Existing ToDo List

I'll try to keep a running todo list on this page.

Bulge Test

• Submit title and abstract
• Finalize title and abstract
• Organize ideas
• Organize references. 
• Build a nice little, clear box around the bulge test
• Propose thesis
• Obtain gridded blanks
• Carefully cut out blanks

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For the biaxial tensile test machine
To power it:

• Find or buy appropriate power supply to power the actuators

To control it:

• Buy a motor shield to power two of the actuators Purchased, expect to arrive 2/12. I better learn some soldering skills!
• Once the replacement MultiMoto arrives, that will have to be figured out too.
• Determine whether or not feedback control is needed
• If it is needed, figure out how to use it.
• Verdict: Since the actuator speed seems fairly consistent for the load, the initial thought is that feedback control can be neglected.
• Figure out how much force to expect (to size current capacity of motor shield).

To read the force:

• Determine how much amplification is needed for the load cell
• Figure out how to set up an op-amp
• Figure out what electrical components are needed (op-amps, resistors, breadboard, other components)

For the bulge test machine

• Figure out how much pressure we need to generate.
• SolidWorks simulation has helped give me the peace of mind that this can be done at relatively low pressures. (This was wrong)
• Come up with the necessary drawings.
• Figure out how to best protect the camera.
• Figure out how to generate the necessary pressure.

"Do or do not, there is no try." -Yoda