Prototyping Blog Documentation Week 13

For this week, we have been making the final adjustments to our CAD models and printed them out. 

The previous version of the locking mechanism had the issue of being unable to lock in due to the measurements of it being slightly off enough for it to not be able to lock. This problem has been fixed now and had been printed out to be sure, to which it indeed does fit. A new problem arises where the connection between the cap and male locking part is unstable when printed. 

However, this issue has been resolved by the professor by printing out the cap and connecting locking mechanism separately via separate screw that holds the two together. 

After that issue was solved, the last thing to do was change the cap to be more friendly to users when screwing and unscrewing, which I did so by making the following design below, which was based off of the Professor’s guide video. 

The following cap and storage tubes were printed out this week and the results look to be expected and fit into one another well, which you can see below. 

The goal for the following now is to print out more tubes and get the system fitted onto the bike!