Questions tagged [design]
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Gas kitchen stove in skyscrapers
I have watched a property tour around an apartment in the Steinway Tower (NY) on YouTube and I noticed one detail that bugs me, namely gas stoves.
In Poland it is very uncommon for new blocks of flats ...
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Simple Flour Dispenser
I am trying to make a simple dispenser without using any electricity. I just want to create a simple dispenser that dispenses flour with the turn of a knob. I am creating this because wherever I bake, ...
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What is that 3D software
I was wondering what is the 3D software being use ( picture below )
Thanks in advance!
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How to reduce surface friction when pushing a gear sideways in shaft direction
I'm thinking of a system where a gear engages and disengages by shifting it along the shaft axis. I want to use an arm/board from a servo to push the gear in and out of position, but I'm worried about ...
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Overcurrent protection, limit for nominal current or stall?
Background: I'm currently working on a robotics design that will drill through soil.
I have selected a 48V motor who's nominal current is 3.17A and has a stall current of 42A. I will be driving the ...
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Trouble with an actuator on a Robotics SolidWorks design. Any ideas why?
I am in the process of developing a robotics design on SolidWorks.
The goal of this design is to tilt a platform using 2 actuators.
My design utilizes 2 indirect actuators that are separately powered ...
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How to lock a wheel bearing a load in place?
I'm designing a counterweight system that lifts a single load (max 55 kg) from above. I've narrowed down what to use to link the load to the counterweight to two options:
Timing belt
Roller chain
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Building a custom indirect actuator, any thoughts?
I’m trying to create a custom indirect actuator, that is controlled by a microcontroller, for a custom robotics project.
I have selected motor and gears (according to Fd = W = T2*pi) so that the ...
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Struggling to find solution: question 1 (Finding the maximum length possible of a rod with specific stresses in action)
Could someone please help with the problem below?
Edit 1:My guess on this question is: when I plot in the formulas, the stress rooting from the bending moment overcomes greatly over the other ...
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Power a microcontroler with a motorcontroller?
I have a motor controller that operates at 10-50V and draws 5A controlling a 3V motor that draws less than 1A.
I had a an idea where I want to try to use a microcontroller to control this set up.
The ...
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Force Required to Push an IV Pole
So I am working on a personal project that involves an IV pole. In a standard IV pole with lockable casters, there is still some give in the vertical section of the pole. If you apply a force to the ...
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Frictionless Braking System for 2 wheeler using electromagnet [closed]
I'm developing a Frictionless Braking System for 2 wheeler using electromagnet. My questions were
How can we overcome the problem of braking at Low speeds. This type of braking tends to fail.
How can ...
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Use of pulleys in gearboxes
I'm designing a simple gearbox with some fairly strict space constraints. I was wondering if having a belt pulley inside of a custom gearbox is a serious issue for the belt. Would it get worn down ...
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Detachable tubing connections (joints) for frame assembly
I am looking into fabricating a steel tubing frame that needs to be dis/assembled (applies to many larger furniture like bed, shelving unit, wardrobe, cupboard, cabinet, ...).
What are the variants of ...
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Simplifying the soda gun mechanism
I'm looking to design a push button mechanism similar to the soda gun where water is forced to pass through a single passage based on which button has been pressed. What are the different approaches I ...
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Why one big cargo ship is more efficient than 10 or 100 smaller ships?
Given the fact that small container ships are easier to manufacture than big container ships.. then why is it considered better to build bigger ships instead of many smaller ships?
And to see why ...
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Rotation around an axis outside of the mechanism
I want to design a system of linkages that will allow me to rotate the green element around the blue point/axis without entering the red circle.
The green triangle to go fully around the blue point. I ...
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What type to mechanical joint to achive Slide then Rotation motion
I have two parts (Green and red fixed) i want to connect them with a joint (Blue) that permit the green one to slide outwards then rotate.
Side View (Right part)
a simple pivot point doesn't work ...
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Looking for dropping servo mechanism idea
My friend and I have an idea to make prototype of vending machine.
We need suggestions for making strong dropping mechanism.
The idea is:
The user orders X item. Let's take a can of cola for example.
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What function does this device perform better than a flat, horizontal bench?
I am curious to understand the engineering and design principles behind this device, which I will refer to as the half-assed rest, because it seems to be an inferior design of a normal chair or bench. ...
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How can propeller blades be made silent?
In particular drone propeller blades. I read that the noise we hear is the propeller compressing the air at the edge of it to produce a sonic boom. Is that true and is there a way to negate that?
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Mechanism for controlling the clamping force
I am working on upgrading a research project on wind energy. They are trying to measure the performance of wind blade designs in a small wind tunnel (i.e. their models are relatively small).
What they ...
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Safety types and definition [closed]
I am searching for some Engineering terms but couldn't find any of the definition.
Direct safety
Indirect safety
Warnings
Thank you in advance
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What's the best way to design a joint with two fasteners?
When you're trying to design a relatively long joint with only two fasteners, what's the best way to arrange them? Since fasteners effectively radiate a circle of clamping force around them, what's ...
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What would be the best mechanism to rotate a plate from 0 to 15 degrees?
I'm designing a machine in a small university project that change position of a two-state gate. The two states shown in the Figure below are 0 and 17 degrees of elevation, correspondingly. The ...
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What is the difference between requirements and design specifications?
Working while employed at large companies, I was at times confused as to what was considered to be a requirement and how a specification differs from it. Upon reading more about it, I have discovered ...
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Using Density Correction Factors for Fans and Blowers
I've been researching fans/blowers and their use in pneumatic systems (particularly conveying systems), and I'm confused by the application of density correction factors. Let me describe a sample ...
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Help with scaling torque and forces?
I am currently designing a ground based digging drill, that hopefully will be accepted by a commercial entity. I am currently working on the preliminary design of the robot and am hoping to move to ...
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Limit state design/ LRFD of short steel columns
Why do we use the yield strength as the limiting strength in short column design when using limit state design.
Why is the full capacity of the material not utilized (as is the case with beams when we ...
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How is linear motion achieved in this automatic blackboard eraser?
In the animation shown below what can be the mechanism used for this purpose? I know it can be achieved by using rack and pnion gear arrangement. But how are this set up arranged in classroom ...
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product to tackle problem of senior citizens of our society who forget to take pills due to Memory Loss [closed]
For a lot of senior citizens of our society, taking medications is a necessity.
Although necessary,it can be tedious sometimes. More often, these
patients forget to take pills due to Memory Loss. Is ...
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Mechanical/electronic chalkboard cleaning device to replace the conventional duster to clean the chalkboard
The chalk board duster which is used by teachers to wipe the chalkboard seems very agonizing for them. What new mechanical/electronic devices can be devised to replace conventional chalkboard duster ...
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Is design of “Budweiser's bow-tie shaped beer can ” feasible & unique from engineering point of view?
Is design of "Budweiser's bow-tie shaped beer can " feasible & unique from engineering point of view?
Can there be a better design than it?
Like the shape of can is inclined at ten ...
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Looking for specific bearing
I am new to mechanical engineering so I don't know the terms for different bearings.
I'm trying to make a honey extractor. I have a rotating basket made out of stainless steel that is going a maximum ...
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Wood Dimensional Stability
Between Glue Laminated and steel plate sandwiched between two wood beams, which one is more dimension-ally stable?
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What is “reversal” in mechanical engineering drawing?
I've come across these terms "reversals allowed" and "reversals not allowed" in a sample drawing while reading a GD&T course.
What exactly are these terms? What do they mean?
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Wind turbine that is efficiant from all angles [closed]
What shape propeller with a large surface are, would be best propelled from the wind from behind and from the side as well as the front while facing the sun?
I am thinking a pinwheel, but maybe there ...
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What are the factors considered in the development of the video game controllers over the years? [closed]
What are the ergonomics taken into account in evolution of video game controller over the years.
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How is mechanism used in modern projector different from intermittent mechanism used in conventional one?
Do modern projector used for digital class works on same old conventional intermittent mechanism and blocking of light
during change of frame.
What is principal used in modern projector?
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Would a centrifugal flyweight governor system slow down the descent of an object that is free falling down to the Earth's surface? (Revised design) [closed]
I am wondering if rotating flyweights would slow down the descent of a object that is free falling down to the Earth's surface.
Please reference the conceptual drawing below:
This drawing is showing ...
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How much torque is needed to mix melted marshmallow with rice krispie?
I am designing a robot to make rice krispie treats!
More specifically, I want to use a fork to mix the melted marshmallow with rice krispie. I am currently specing out the motor, and since marshmallow+...
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How the optical cd disc gets drawn in when we gently push it? what is the mechanism behind it?
We have seen CD drives that have slits. The CD gets drawn inside upon a gentle
push. how the CD gets drawn inside upon a gentle push? How it's mechanism works?
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Automated Teller machine detecting fake bank notes [closed]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_teller_machine
Do ATM's detect fake bank notes and not accept / receive from customers giving them a "Fake notes detected" message on the screen?
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How to fix a shaft in position, vertically [duplicate]
I am doing a project where I have to mount a gear shaft with two bearings on either end (deep groove ball bearings) but I am worried that they may fall through the bearings during operation as the ...
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As a rugged and waterproof device, how does gopro dissipate heat?
I am new to designing rugged + waterproof products. I am curious about how to dissipate heat when the electronics are running and the ambient environment is even hotter. It seems like the mode of heat ...
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Vertical gear shaft support
I have a question regarding how are the vertical forces on a spur gear shaft are supported. I am currently doing my undergraduate (in final year) and have only dealt with gearboxes where the shafts ...
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Torque based bending on shaft
I wanted to see if the force acting at A (30 kN) would create a deflection from OB other than twist. In other words, would a force perpendicular to the axis of rotation cause anything other than ...
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Choice of Datum Features and Number of Datum Features
Consider a rectangular stock section with a dowel hole and other features of size (FOS) on it. The dowel hole serves to locate the entire part.
Should my choice of datum features be what is most ...
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Switching a Circuit on-and-off In-step with the Rotation of a Drive-shaft (Mechanically)
I'm working on a project. The Salient part here is a drive-shaft connected to a bearing, onto which a simple circuit is mounted. I want to switch the circuit on every $π$ and off for the other $π$ of ...
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what is the difference between jblade, qblade, and xflr5 softwares?
I am working on a propeller design, and I've came through Jblade which helped me in the airfoil design, yet as I can remember, xflr5 can also do this...
doing some internet search, i found that Jblade ...
