Jordan Log
Friday, June 7, 2013
Objective 1 of 1 - Design: Revise the design of the 4 way hinge for the open source truck that allows for up and down and side to side movement.
My goal is to refine the pivot, and make it more compact; so that it is in-line with the truck bed rather than hanging below. I also need to ensure that the tilt pivot is capable of a wide range of motion, and double up the steel bars to make it stronger. Lucas mentioned that the Dodge Power Wagon has this type of feature, so I will do research in order to figure out the dynamics, and create some new prototypes.
Dodge Power Wagon pivot
Unfinished concept idea in progress (version 10.0)
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Objective 1 of 2 - Design: Revise the design of the 4 way hinge for the open source truck that allows for up and down and side to side movement.
Gary suggested that I begin to utilize the front and back of truck concept designs to envision the optimal type of hinge to create, while keeping in mind that this hinge should be modular and usable for other machines (potentially the bulldozer) as well. After a team discussion and some research of the machines at Factor e Farm, I will continue to create prototypes until we find one that will work.
The original LifeTrac
The original LifeTrac pivot point; some features may be incorporated into the design
The 4 way hinge and the 2 way hinge have been attached to the truck design in order to determine which would be an overall better choice. This will be discussed further tomorrow.
Objective 2 of 2 - Social Media: After completing the design work, I checked out all of the team members' wiki pages and uploaded the most recent designs to the Pinterest page in order to show our progression to the followers. Discussed posting our 6 in 60 progress on social media (via Facebook and Twitter as OSE).
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Objective 1 of 2 - Design: Created a 4 way hinge for the open source truck that allows for up and down and side to side movement.
Version 1.0: File:4 Way Hinge.skp
Version 2.0: File:4 Way Hinge v2.0.skp
Version 3.0: File:4 Way Hinge v3.0.skp
Objective 2 of 2 - Social Media: Created an Open Source Ecology board on Pinterest in order to share pictures of the 6 in 60 prototypes the team is creating:
http://www.pinterest.com/jphoenix24/open-source-ecology
Included with each picture posted is a brief description, and a relevant link (to the Open Source Ecology main site or to Marcin's TED talk) in order to promote awareness and generate additional web traffic to OSE.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Arrival: Arrived at OSE after being delayed overnight at Denver airport. Met the team in person. There's already a great sense of camaraderie amongst the team. Cleaned out a room in the HabLab and moved my stuff in. Spent the afternoon helping out with work duties around the HabLab since my assigned SketchUp design work on the 6 machines in 60 days will begin tomorrow (Backhoe, Bulldozer, Car, Ironworker, Microtractor, Truck).
Cleaned up the entire place alongside the team members; swept and vacuumed the common rooms, kitchen, bathroom, cleaned toilet, untangled wires, discarded trash, organized cabinets, folded blankets, put everything back in its proper place. The HabLab is looking sharp right now! Not a spec of dust or straw anywhere in the house. Now I can focus completely on 6 in 60.
Gandhi quote on the HabLab board
A spotless HabLab