• Updated all on the status of the base design, inlcuding actuator selection
  • Looking at a closed hydraulic system for the main actuators.
  • May need to update the kinematics of the finger to accomodate linear cylinders
  • Other alternative is rotary valves
    • These come with their own considerations, including drift, which would need to be accounted for
• Cylinders:
  • http://www.clippard.com/store/byo_cylinder/byo_stainless_details.asp?sku=UDR-05-2-B||
  • http://www.smcetech.com/CC_catalogs/smc/pdf/cj2.pdf
• Rotary Actuators(vane)
  • http://www.smcetech.com/CC_host/pages/custom/templates/smc_v2/prodtree_product_2.cfm?&cc_nvl=%28%28catalogCode,smc%29,%28lineCode,ACT_US%29,%28productCode,4004%24%29,%28prodtreeID,20141%29,%28nodeCode,4004%24%29%29
  • http://www.smcetech.com/CC_catalogs/smc/pdf/ncrb.pdf

• finger.mpg: finger.mpg

• finger.jpg:
  

• Promised:
  • Sketches of base mechanism

Actin software:

• Get a VS2008 installer version of actin
• Bootcamp is available

Updated data rate:

• 24V, 7A, 10Mbps, RS485
• Junction boxes will vary in size

Tool Interface

• Would like a format that we can view
• Step203 or previous versions of solidworks