Week 20 Progress (2017-3-15)

To reiterate something previously occurring, two of our group members, Kathlyn and Claude, participated in a Skype group call with Ron Swenson and Andries Louw. The purpose of this call was to share our designs thus far and to gain insight on any aspects we may have missed. Andries also showed us a new support structure design, though since this is such late notice, we may not take it into account in great extent.

We have the general dimensions for the architectural model we will be creating. This picture below is the wooden beam inside of a PVC pipe to mimic the aesthetic skin.

This picture is the basis of how we will make our design more pleasing to the eye. As of now, Claude is still working on the clamp design so we can't progress until he makes up his mind on some things. He's almost done with his design for the basic T-shape model, which we will later cover with a curved skin. After we work out how the clamps will look, he will begin to work on the designs for his cat's-eye concept. Then we can work on 3D printing everything and putting things together.

For now, Claude has this design, which we can't use because the size would make it too difficult and too elaborate in real-life application. He thought we would just make a giant T-shaped clamp. This will be refined by next week.