week 8 update
For this week, our team decided to focus our attention to finishing up whatever was needed for the presentation. FEA was performed on the third rail in order to finalize our design. Our results and comparisons can be found within our presentation. We are also moving on to the design of the junction. We are still working with how the tracks will intersect and are taking heavy consideration to Ethan's design as well as other team's ideas. We want to make sure that the Guideway provides a smooth, comfortable ride and the only way to achieve that is to have our design match up the bogie's design perfectly. As we have stated numerous times before, we are looking to avoid having any mismatch between teams.We would also like to point out the dimensions shown on our slides will be changing. We had originally given the teams the dimensions we had from Futran, but since we are changing the track design in order to lower the cost and make manufacturing more simple, our dimensions have slightly changed. As of this moment, we are keeping most of Futran's track the same, but as we design the curve part we are finding that some parts need to be redesigned.
ALL TEAMS WILL BE PROVIDED THE NEW UPDATED DIMENSIONS ONCE THEY ARE REVISED AND FINALIZED BY US.
Full Scale Guideway Team,
ReplyDeleteI am impressed with the details of your presentation #2 even though I haven't heard you present yet. More comments to follow after your presentation.
Some concerns I have from summer 2018 that may affect you. The wooden model in the shop had some issues supporting the Y-junction. Please take a look at it, and you will understand what I mean. They used a long cable with some end I-clamps, that in the end, were non-effective. There needs to be a more robust system for supporting the Y-Junction, while also considering that the bogie needs to pass through each 'street' and needs to consider the steering rail and the wayside rails.
Good job so far. Ahead of the game in designing. Small 3D printed rapid prototypes could be good for you to visualize how this will work before you begin heavy construction.