College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 2
College of Engineering
Department - Author 2
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 2
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 3
College of Engineering
Department - Author 3
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 3
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 4
College of Engineering
Department - Author 4
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 4
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Date
12-2023
Primary Advisor
Sarah Harding, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
Our team was tasked with creating a system that automatically disconnects the direct drive of our towable auger, the Dirt Dawg, when the machine is ready to be towed. Since our Critical Design Report (CDR), the team made detailed designs for the systems we need to ensure fail-safe and easy automation of the Dirt Dawg and its direct drive system. We needed the best way for us to translate the motion of our hitch handle to the gear system. The team found that bike brake cables would be a direct translation of motion and offer no resistance regardless of its path. Next, we determined a complete redesign of the front handle was unnecessary, and we were better suited to upgrade the current model to be our front anchor for the cable. We have included our designs, verification, and recommendations for the future. With all this information, our sponsor should be able to replicate our design with ease.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/mesp/749
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