Week 5 Progress Summary

During the week of December 2-6, team Rubber Band Gunner met on Wednesday, December 4, and Thursday, December 5. All team members were present for these meetings. During these meetings, the team assembled most of the mechanism, began the written project summary, and created the teams final goals before presentation. No changes were made in the mechanism's Arduino code.

On Wednesday, December 4, the team met from 3-5pm in Donahue Hall. Before this meeting, the team traveled to Lowe's to buy some rubber bands and find adhesive appropriate for attaching the fabricated gear with the servo horn. We ended up purchasing Gorilla Super Glue, which is suitable for most plastics. However, because of the small rivets on the surface of the gear, the glue was unable to attach it to the servo horn. The team decided to continue with assembly of the rest of the mechanism by screwing the both the launching arm and the servo motor into the base.

On Thursday, December 5, the team met from 2:45-4:30 in Lydon Library. By this point, a proper adhesive for the gear and servo horn had not been found. Therefore, the team decided to begin writing the project summary and plan for future meetings. The team managed to complete a rough draft of the written project summary during this meeting.

For next week, before project presentations, the team plans to find a proper adhesive for the gear and servo horn. If a proper glue cannot be found, then the team will have to use Gaffer's tape or duct tape in order to attach the two. After the attachment, the team will be able to perform testing on the mechanism. The only likely adjustment to be made will be a small adjustment to the Arduino code. The gear will need to be able rotate a proper amount to release 1 rubber band for every press of the button. The team will find out that appropriate rotation during testing.

About 1 hour of individual work was performed by each team member during the week. All members spent the hour on finishing part drawings in SolidWorks. Jordan Parris finished the gear, Andrew Muise finished the base, and Justin Belli finished the launching arm, all of which are displayed in the previous post.