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| Full Assembly of "Most Critical Module" |
This week Team Boss focused greatly on preparing and analyzing the engineering behind our Most Critical Module, the Ram Rod. We created a complete CAD model and drawings of the module, developed a step-by-step manufacturing plan for our machining process, created a bill of materials, reviewed this information with our GSI, and even picked up a few stock pieces of metal that will be used for the module. We were also trained on how to use waterjet and laser cutters, which will be vital for our machining process.
The CAD model allowed our team to not only see how our module will look when we fully machine and assembly it, but also revealed any important design aspects we may have overlooked or should be more aware of, such as issues with dimensioning or mounting. However, the module is now fully worked out and should be fairly straightforward to machine and assemble, especially now that we have written a comprehensive manufacturing plan to be used while machining the module.
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| Example of "Manufacturing Plan" for a single component |
The manufacturing plan outlines the overall process of machining, as well as important factors such as tool types and speeds. We also created a bill of materials containing information on the cost to acquire materials for our module, and even managed to gather some of the materials from one of our suppliers, Alro Steel, to be used in the module. At the end of the week, we reviewed all of this information with our GSI for our MS6 assignment, which went smoothly overall.
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| "Side Frame" - Will be cut with a waterjet cutter |
