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Mechanical engineering uni project (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm a mechanical engineering student with a fairly open brief for a short project. Have to draw a 3D cad model of a mechanism and do some motion analysis. So i thought i'd ask the fine folk of slrpnk if they had any projects that need a bit of ironing out.

Probably best suited if you have an idea and want see how the parts might move in 3 dimensions. I'd be able to tell you stuff like how much force/torque is in a particular part, letting you know how strong bits need to be.

Has to be a mechanism of some sort that i draw from scratch - let me know what dimensions i need to accomodate. And i have to present it to the class.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What kind of material and size limitations are there?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Any material, the software i'll be using has some basic material properties built-in, but theres room for customisation.

Size limitations - any sort of dimensions. Complexity - i could probably do a few mechanisms that are less than maybe 5-10 parts. Or else one large, say less than 50.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, there are regulations governing the materials they can be made of.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What materials?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, cardboard's out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No cardboard derivatives.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Like paper?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No paper. No string. No sellotape.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Rubber?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

No, rubber's out. Umm, they've got to have a steering wheel.