Weekly Meeting 1 - minutes

Minutes from Group Meeting 1 (Sat 3/1)

Present: Isabella, Helena, Kirstyn, Sarah (minutes taken by Sarah)

Excused absences: Kaitlyn, Jess

Updates:

·         Helena made 5 different design options for the retainer ring – we agreed the more geometric ones look best and preferred the option with both rounded and straight edges, but will let Helena decide based on what she deems most moldable

·         Kirstyn and Colette designed the body part with the part-round, part-hourglass general shape that we agreed on in class with a very basic axle

·         Isabella and Sarah designed the spiral for the galaxy part and will add depth to it later in the afternoon

Actions:

·         Sarah made a Dropbox folder titled 2.008 SPACE CADETS and everyone will upload their SolidWorks parts to it by MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 3/1 for Helena to access

Decisions:

·         Spiral galaxy piece will be composed of a flat disk with a hole in the center, through which a separate capped-pin piece will fit. The galaxy piece will spin around this pin which will be push fit into a hole in the body piece. The pin will have a cap at the top to hold the galaxy piece in place.

·         Spiral galaxy dimensions: 0.14” OD, 0.12” maximum thickness, 0.10” pin diam, 0.20” cap diam, 0.16” galaxy ID

·         Spiral galaxy will be slightly thicker at the OD (0.12”) than at the ID (0.10”) in order to increase the moment of inertia

·         Body thickness – based on previous years’ designs, this can be on the range of 0.10” to 0.20” without much distortion

Delegation:

·         Deliverable I:

1.      Planned division of labor (+ weekly meeting minutes): Sarah

2.      Fully dimensioned component drawings: Kirstyn (Note: check with Helena on dimension changes)

3.      Dimensioned complete assembly: Helena

4.      Explanation of incorporation of design features: Sarah

5.      Blog construction: Kaitlyn

6.      Gantt chart construction: Kaitlyn

·         Component design breakdown:

-          Isabella & Sarah – spinning galaxy + cap

-          Kirstyn & Colette – body with axle

-          Jess – thermoformed window

-          Helena (& Jess?) – retainer with geometric design

Notes:

·         Weekly meeting time will be decided this week by Kaitlyn – everyone please fill out the schedule poll

·         The blog is supposed to keep track of everything involved with the project so remember to add an update for all work/questions/comments/pictures