Role: Project Manager

PROJECT NARRATIVE

The purpose of this project is to successfully transfer the luggage's dropped onto platform A to platform B by designing a mechanism that would help do this. The mechanism designed shouldn’t hover over the restriction line in it’s initial resting position. Much time was dedicated to brainstorming potential designs for this project that were effective, logical, and didn’t break any constraints. We decided to combine all the teams ideas and finalized one mechanism design that we developed on AutoCAD. Then the CAD model was turned into a physical structure by 3D printing the individual parts.

Cad model

The mechanism was controlled by a Rotary Actuator which allowed the mechanism to extend to the other side as soon as the luggage was dropped onto to it. I helped with writing the code of the Rotary Actuator to ensure it extends to drop the luggage onto the other platform, and then comes back to it’s resting position so it can repeat the cycle for the rest of the luggage's. Additionally the luggage was dropped onto platform A by Q-arm technology. By experimenting various co-ordinates, we had to ensure the luggage's would drop onto the edge of platform A, so it could fall into our designed mechanism and then would be moved to the other platform. The code for controlling the rotary actuator and the Q-arm technology was developed through Python.

Physical Model during testing process (extended position)

We also developed individual and team functions to get various information from the passengers in the airport. My individual function was daily data. This function returned a 2D list, that has the gate number and the number of economy and business seats for the flight at each gate. Additionally I helped code the 3 team functions as well. The GUI for our passenger summary was designed by turtle graphics.

GUI for passenger summary function

Overall Outcome

• Mechanism worked as successfully transferred the luggage from platform A to platform B without passing the restriction line.
• The rotary actuator moved the mechanism and allowed it to stretch and contract so the luggage can transfer
• Q-arm was having issues and the co-ordinates weren’t accurate, so the Q-arm wasn’t able to pick up the luggage and bring it to platform A.
  • Had to manually drop luggage at platform A while testing
• Therefore, design of the mechanism was successful as it met with the original objectives but there was difficulty with the Q-arm.

Personal Contribution

• Created a preliminary Gantt chart to plan out our tasks throughout project
• Helped with brainstorming process by designing a mechanism design on AutoCAD
• Initialized the 3D printing process for the different parts of mechanism
• Helped develop 3 team functions and programmed individual function daily data
• Sanding 3d printed parts and helped with mechanism assembly to test
• Weekly Scheduled Agendas
• Contributed to Individual and Team Deliverables
• Contributed to group report

PROJECT SKILLS

→Auto Cad Software

→Python Programming

→3D Printing

→Gantt Charts

→Turtle Graphics

→Creativity & Innovation

→ Problem Solving

→ Collaboration

→Leadership

Design Process - Timeline

Final Gantt Chart