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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.