Biped Generation #3

Fall 2016 Biped Trade Off Study- Motor

Table of Contents Battery Selection By: Alan Valles (Electronics and Control Engineer) Approved by: Ijya Karki (Project Manager) Introduction The walking Biped robot requires a dc motor to control its walking motion. A DC motor can vary in specifications such as operating voltage, current, RPM, torque, and size. Therefore, it is necessary to pick a DC […]

Fall 2016 Biped Trade Off Study- Battery

Table of Contents Battery Selection By: Alan Valles (Electronics and Control Engineer) Approved by: Ijya Karki (Project Manager) Introduction A Battery must be chosen in order to provide power to the entire system of the Biped. The motors and servos will be the main power sink onboard our system. The rest of the unit will be […]

Fall 2016 Biped Trade Off Study- String for Lateral Balancing

Table of Contents String Material By: Hector Martinez (Manufacturing Engineer) Approved by: Ijya Karki (Project Manager) Introduction For the Biped Project, we have considered the following materials for our Biped lateral balancing system. The system requires two weights attached to a servo through a lever and string. The purpose of this study is to choose […]

Fall 2016 Biped Material Trade-Off Study

Table of Contents Building Material By: Hector Martinez (Manufacturing Engineer) Approved by: Ijya Karki (Project Manager) Introduction For the Biped Project, we have considered the following materials for manufacturing prototypes as well as for our final robot. The following chart shows advantages and disadvantages for that material. Material Comparison Chart Material Price Pro Con PLA […]

Fall 2016 BiPed : Preliminary Project Plan

Gifty Sackey (Project Manager) Brandon Perez (Systems Engineer) Ryan Daly (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Ijya Karki (Manufacturing Engineer) Table of Contents Work Breakdown Structure Gifty Sackey (Project Manager) The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) diagram, shows the responsibilities of each BiPed group member. A top level view of the job requirements can able to found in […]

Fall 2016 BiPed : The Preliminary Design Documentation

By:    Gifty Sackey (Project Manager)           Brandon Perez(Mission, Systems and Test)           Ryan Daly(Electronics and Control)           Ijya Karki(Manufacturing) Mission Objective and Mission Profile – Gifty Sackey (Project Manager) The Robot Company has assigned our engineering team to design the 6th generation of the Biped robot, however, this model will utilize a non-servo based walking motion. The […]