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Design Brief
Generate concepts
Project ideas:
Star Wars: Death Star, x wing, tie fighter
Ocean: fish
Valentines: conversation hearts
Outer space: planets and rocket ship
Library: moving books
Frog: moves its legs in a hopping motion
Bubbles: follower is bubble wand; bubbles float
Dragon: moves its wings
Airplane: plane and clouds
Star Wars: Death Star, x wing, tie fighter
Ocean: fish
Valentines: conversation hearts
Outer space: planets and rocket ship
Library: moving books
Frog: moves its legs in a hopping motion
Bubbles: follower is bubble wand; bubbles float
Dragon: moves its wings
Airplane: plane and clouds
The cam I designed was supposed to have a bumpy motion increasing till it hit the top, dropping back down. I wanted this kind of motion to go with my x wing follower because I thought it would give the plane a more realistic motion. I did end up using it in my final design.
I chose to do the Star Wars themed automata because it was the most creative idea, it had 3 different motions and cams, and fit in the measurement constraints. It wouldn't be easy to build, but I liked the idea and it was the most original idea I had.
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I learned how to create different types of motion and displacement by observing motion graphs and creating cams accordingly. I did end up using the cam I created in one of my designs. The steps I took in creating this cam were simple. First, I came up with the type of motion I wanted, putting it down on a motion graph. Using those measurements, I used my polar grid to plot the low and high points of the motion, and gilled in the rest creating the desirable shape of the cam. Finally, with a shape in mind I was able to create the cam in fusion 360 and put it in my design. I learned how to use the contact sets in fusion, along with the loft tool and create a form tool; tools I used to create the followers for my automatas. I also did extra credit but its not finished yet:)