11/30/16

I cannot say that I have been doing much for the project over the past few weeks. What I have been doing is thinking about how to mount a caliper large enough to clamp down on the rail from the bogie to act as a brake. Knowing that we are limited on fund, I ask some family about any parts that were available for making the braking system. As luck may have it, they can provide us with some calipers and master cylinders from older cars that can be used on the bogie. The downside is that there is no way to tell how large they are or what process will need to take place to make them work for the system. For that reason, only rough estimates can be made about the size and the orientation of these caliper parts until they can be acquired. Otherwise, the mounting of the motor need some reworking to be more effective given the limited space.

 3d printed models of the motor and the bevel gear have been made in order to have an object to compare with the bogie team’s rapid prototype. Providing a better idea of where the motor will ultimately be placed as well as where a caliper can be mounted without being in the way of other crucial components.

Although this is not easy to say. I am not sure what I can do about braking at the moment. I can pick up any parts that my dad can provide and use them in the system accordingly. Yet, the first chance that I will get to acquire those part will be over winter break, so the design for that may be held off until then.