To Do :
Discuss with BREAD the type of board we’ll be using for the project.
Determine the type of guide we should use for the filament in the rewind unit.
Explore options for holding the roll while the filament is being coiled.
Decide on the motors we’ll need for the filament rewind process.
Figure out how we can ensure that the filament well go into the filament guide.
Concerns :
n/a
Log 2 :
I was able to discuss with Bread about the board we would be using for the rewind unit. We also explored options to hold the filament in place. I also added some research into this for the filament measurement portion.
We did some collaboration on the motors to prototype with. I didn’t finish finding a guide.
To Do :
Determine the type of guide we should use for the filament in the rewind unit.
Determine a camera and mirrors used for measuring filament
Determine a better option for a spool holder
Make a shell around the camera to hold it in place for measuring the filament diameter.
Log 3 :
States :
Off : completely no motion in the machine, normally no filament in also.
Start : Status where filament is just loading into the rewind unit
Load : constant movement based off desired speed, length, etc.
Last week acomplished :
Found a camera and mirrors
Did some research on spool holder
Found a shell for a camera that we could
Did research on a guide idea
Next week to Acomplish :
Talk with team about the camera and mirror
Talk with team about the spool holder
Talk with team about the spool holder
Prepare for CDR and Enterprise Day
Concerns :
Finding time between 4 exams, CDR, and Enterprise day
1/23/25
To Do :
Finish 3d printing winding stand, filament guide, and gauge sensor mount
Create a new gauge sensor mount for the current rewind stand
Work on printing the new filament storage solution.
Prepare for BREAD boards to arrive.
Meet with Nasi to discuss filament solution (I’m sorry for missing you on this lab task)
Concerns :
n/a
Project Update 2 (1/26/2025)
What I did :
Lab task :
Meet with Noah, Eric, and Nasi to discuss filament storage solution and implementation
Print out a prototype of the shelf.
Find out things we should improve (exz clip for labeling the filament)
Implement the first iteration of the filament storage shelf without the clip into the lab.
Recycle-Bot :
redesign the filament gauge sensor.
Found a new design for re spooling that would work slightly better
design a mounting bracket for this new design (see pictures bellow) to a 20×20 mm aluminum extrusion.
Test the bracket strength to see how much this would vibrate under low, medium and high speeds. Even though we’d primarily be testing this under low speeds and maybe medium speeds (using a drill and a 4 mm drill bit).
To Do :
make a motor mount / adapt a motor mount for the system.
Create a 5 mm drive shaft to a 4mm hex key adapter.
Further implementation of the same shaft as beforehand.
Concerns :
Timing, busy week (exam and a program) on top of normal workload.
States :
Off : completely no motion in the machine, normally no filament in also.
Start : Status where filament is just loading into the rewind unit
Got to design a new motor mount stand and start planning on rebuilt frame.
Tested a motor mount
To Do :
Create a 5 mm drive shaft to a 4mm hex key adapter.
Proceed with BREAD integration,
2/16/25
Finalized the design of the mechanical rewind.
Start trranslating software over to bread logic and be more responsive based off infidel
To Do:
continue translating bread logic
work on preparing the machine to produce a roll off filament with Konnor.