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The Entropy Machine

Exploration and understanding of different mechanisms, and how to use different methods to combine them into a bigger system.

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WHAT

Mechanism Exploration

TOOL

Solidworks, KeyShot, 3D printing, Laser cutting, Arduino

TEAM

Shira Chuang, Kennedy Liu, Ian Zhou, Amy Liang,

(Kennedy was the team leader that work on the code, the rest of us work together on the CAD modeling, printing, cutting and assembling of parts)

Mood Board

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Troubleshoot

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<All the unused fail pieces

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Modification:

  • Reverse mechanism removed

    • Too much torque

  • Geneva mechanism removed

  • Free spinning gears removed

    • Free spinning gears causing off axis rotation

  • Triple pendulum gear becomes a wheel

  • Overall stabilization tweaking

Solidworks CAD Model

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