we wanted to make was increasing the size of the electronics enclosure to allow for better ventilation and room to add components in the future. The current enclosure is very tight and has poor ventilation. | The final change we wanted to make was increasing the size of the electronics enclosure to allow for better ventilation and room to add components in the future. The current enclosure is very tight and has poor ventilation. | ||
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