Fall 2017, Weeks 8 and 9: Presentation 2 and Support Structure

In week 8 of the Spartan Superway project, our team presented our second presentation for the semester. After presenting our material, our peers pointed out that our designed support structure required an additional leveling system for un-leveled ground. My team considered ideas such as drilling holes through the support base to insert 4 adjustable bolts. This would allow us to angle the support as needed.

In week 9, my team continued to rapid prototype various components of the track. We also tested the bending machine in the workshop, and realized that the accuracy of the machine is not suitable for the tolerances of our project. With this complication, my team has to reconsider alternative methods to bend the aluminum. We also had to reconsider the size of aluminum that we would be using for the project.