MECHANICAL ENGINEER PORTFOLIO

By: Ana Ferreira

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This website was a final project/exercise in the DCI Orientation Course in Web Development. The following works were designed using the following software programms: Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks, and Ansys.

Projects

The goal of this work was to build a remote-controlled boat prototype and to calculate its equations of motion. The 3D modelling and dimensioning were conducted in order to manufacture a 3D printed PLA mould, which was used to make a fiberglass model. The data provided by the dimensioning was used to calculate the equations of motion through the Kane’s Method, with which was possible to simulate its trajectories of movement through time. Algorithms were develop to perform the remote and movement control of the prototype with a radio-frequency module and electronic components. The electronic components where assembled inside the prototype and became possible to establish the communication between the elements.

Radio Controlled Boat

Final assembly of a Radio Controlled Boat.

3D print of the hull.

3D print of the hull.

3D print of the boat's elements.

3D print of the boat's elements.

3D printed mold and fiber glass hull.

3D printed mold and fiber glass hull.

Remote control data reception.

Remote control
data reception.

Remote control data transmission.

Remote control
data transmission.

2D drawings

2D design of a Articulated Shaft

Technical Drawing of a Articulated Shaft.

Technical drawing of a Mini Work Bench.

Technical drawing of a Mini Work Bench.

3D Designs

Mini Clamp Bench.

Mini Clamp Bench.

Bicycle Key

Bicycle Key.

Internal Combustion Engine.

Internal Combustion Engine
(Section View)

Articulated Shaft

Articulated Shaft.

Bolt Shaft

Shaft.

Chess Piece.

Chess Piece.

Simulations

The general objective of this work was to optimize a control arm, meeting the following requirements:

Analysis of the results showed that the reduction in mass achieved was quite significant (55.18%), resulting in a reduction in the weight and manufacturing cost of the component.

Total Deformation of a Lower Control Arm using a Finite Element Method

Structural simulation:
total deformation of the part.

Topology Density of a Lower Control Arm using a Finite Element Method

Topological Optimization:
Results of the areas that can be removed.

Total Mass reduction Lower Control Arm using a Finite Element Method

Stress distribution in the part
after optimization.

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