the ant
pushing the boundaries of mechanics
FOR:
stanford university
CLASS:
ME 104: mechanical systems design
YEAR:
WInter 2023
acrylic, Tough 2000 resin, pla, stainless steel d-shaft, collars, flanged ball bearings, washers, hex nuts, machine screws
MATERIALS:
Formlabs, 3d printing, stress and buckling analysis, outcome optimization, mass efficient component design, energy efficient design
SKILLS:
‘The Ant’ was designed as the result of the following task definition: 1. The machine must have custom components subjected to loads of at least 100 N, and at least one must be designed for mass efficiency. 2. The machine must use fabricated custom components. 3. The machine must use an electric motor and a gearbox. 4. The machine must perform at least 10 J of mechanical work to complete its task. 5. The group must design a machine task that allows for an experimental test in which its performance is quantitatively evaluated.
Powered by a Tamiya 72001 motor and gearbox kit, The Ant is designed to drive at least 0.5 meters up a 15-degree, sand papered ramp while carrying a maximum load. In our calculations we optimized for weight, the quantifiable trait by which we characterized our robot’s final performance by.
full calculations and report:
