Thursday, January 28, 2016

Servos & Electronics Purchased

Servos chosen for this project are Futaba S3003 Standard Servos purchased through Amazon!


Servo is a simple three pin actuator with an approximately 160 degree range (comfortably), loses some power towards the ends of the spectrum.  Servos cost ~$8 each, keeping me well within budget. Control solution is to use an Arduino Uno interfaced with the source desktop via USB, with power supplied by a separate 6V source so as to not overload the Arduino circuits.

Friday, January 22, 2016

First Print!

After winter break and exams, managed to get the first part printed! Started with the base which has some of the simplest architecture.




Slight CAD changes to make the print more functional.  The part is designed to hold a servo and route the wires out without causing significant stress on the main connections.