User:Mkhan4793/enes100/Model Boat

This is the Link back to the team page.Model Boat

Give instructor top 3 project choice list
Top three choices:

1. Model Boat

2. Helicopter

3.Corn Starch

Write problem statement
NO problem statement yet. Will start making the boat, then a problem might occur.

Assign Task1
Will get all the materials ready in order to make the model boat. Basically in search of a new design and will discus with my team mates. Our goal is to make an RCA controlled model boat which will run freely in the water. Have made the design and now will do the cutting process of the board which the boat will be on.

'Compare actual work done to Task1'
Compared to last week, I looked up many new designs and thought of making a boat out of wood as shown in the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC4lb8jtKJU&feature=related. After discussing this with my team mates, I came to the conclusion that the wooden boat shown in the link was not a unique design and was not meant to be Controlled by RC Remotes. I was trying to find a design that would be light and be controlled by two RC remotes. After doing a lot of research, I came across to the following link with my teammates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7sXMtcex6g. The boat in the link had a new and unique design never seen before. After getting the approval of the design from my teammates, I helped my teammates gather all the materials that were needed for us to start the process. Fist, I made a list of the materials that were needed.


 * Some of the materials that I mentioned on the list are the following:

1. Wooden Board 2.Glue 3.Drill and tools                 -- These are the materials that we currently have 4.needles

5.saw

6.Plastic bottles  -- This Bottle may be used to hold small components. 7.RC Remotes                (49MHZ)

8. bicycle tube

9.Ruler

More materials are to be added as needed.

After getting some of the materials that were needed, I started working on the construction of the boat with my teammates. The first thing that I stared with was the Board. One of my team mate started measuring the board and once the board was perfectly measured, I started drilling the holes in it that were needed for the tube to be attached with. The tube will be then be pumped with air. That will make it float in the water. After getting the holes done, I was going to attach the tube to it. I was not able to attach the tube to the board because of the damage the tube had on itself. The tube was punctured, therefore the air in it was leaking out every time it was pumped. Once I get the new tube. My goal will be to attach the tube and go on working with the electrical side of it.

Week1 Narrative
The following are the pictures to the work that was being done.


 * Measuring of the board.
 * Cutting of the board.
 * Drilling holes in the board.
 * Pumping the tube.
 * Fixing the tube

Week1 Peer Review

 * Commented on each of my team members pages on their electronic documentations. Everybody had good reports that were in-depth which would aid in pushing their objectives forward.

Assign Task2

 * My plan for the week is to figure out how we will be connecting the remote to the boat. I will look up some information on how to connect RC Remotes and how to place all the components on the boat. As of now, my plan is to place everything in a big bottle, but will discuss with team mates before coming to any conclusion.

'Compare actual work done to Task2'
Compared to last week, a lot has been done. The new tire tube was pumped up and was attached to the base of the board. The new tube that we got for our project was very big.It was bigger then our last tube and was also larger than the board, therefore, created a problem. The tube was not fitting properly onto the board because of its size. To solve the problem, I took out some air from the tube and twisted the tube making it overlap. That helped the tube to get small in length and wider on the base. The following is the picture of the tube overlapped and attached onto the board. After working with the tube and the base. I came forward and started working on the Fans of the boat. I picked two fans that had good power in them and designed a place for them on the board. These fans will help the board move forward in the water. I also found a big propeller fan that would go in the middle and help the boat move fast and straight. After getting all the fans ready, I started working on the design of the boats engines and motors. I first read the article http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5008871_boat-motor-work.html and saw how the motor works and then opened up the small car that I had and took its motor out.

A boat motor is similar to a cars motor. It receives fuel through a pump just like in a car. The pump is connected to a tank that holds the gas. When the handle is turned up, the tank pumps more fuel into the engine. The specific handle is known as the throttle which pumps fuel with measurements to its capacity. The throttle then valves open allowing more gasoline into the engine. The crank shaft is connected to a drive rod, similar to that of a car. This rod is connected to a propeller causing it to spin. Most boats have only a forward (spin to the right) and reverse (spin to left) transmission. The transmission will switch the drive of the propeller into forward or reverse. In our case, we will be using similar mechanism on out boat. our remote will be connected wireless with receiver and will be guided left right up and down.

'Week2 Narrative'

 * The following are the pictures to the work that was being done.

-- *These are the fans and the propeller that are used on the boat. -- This was the old fan that was going to be used. It lacks of power -- This is how the base and tube looks after the tube being over lapped and attached. -- This is the transmeter of the boat that has been taken out from the remote control car. -- The wired foil will be used with the remote for direction. --Base ready. Tube attached with board -- opened the car. This is how it looked from the inside.


 * Attachment of the tube
 * Working with the fans
 * Working with the propellers
 * Opening of the car
 * Talking out the Motor
 * Designing of the motor and engine

Week2 Peer Review
Added comments to teammates pages. Assigned work to each other and provided information about the wireless connectivity.

Assign Task3

 * I will be working on the attachments of the boat. Have to find a spot for the motor to fit and run without water getting into it. I will be making a path in a bottle for the motor and all the electrical stuff to work. The bottle will protect the electronics from the water, thus helps prevent electric shock. My next step would be to work on the remote connectivity. That will be done by either hooking up an arduino or by attaching it with a receiver that goes with the remote.

'Compare actual work done to Task3'

 * Compared to last week, all the fans and propellers have been attached on to the boat. This was done by using some other wooden materials and some hot glue. First, I got a long stick on which the propeller was going to be held on. I cut the stick in half and smoothed it until it got even. The process is shown in the following picture Smoothing.jpg. After getting the stick ready, I glued the stick on the board using hot glue and then attached the propeller onto the stick as seen in the picture Attachment of Propeller.jpg. After the propeller got attached successfully, I then started attaching the side fans to the boat which are placed behind the propeller. The fans were attached one by one on the left and right sides as shown in the picture Fans and proppeller.jpg. This Black support.jpg was used under the fans for support. After this, I got a plastic bottle and cut it from the middle with a sharp blade. The bottle is used to keep and store the electric parts of the boat. The picture of the plastic bottle is shown in the following picture Cutting the bottle.jpg. After installing and attaching everything, I got a battery and started testing the fans and the propeller. A video is posted of the testing under the narrative section.

'week3 Narrative '
The following are the pictures to the work that was being done.


 * Cutting the wooden stick
 * Attaching the propeller
 * Attaching the fans behind the propeller.
 * Pumping the tube to tighten.
 * cutting and attaching the plastic bottle
 * Attaching Wires

-- This is the installment of the trans meter in the plastic bottle. This is the top look of the boat

After the installment, I went on testing the fans and propeller. My testing is shown in the following video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDk-Jf-qwwE.

Week3 Peer Review
Have commented on team mates pages. Told them to work on remote now.

Assign Task4
During the weekend, my goal is to see how to connect the boat with the remote and also work on finishing the team page..

Compare actual work done to Task4
Rationalize differences

Week4 Narrative
Upload photos to wikimedia. Upload video to youtube. Convert all spreadsheets, documents, and presentations to wiki format and create wiki subpage of your page for each of them. Link to them here in a narrative that tells a story. High light the problems (engineering problems) you had and how you solved them.

Week4 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and a signature ~ by entering four tildes in a row to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Complete Project Page
Follow the "project done" format.

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