The Design of a Scale Model Crane as a Teaching Aid.
The project tackled by Team 5 for the Fall
1997 semester of ENME 414 was
to design and build a working scale model of a crane, to be used as a classroom
demonstration. The task was commissioned by Dr.William Fourney for use in
his future Statics classes. Therefore,the finished design should be a working
model which can demonstrate some of the concepts which are emphasized in
Statics, such as Force and Moment Equilibrium, Center of Gravity, Moment
of Inertia, Mechanical Advantage, etc. In addition, because Statics will
be integrated with Mechanics of Materials in the future, the demo should
also teach such concepts as Stress and Strain.
Design Process
The design consists of three main elements:
The Final Product
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