This week, my primary objective was to work on the "Current Status of Design" portion of the presentation. For it I recompiled the different designs our group made through the semester, including the original sketches, the "cat's eye" design, and the sleeve/clamp configuration, and will also talk about the potential solar panels.
In addition, I also made a newer version of the sleeve/clamp design: it uses a "truss clamp" to save weight, an extruded upper segment for the horizontal beam with holes in it that can allow for modular attachments, and cleaner sleeves.
It is also important to mention that I also went to the meeting with Eric Rosenfeld on Saturday. There he explained his research for solar panels (most notably the snap rack system) and we in turn explained our potential designs. We brainstormed about ways to attach the panels, and I suggested using a series of altering cables to hold up the panels, which he seemed to like.
2D Outline of Truss Clamp Design
3D Representation of Truss Clamp (with upper guide way beam supports)
Semi Translucent Representation of Truss Clamp (with full guide way brackets)
Close up of the Clamp Connection (note the triangular segments to hold adjacent sleeves)
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