Bar and Stroud 1930's sleeve valve engine
This project was the final for our ME 301 class. We were split into teams of four and asked to create a solid model and a rendered animation of the engine. The designs of the engine were from a legacy drawing created by a hobbyist. The difficult part of this project is the engine itself, it utilizes a sleeve around the piston that rotates to open and close the values at the top of the cylinder of the engine. This type of valve is not common, at all in modern technology. To add to the difficulty of the project we were given about five weeks to finish the project, and present it to the rest of the class. The picture above shows the sleeve valve used in the enigne.
Basic Air Motor
In this project we were supposed to model a simple air motor for our ME 301 class using Solid Works. The air motor was one of several mini projects meant to help familiarize the class with creating assemblies, animating them and rendering the projects. In this project we worked individuality and had to complete the project with in a week's time. In the picture on the left you can see the three air pistons that are used to turn the crank and fly wheel. The picture also shows the air block used to split the air source into the three pistons.
4th Axis Pocket Tutorial
This project's goal was to revamp an old tutorial to accommodate the new software updates that master cam had been given.Here in the picture you can see the tool simulation out put the student should see at the end of the tutorial if it is done correctly. This tutorial was meant to show students how to create a pocket or engraving if you will on the outer surface of a shaft using a 4th axis mill.