Week 13: Starting the code for the active components

This week, we researched about what we would need to power and run the linear actuator. We found that we would need an accelerometer, gyroscope, motor driver, Arduino, and external batteries to do so. Fortunately, Professor Furman has a motor driver we can borrow so we will be using that with a linear actuator found in the Spartan Superway shop. We will dive into the coding process before Thanksgiving break.

Week 12: CAD Revisions

This week we were able to revise our design by shortening the overall vertical length of the suspension. The CAD assembly is shown below. With this new design, the actuator is placed directly in the middle of the linkage so there isn't an internal bending moment within the design. The linkage can achieve a range of 19 degrees in incline to 24 degrees in decline, which is suitable for our purpose.

Figure 1: Revised CAD Design

Week 11: CAD'ing the new design

This week I worked on starting the new CAD model for the design. We altered the design so that the dampening system would act as a link to shorten the vertical length of the suspension. I plan on finishing the CAD model next week.