3/29-4/4

Throughout this week, although it may be spring break, we continue to work on the project. The bogie is for the most part completed thus other teams can began adding their subsystems to ours. We were able to supply the bogies and make the available for the other sub-teams in order to finish in a timely manner. Some extra wheels will be order to replace the guiding wheels. We came to realize that the guiding wheels were not big enough to keep the bogie perpendicular to the track and will cause problems. Also, we will be testing the steering to make sure no interference occur when changing rails. Overall, the bogies are almost completed and are available for the other sub-teams to implement and test their system. We hope to start assembling the entire system soon in order to make sure everything will work and also make adjustments if necessary.

3/22-3/28

Throughout this week, some adjustments where done to the bogie. The bottom wheel which prevent the bogie from rotating an undesirable angle were welded in place. The previous test showed that the wheels were placed in the wrong spot thus we needed to placed them further up. Also, once the whole bogie was welded and all adjustments were done, all parts were powder coated to prevent any corrosions. Currently, both bogies are powder coated. The steering will be place on the bogie as soon as a complicated shaft for the gear box is completed. The parts arrived within two days as previously mentioned thus we will be testing the bogie and steering on the track as soon as possible.