Tuesday 30 August 2011

Grounding Research: Technical considerations...

So, thinking about the imminent project for the Device Lab, due in three weeks:
  • needs to be practical: a solution to a clear statement of brief and intentions
  • guided by a necessity for a stable development platform for the conceptual explorations (Device Studio)
This leads me to the thoughts of creating a high payload, rugged mobility platform with all-terrain capabilities.  In the case of the mobile esky idea, this would mean all mechanics, power, drive train *and* a case of beer / ice...

It needs to have the capacity to integrate various (future) sensors and actuators, but perhaps for now could be remote controlled (to allow me to focus on the important mechanical / engineering concepts).  

If time allows, various refinements could be made to efficiency, speed and mobility.  A rudimentary safety mechanism (based on proximity sensor) could be developed as part of the software.

If the idea should change, the focus shall remain the same: efficiency, expandability/modularity and stability.


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