User:Mbaig7172/enes100/fanwing

Write problem statement
Create a workable fanwing.

Assign Task1
Encase the wings bottom with balsa wood so that the steering mechanism can be secured in it. Make sketch of wing and body.

Compare actual work done to Task1
I cut the balsa wood into congruent sections to match the bottom of the wing using the multi purpose tool. I smoothed the edges with a sander. I helped conjoin the pieces together with hot glue.

Week1 Narrative


Notice the sections of balsa wood that are on the bottom of the body. The unshaded are is the edge of the squirrel cage that connects at the hip of the body.

Assign Task2
Finish the construction of the body of the wing. Decide on whether or not to slant the wing or keep as is..

Compare actual work done to Task2
-The V shaped part is the body. No need to slant wing. I found a way to increase the RPM by increasing the amount of batteries. 1 battery would create a low humming noise. When I aligned three batteries, the motor mad a loud noise and the RPM dramatically increased. ( See video and pictures below)

I applied more glue to the body. Body was separating from the squirrel cage.

Week2 Narrative




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwJI83ekFCA

Video of three batteries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2kyXZt0ho0 1 battery

Assign Task3
Build wings of the fanwing.

Compare actual work done to Task3
-The goal I made for myself for week 3 has changed. Group met up and refocused and rethought our plans. The new plan for me is to create an entirely new squirrel cage with craftsmanship. This will accommodate a newer body frame.

-I helped take apart the older fanwing and stripped all the tape from the original frame.

-Researched about center of gravity. Our older fanwing was unbalanced. The wings should have the center of gravity.

Assign Task4
Continue to improve the blueprints of the fanwing and begin to build the fanwing.

Compare actual work done to Task4
I wanted to finish the sqirrel cage but I did not have enough time so I created a rough squirell cage. -Got extra balsa wood from project manager

Gathered neccesary tools to make squirrel cage. (Box cutter, sharpie,measuring tape) Measured wood provided to me (90cm)

Cut wood piece in half to 45cm. That piece will be the squirrel cage.

Marked lines with sharpie of about .5cm vertically along the balsa wood.

Used the box cutter to cut thin strips of wood.

Spaced out wood by 1mm apart from each other.

Used three pieces of electric tape and taped the strips together but still leaving a 1mm space between each successive piece. Used sharpie and made a small circle. Cut it out and placed it along one end of the squirrel cage.

Week4 Narrative




Week4 Peer Review
10/10/10 .. pictures of another cage for the fan part, what was wrong with the previous one built? 1sfoerster 21:51, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

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