This week marked the beginning of the transition from the planning phase of the project to the prototyping phase of the project.
Instead of allowing Jack's arms to hold the box containing his head, a pedestal will be constructed to serve as a resting place for the box. The advantages of this design change are twofold:
1) The pedestal will serve as a housing for some of the electronics required to animate the head.
2) It will eliminate the possibility of Jack's body breaking due to the weight of the box.
It was decided that using Arduino would be simpler to program for the group's needs than Raspberry Pi. CAD models of both the head-raising apparatus (specialized butterfly jack) and the head were completed. The wood and PVC pipe needed to construct Jack's body were obtained and used to make a prototype.
Date of Update: April 22, 2018
Instead of allowing Jack's arms to hold the box containing his head, a pedestal will be constructed to serve as a resting place for the box. The advantages of this design change are twofold:
1) The pedestal will serve as a housing for some of the electronics required to animate the head.
2) It will eliminate the possibility of Jack's body breaking due to the weight of the box.
It was decided that using Arduino would be simpler to program for the group's needs than Raspberry Pi. CAD models of both the head-raising apparatus (specialized butterfly jack) and the head were completed. The wood and PVC pipe needed to construct Jack's body were obtained and used to make a prototype.
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| Prototype of Jack's Body |
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| CAD Model of Specialized Scissor Jack |
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| CAD Model of Jack's Head |
Date of Update: April 22, 2018
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