CUB: Carbon Ultralight Basket

CME 485: Senior Design Project II (Spring 2021) 


                         Manufacturing 



                                                                                                Main Post  

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   Josh and Austin working on filament winding main post. First attempted post had  60 wraps.    



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Filament winding the second attempt for the main post at 80 wraps.

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 Austin, Josh, and Dave working on last main post to filament wind at  100 wraps.          



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  Left: 2nd Post

(used in testing)

Middle: 1st Post

(used in prototype)

Right: 3rd Post

(used in final) 

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Posts were then cut down according to sizing and testing needed



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Resin coated onto the wound carbon fiber tow.



 

                                                                                                     Spokes 



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   Hand rolling uniaxial carbon fiber prepreg into wooden dowel.    

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   Dylan working: Dowels were then shrink taped then heated in oven for 2-hours.

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Austin sanding down dowels for appropriate sizing to fit into attachment components  

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Applied outer resin coating layer to ensure high strength -performing composite rods. Custom made mini filament winders were used.      


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Dylan working on curing resin.                



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    Finished Rods                


                                                                                     CNC Maching and Hand Layup     

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   Dylan working as machine drills holes into wooden block accordingly.     



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Spencer working on cutting wooden plank into cubes for spoke connectors. 

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Spencer working as machine cuts a curve onto wooden plank for a nice curve fit on top band.



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 The final spoke connector after cutting, spray painted, screwed in, and the section of the spoke it connects.

 



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Tooling part used for hand lay-up of top band to get perfect circular shape             



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 Final Top band created.     



 



 
 
 




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