11/9-11/16

Throughout this week the finalization of what will be our design took place. Overall, all design for steering was finalize and deadline was met as planned. All parts necessary are clear and will be ready to be listed as previously mentioned. As the design is finalize I began to double check any calculations made to ensure that the correct decisions were made accordingly. Checking the design more the once will ensure that any minimal mistakes made will be fix as soon as possible before any manufacturing is done. Even though the design is for the most part in its final stages, steering for my case, there maybe other solutions that can be implemented to the design. A thing to consider for the gears implemented is stress in the teeth. When designing the steering, there was small consideration of stress as the main importance of the system was to work correctly and ensuring safety. The gear sizes may change to reduce stress and also to ensure a longer gear life which will improve reliability, safety and reduce the maintenance cost. As the semester ends, I began working in the final report to ensure that there will be enough time to correctly explain and implement all information on the design of the bogie, failsafe and steering.

11/2-11/9

During this week, my main focus is finalizing all design for the steering. All gears and pulleys necessary for the system are finalized. The only thing necessary for the steering is the housing where the gears will be placed. The main difficulty is to design such housing so that it does not interfere with the other subsystems. Another thing to consider this week is the listing of parts necessary. Finalizing the list as soon as possible will be essential as it takes time for the parts to be delivered. The sooner the order is placed the more time we will be able to work on the fully assembly part thus adjustments can be made accordingly. Also, constant communication with the propulsion/breaking team has been made from my part as their system goes directly inside the bogie which will limit the design of the housing for the gears. The more spacing it is available in the finalize assemble, the better as it will facilitate maintenance when required. Ultimately, the week has been busy as there is an essay to be due on November 9 for the class which takes some time from working on the mechanical steering. Overall, the steering complete design and cad should be done before the major deadline on  November 16(part list should be finalized).