816005673 Final Year Project Logbook

 ENTRY #34  With the help of my supervisor, moderator, and second examiner throughout this year of working on this project I have completed and submitted the Final Report of my project.  Soon I would have to submit my poster and a 20minute presentation selling my project and justifying what I have done. These are the final steps and today a submitted draft of the poster is sent in. On April the 14th I would have successfully completed my project.  This project has been a large learning opportunity for me, not only knowledge of engineering but also learning new things about myself such as the passion I have for working with my hands and building/fabricating.  This project has helped further my passion for engineering and soon I will be in the working world applying these theories learned to solve real-world problems.  I am forever grateful for this experience at The University of the West Indies, St.Agustine and i look forward to using these disciplines in r...

 ENTRY #34   The final submission of my completed project was handed in for review by the technician. Corrections that followed were noted as :  -Grammatical Errors - Justify formatting  - Minimize the use of pauses and full stops in abstract and project summary  Thankfully this feedback was given in a timely matter and these issues were further rectified. The completed Final report was then proofread and pending submission.  The presentation of the project was then worked on, this includes the Logbook update,Poster, and the presentation video. The completed first draft of each of these areas is to be sent in by the 11th of April to the supervisor for an overview. 

 ENTRY # 33  Today a short meeting was helped by my supervisor, Dr.Kudleep, where my discussion was submitted and a final review of the previous parts was given. This meeting pointed out flaws such as :  - grammatical issues  - Formatting issued  - Lack of a testing and validation phase  - Improve in project future scope  Taking these points into consideration the problems were further rectified and the completing parts such as abstract, future scope and acknowledgments were done. This meeting was conducted both over email and what's app and lasted approximately 30mins . The final draft is to be sent in on Friday the 8th of April where the following corrections would be done over the weekend and submission done the following Monday. 

 Entry #32  The final product was completed with the assembly of belts and its electrical such as the switch panel, and the final product was ready for testing.  The electrical switch panel is shown below :  The procedure used is mentioned in the manufacturing process above but includes processes such as safety functionality, basic testing of tooling operations and testing of the rigidity of the machine. As these tests were run it was clear that further development will help maximize the satisfaction of the tool to its given task. In conducting all these test safety was placed first and using the correct PPE attire and appropriate testing location safe from by-standards and other hazards.  The results of initial testing includes observations such as the drill supports are not as rigid as intended, this may be due to the method of mounting where glue is used . Another observed fault is the inability to reverse the rotation of the drill meaning only hole cutting o...

 ENTRY #31      In terms of the final report, simulation testing has been completed. A load of approximately 266.89N was evenly distributed over the tabletop with its legs being the fixed geometry. The static test was then run and the results were shown in a Von Mises stress plot, Displacement plot, and Safety Factor plot. This allows for a complete analysis of where the item is stressed the most, what items are displaced and what is the overall safety factor of the product.  The results are shown below :  Displacement plot  Safety Factor  Von Mises Stress plot  These factors showed that the design has been over-designed using the wrong sizing of framing example the 5mm thick supports and 3 mm thick legs. This resulted in a safety factor that is too high with a value of 294.1  such as  which can be considered as good, however, shows signs of over-engineering to save on material and ease the manufacturing cost by reducing material ne...

 ENTRY #30  Today marks the first day of my completion stage where components are complete and final assembly is at its beginning .  The image below shows the final mounting apparatus and mounted bearings for shaft 1 completed ; The final construction of the Drill apparatus is also being completed.  Images of the proposed design is shown below :  Otherwise report updates are pending as the material being created are generally simulations and will be shown in next update . 

 ENTRY #29  Continuation of fabrication proceeds, this week the completion of not only tabletop but shaft 2 was done. This allowed for focusing on motor mounting and pulley positioning is to be done.  Below shows the clearance  holes and tabletop completed and initial mock-up of motor  :  Other than the completion of the tabletop further calculations have been completed, these include gear ratio calculations, bending stresses, and keyway calculations. These should be adequate in determining the ridigity of the work machine.  Further meetings with my supervisor are to be made to ensure the correct path is being followed .