June 4th: Sketched the motor system
I made a sketch of where the motors would go so I have an idea of how it will work (oh no its low quality 😭)
Total time spent: ~15m
July 21st: completed the diagrams of motor systems
I finally finished the other YSWSes so I have time for this, here are some much more detailed (yet still very scrappy) sketches of my motor system:
This is a diagram of where the x, y, and z axes are.
The left side of the y axis is a gear rack. a gear (red) on a stepper motor (blue) uses this to move the x axis forward and backward. The other side of the y axis is an aluminum extrusion (green), which supports the x axis while still letting it slide back and forth.
The x axis is a wooden board with a slot cut out of it. This slot lets the cord of the z axis (not shown) through. It is attatched to the stepper motor from the previous image so it can move along the y axis. There is another stepper motor (blue) on the x axis that also uses a gear and rack to move along t he x axis. This stepper is glued to the z controls as shown in the next images.
This is the z axis. it is a spool with a cord (purple) that moves the claw up and down. It uses a servo to turn the spool, and if more revolutions are needed, I can add a gear box. This servo is connected to the x axis stepper motor that moves it left and right.
The claw is a cat that picks up prizes with its paws. Servo #2 turns a screw-like system (shown in purple and pink) which moves it up, closing the claw as shown in the diagram.
Total time spent: ~1h
July 21-22nd: CAD
Here is a CAD model of all the pieces in the claw. CAD takes so loooooong :'(
Total time spent: ~6h
July 22-23: Parts
I picked out the parts I need for this and added links.
Total time spent: ~2.5h
July 23: Wooden structure
Here's how I'll cut the 4 wood pieces:
The yellow and pink squares will be cut out in order to let prizes through. Diagrams of how these pieces will be attatched:
Total time spent: ~30m
July 24: Firmware draft
Finished the first draft of the firmware but I'll need to have the actual hardware to test it
Screenshots of code are boring so no picture for this one :')
Total time spent: ~1h
July 25: CAD fixes
fixed up the cad model so you only need 360 degrees to move the claw.
Before:
After:
There's also a hole for the servo now.
Total time spent: ~1h
July 25-26: Wiring
made the wiring diagram and prepared this project for shipping!
Total time spent: ~1.5h
July 27: 3mf, BOM, and Credits
I added the 3mf files and added credits for cad that wasn't mine
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I hope the BOM is supposed to look like this
Total time spent: ~1.5 hours
July 31: Fix BOM
I redid the BOM because it turns out it wasn't supposed to look like that. :(
But now I have this nice one :D
Total time spent: ~15m