1.1.

6CompoundMachines
Design

PrinciplesofEngineering
Block3

September25,2015

ReidHarrison
JaewooKim,AbhiGohli,DaynaAlaina

DesignProblem:
Thedesignproblemweareaimingtoaddressinthisprojectistobuildamachine
thatcanliftaneightounceweightaverticaldistanceofsixinchesinunderthree
minutes.
Someoftheadditionalcriteriawemustmeetarethattheappliedforcemustbe
providedbyasinglepointofhumaninput,thedesignmustincludeatleastthree
differenttypesofmechanisms,2simplemachinesand1pulleybeltsystem,chain
sprocketsystem,orgearsystem.Eachmechanismmusthaveamechanicaladvantage
greaterthanone,andthefinaldesignasawholemusthaveamechanicaladvantage
greaterthanone.
Wearepursuingthisprojectinhopestounderstandhowelementsofdesigncan
affectmechanicaladvantage,understandhowsimplemachinesworktogetherto
accomplishatask,compareefficiencyofdifferentsimplemachinesinaworking
situation,andlearnmoreaboutthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofVEXcomponentsfor
futureprojects.

Brainstorming:
Totherightofthepageyoucan
seeanimageofmyproposedmachine
toaccomplishthetask.
Description:
Powerisputintothemachine
viaawheelandaxlewithacrank
handle.Asthecrankisturned,astring
attachedtothewheeliswoundaround
thewheelwhichpowersasecond
wheel.Asthesecondwheelturns,it
alsoturnsaaxleconnectedtoachain
andsprocketsystem,whichinturn
powersyetanotheraxle.Thewheelon
thisaxlewindsupanotherstringwhich
goesdownandisfedthroughapulley
thatholdsitinalignmentwithan
inclinedplane.Theendofthestringis
attachedtoaweight.Ifthesystemis
workingproperlytheresultwillbethat
theweightispulleduptheinclined
plane.

FinalProposedDesign:
Intheend,mydesignwaschosentoactasourfinalproposeddesignaftera
selectionprocessthatinvolvedusratingourdesignsonadecisionmatrixand
discussingtheprosandconstoeachdesignindetail.Thedetailsofourdesignsthatwe
ratedwerethedesignspracticality(meaningthatitcanreasonablybebuiltwithtime
andsupplyconstraints),simplicity,size,resilience(howsturdyitis),andgeometry
(functionalshape).Belowareimagesofthedesignmatrixaswellasthefinalproposed
design.

DecisionMatrix

FinalProposedDesign
Sincethefinalproposeddesignisthesameasmybrainstormedidea,no
additionaldescriptionoffunctionhasbeenlistedhere.

DesignModifications:
Assoonaswebeganbuildingweranintoseveralproblems.Thewobblinessof
ourvariouscomponentswasoneofthemostprominent.Inordertofixthisissueseveral
changesweremadetotheinitialdesign.Weaddedseveralsupportingbracestothe
backofthepegboardtoprovideincreasedstability,wetiedastringaroundtheaxle
holdingupthefirstsprocketandranitthroughourpegboardtoholdtheaxleinplace,
andweusedsomebushingsandcollarstotrytolocktheaxlesintoaslightlymore
stablesetup.Intheendthesemodificationsworkedtosatisfactorydegreeand
decreasedthewobblingmakingtheoperationofourmachinemuchsmoother.
Anotherproblemwefacedwastime.Asaresultofbeinginashortageoftime,
insteadofincorporatingapulleytoholdthestringtotheinclinedplaneweinsteadtook
amoretimesavingquickfixandthreadedthestringthroughaloopononeofthesmall
blackpiecesthatwasinourkit.Thisdesigndecisiondefinitelysavedussometimeand
ontopofthisitworkedmarvelously.
Lastly,wefacedseveralissueswithourcrankhandle.Initiallywehadsome
troublewiththesizeofourcrankhandlewhichpromptedustouseadifferenttypeof
crank.Howeverissuescontinuedtoplaguethisaspectofourdesign.Forexample,it
becameveryhardtogetanaccuratereadingoftheF
ofourdesignbecausethespring
e
scalewouldntstayonourcrankhandle.Intheendwegotridofthecrankaltogether
andreplaceditwithalargerwheel.Thischangemadeiteasiertooperatethemachine
andenabledustomoreaccuratelymeasureourmachinesF
.
e

FinalDesign:
Thefinaliterationofourmachineworkedtoanacceptablestandardforthe
amountoftimeanddevelopmentthatwewereabletoputintoit.Itsuccessfully
accomplishedthetargetedtaskanditdidsomeetingalloftherequirementsincluding
completingthetaskinunderthreeminutes.Belowyoucanfindanannotatedpictureof
ourfinaldesignaswellastheIMA,AMA,andefficiencystatistics.
OverallIMA:6716.57
InclinedPlane=1.61
ChainandSprocket=2.5
Largewheel=24.39
Smallwheel1=4.09
Smallwheel2=4.09
Pulley=1
PulleyandBelt=4.09
OverallAMA:1.12
Efficiency:0.017%

FinalDesign

TeamEvaluation:

JaewooKim:
Jaewooalwayshadhispartdoneandhehelpedoutallthroughoutthecreation
ofourmachine.Ondayswhenpeoplehadcomebackfrombeingabsenthetook
chargeandhelpedthemgetbackontrack.Heheldaslightleadershiproleinourteam
andmadesurethingsworkedsmoothly.Hefollowedourgroupnormsthoroughlyand
showeduptoallthebehindschedulemeetingsthathecould.

AbhiGohil:
Abhigothisportionoftheworkdoneandhelpedwiththebuildingofour
machine,especiallytheinclinedplaneandchainandsprocketsystem.Healsofollowed
allofourgroupnormsandshoweduptoasmanyofthebehindschedulemeetingsthat
hecould.

DaynaAlaina:
Daynagotherworkdone,andonthedayshecamebackfrombeingabsentshe
madesureshedidthenecessarystepstocatchup.Shefollowedoursetgroupnorms
andsheshoweduptoallofourbehindschedulemeetings.Sheassistedmeinthe
buildingofthecrankandthebeltandpulleysystem,andshetookchargeofkeeping
recordofourgroupsmeasurements.

Selfevaluation:
ThoughImissedourinitialprojectstartday,IfeelthatafterIcamebackImade
suretostayonschedulewithmyportionofthework.Ihelpedbuildthecrankandbelt
andpulleysystem.IalsohelpedDaynawithtakingsomeofourmeasurements.Imade
anefforttoshowuptoasmanyofourbehindschedulemeetingsaspossible,andI
madeaneffortatstickingtoourgroupnorms.

PostMortemReflection:
1. Ithinkthatourchainandsprocketsystemprovedtobetheeasiestmechanism
thataffectedourMAtocalculatetheIMAforasallwehadtodoiscountthe
teethoneachsprocketandsetupourratio.
2. Ithinkthatthewheelsonourmachineprovedtobethemostdifficulttocalculate
theIMAforbecausetheyweremuchmoreinvolvedthanlotsoftheother
machinesintheircalculations,
3. IfwehadmoretimeIwouldhavetriedtofurtherdecreasethewobbleinour
axlesaswellasexperimentfurtherwithdifferentsizesofsprockets,wheels,etc.

4. IfwecoulddoeverythingalloveragaintherearesomechangesIwouldhave
made.ThebiggestchangeIwouldmake,andthebiggestregretIhaveisthatwe
didn'tsharemorethanoneformofcommunication,asnoteveryoneinourgroup
seemstochecktheiremailveryregularly.Attimescommunicationthroughcell
phonecalls,ortextwouldhavebeenmoreeffective.