Week 10: Presentation 2 and a New Design Direction

This week, we gave presentation #2 as an update on our project progress. Now that we have fully committed to a 2 bogie system, the design work has really picked up the pace. The drive bogie is through its preliminary stages and is ready for some finishing work before being sent off for FEA analysis. As CAD lead, I have taken on most of the design work for the drive bogie as it is being built from scratch. The goal was and continues to be looking towards the half-scale bogie as inspiration. The design used for the half-scale bogie is simplistic while having the potential to bear a large load. Due to our design relegating the majority of the load to the slave bogie, the drive bogie can be made of cheaper materials and have the design simplified even more.

The slave bogie modifications are being taken on by my group members. The design will be based on the currently built bogie in the Superway warehouse. That bogie was created with the intention of bearing the load as well as providing drive for the system. As such, the modifications will mostly consist of removing the drive and motor components on the bogie while also adding mounting points for new systems.

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