Monday, February 15, 2016

Spring 2016 - Week 5


 This week, we made more small improvements for our prototype to hit 90% completion for our first prototype.

First of all, We made corrections to the sliding doors so that they would close and open properly. Before, the doors did not close all the way. Now they have been corrected.




 For the Pull String part of the project, we have a working portion. However, the amount of force required to pull the toy may be too much for a child too handle. Therefore, while this is still a working prototype, we are working on making an easier pulley system using a constant force spring. It will be similar to how a tape measure works.



While this may seem to be a small part of the toy, we do have a battery compartment finished. It has a screw on it so that kids won't be able to easily access the batteries. There are also slight openings for the battery to dissipate any heat that it makes.






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