User:UsKhalid/ENES-100/project 0/Week1 CDIO

Problem Statement
To construct a leg of StrandBeest out of card, staples and glue.

Designing the Implementation Process
By watching different youtube videos and the strandbeests in the engineering room, I had the idea in my mind how to make a strandbeest leg. The materials I used for this project were:
 * Card (outer cover of the Maryland Driver's Manual)
 * Staples
 * Scissors
 * Glue

I cut the card into fine stripes. Then I glued one stripe with another so that it was not lose and was more rigid. Used staples for the corners of the triangles.

Test, Verification, Validation, and Certification
The constructed leg looks good, but it is a bit loose, and not rigid enough. The staples used provide too mach friction and make the joint to move only if a lot of force is used. Moreover the staples used break apart easy, breaking away the leg, It would not be able to support a whole strandbeest. If a strandbeest was to be walked on these legs, it would not work. So better materials need to be used to make a better strandbeest leg.

Next Steps
I accomplished a lot of important parts of a strandbeest leg, but there were a lot of parts which were left incomplete.
 * Something rigid needs to be used in place of the card.
 * The friction between the joints needs to be minimized. For this, something else needs to be used instead of the staples. Toothpicks used for the joints and taped at the edges would work as they would have less friction and the joints would be able to move easily.