Urban Mushing CartSenior Design Project: November 2013

Problem Statment

Design a cart that is safe, resilient, low-cost, low-weight, and user-friendly. The cart will be resilient by being strong and durable that can perform in multiple environments, extreme temperatures, absorbs impact and safely clears the ground. It will be user friendly by having free spinning wheels and will have a safe and efficient way to slow down and stop the cart. It will be light weight enough to be easily lifted, transported and collapsible. It will be safe enough for the riders, the dogs, and the bystanders. It will be single operant and be able to hold 2 average-weight people while being able to travel at speeds up to 30 mph.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Machine Shop Productions

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Manufacturing in Motion

Team members Jose and Ryan with their work of art.

This week, manufacturing for several components were started:

Digger brake

drilling of digger plate

Spindle

material was cut

Mounting bracket

drilled
mounted (as shown in picture)

To be done:

Tap upright and thread front axle to have spindle ready for welding.

Receive remaining material and begin prep work for welding.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Steering design Completed

Steering for the cart has been completed, allowing integration of the rest of the cart's components to be possible.

To-do:
Use the updated bill of materials to purchase materials for:

Steering
Suspension
Top frame

Spindle Static Analysis

Static Analysis of 500 lbs

Static Analysis of 600 lbs

Static Analysis of 700 lbs