Air Motor Design Block
Where
Ohio State, Mechanical Design Course
Year
2021
Overview:
Fabricated a piston, cylinder block, connecting rod, and end cap using industrial machines and hand tools for precision metal-working. Used heavy duty machines for boring, drilling, fly cutting, turning, and threading. The purpose of these operations was to gain hands-on experience in this unique ME design course.
We learned how to make these blocks in labs which took place over the first six weeks of the semester. The TA's guided and observed the students on the machines up until the end of the session, where they started to trust the students more with manufacturing on their own. One day I was asked by a TA to show a few students how to make the side cuts on the copper piston piece while he was helping another student.
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The air motor works in tandem with 6 different student air motor blocks. Therefore, if one is not up to tolerance, then the motor will fail. As seen in the video, everyone's blocks functioned perfectly!
My Experience:
This has been my favorite mechanical engineering class so far! I grew up constantly using my dad's tools to make my own wood projects at home. I never thought I would ever make something functional out of aluminum using extremely technical machines.
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This class stuck with me so much that I am lucky to be a TA for the upcoming semesters, and I am looking forward to sharing with other students the knowledge and expertise that have made me more passionate about mechanical design engineering.