User:Zyu8017/ENES-100/project 3

Week 0 Project 2 preferences
1. Big Strandbeast 2. Toys 3. Core Control

Week1 Narrative
This week, I have been assigned to the project of strandbeest. my goal for this project is to work on the strandbeest build.

Week2 Narrative
Top videos of strandbeest builds. [//CDIO//]


 * Assembly of 3D Printed Standbeest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAQrzgHW-xw
 * 3D Printed Strandbeest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsltbZ7F6vk

Week3 Narrative
By using the 3D makerbot to print out the materials, we can reduce the size of the strandbeest, while also using lighter materials. After the makerbot prints out the materials, we can then assemble them like legos, this should also fix the crank, bolts and screws. Overall I think if we build the next strandbeest from scratch, it would be much more stable and less problematic. /CDIO/

Week 4 Narrative
This week i was working on building a leg and thigh of the strandbeest. After creating this part of the strandbeest, I found the build is very easy but rather time consuming. Also the build was not very flexible with the PVC pipes installed upon it as joints. My group mate found out that using a form of glossy paper and placing it between the PVC piped joints and the Card board leg increased its flexibility. By using the new built leg we tested that with three pieces of glossy paper placed between the bard and joints does increase its flexibility.In the end, three pieces of glossy paper was placed on each joint of the strandbeest. /CDIO/