Design Stage

Today the mechanical team, William Jacobson and Corey Garrigan, used SolidWorks to model the automatic coffee machine assembly. Measurements were taken of our coffee maker and a model of the same scale was created  in SolidWorks. With a 3D model made, we will easily be able to edit our designs and parts from our laptops.

Next, we started to design the parts that will load the water into the coffee maker. We've decided to go a cylinder to hold the water and the bottom panel (of the cylinder) will be able to slide out, allowing water to flow from the cylinder and onto a track that goes into the coffee maker. The stepper motor included in the arduino kit will be used to move the bottom panel.

We've also come to the conclusion that the bottom panel will need to be 3D printed. So, our design of that specific part needs to be finalized soon and sent in for printing if we want it in time.

Written by: William Jacobson