Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists by Roberts, Dustyn -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Introduction to Mechanisms and Machines

Six Simple Machines

1. Levers 2. Pulleys 3. Wheel and Axle 4. Inclined Planes and Wedges 5. Screws 6. Gears

Design Constraints and Degrees of Freedom

Degrees of Freedom Minimum Constraint Design Project 1-1: Rube Goldberg Breakfast Machine

References

2 Materials: How to Choose and Where to Find Them

Describing Materials

Material Properties Material Failure: Stress, Buckling, and Fatigue How to Tolerate Tolerances

Material Types

Metals Ceramics Polymers (Plastics) Composites Semiconductors Biomaterials Project 2-1: Different Diving Boards

References

3 Screw It or Glue It: Fastening and Joining Parts

Nonpermanent Joints: Fasteners

Screws, Bolts, and Tapped Holes Project 3-1: Drill and Tap a Hole Nuts Washers Nails and Staples Pins Retaining Rings

Permanent Joints: Glues, Rivets, and Welds

Adhesives Rivets Welding, Brazing, and Soldering

4 Forces, Friction, and Torque (Oh My!)

Torque Calculations Friction

Project 4-1: Estimate the Coefficient of Friction Reducing Friction

Free Body Diagrams and Graffiti Robots How to Measure Force and Torque

Measuring Force Measuring Torque Project 4-2: Measure Motor Torque

5 Mechanical and Electrical Power, Work, and Energy

Mechanical Power Electrical Power Powering Your Projects

Prototyping Power: The Variable Benchtop Supply Mobile Options: Batteries Plug-In Options Alternative Energy Sources Springs and Elastic Energy Storage Project 5-1: Mousetrap-Powered Car

References

6 Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Motor: Options for Creating and Controlling Motion

How Motors Work

Project 6-1: DIY Motor with Magnet Wire

Types of Rotary Actuators

DC Motors AC Motors Rotary Solenoids

Types of Linear Actuators

Linear Motors Solenoids

Motor Control

Basic DC Motor Control Project 6-2: DC Motor Control 101—The Simplest Circuit Project 6-3: Solder a Circuit Project 6-4: Breadboard a Circuit Project 6-5: Motor About-Face Speed Control with Pulse-Width Modulation Project 6-6: Use Hardware PWM to Control Speed Advanced Control of DC Motors Project 6-7: Use Software PWM to Control Speed Hobby Servo Control Project 6-8: Control a Standard Hobby Servo Stepper Motor Control Project 6-9: Control a Bipolar Stepper Motor Linear Motor Control Helpful Tips and Tricks for Motor Control

Motorless Motion

Fluid Pressure Artificial Muscles

References

7 The Guts: Bearings, Couplers, Gears, Screws, and Springs

Bearings and Bushings

Radial Bearings Thrust Bearings Linear Bearings and Slides Combination and Specialty Bearings Bearing Installation Tips and Tricks

Couplers

Working with Hobby Servos Working with Other Types of Motors Using Clutches

Shaft Collars Gears

Project 7-1: Make Your Own Gears Idler Gears Compound Gears

Pulleys and Sprockets, Belts and Chains

Standard Pulleys and Belts Timing Pulleys and Belts Sprockets and Chains

Power Screws Springs

Compression Springs Tension/Extension Springs Torsion Springs Spring-lock Washers Leaf Springs Spiral Springs

References

8 Combining Simple Machines for Work and Fun

Mechanisms for Converting Motion

Cranks Cams and Followers Linkages Project 8-1: I Heart Pantographs Ratchet and Pawl Motion Conversion Options

Automatons and Mechanical Toys

Project 8-2: DIY Automaton—The Agreeable Sheep

References

9 Making Things and Getting Things Made

The Making Things Move Ecosystem Creation

Analog Creation Digital Creation Project 9-1: Download and Open a 3D Model of a Part

Translation

Analog Translation Digital Translation

Fabrication

Analog Fabrication Project 9-2: Drill a Centered Hole Without a Lathe Digital Fabrication

Integration

Analog Digital

Proliferation

Analog Digital

Reference

10 Projects

Project 10-1: Not Lazy Susan Project 10-2: Wind Lantern Project 10-3: SADbot: The Seasonally Affected Drawing Robot References

Appendix: BreadBoard Power and Arduino Primer

Getting Power to Your Breadboard Arduino Primer

Make the Arduino Play Nice with Your Computer Now Make It Blink Now Make It Blink BIG

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