NASA Contest: Design a Mechanically Driven Clamp

  • Estado: Closed
  • Premio: $250
  • Propuestas recibidas: 19
  • Ganador: NinoWunderlin

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Design a Mechanically Driven Clamp (MDC)

In this challenge, you are asked to design a Mechanically Driven Clamp (MDC) that will be mounted on, and driven by, a separately designed robotic arm. The MDC receives mechanical power (either by a rotary shaft or linear actuator) that it must convert into the desired actions.

How it works: Initially, the MDC will be positioned at a Handrail, in a ready-to-clamp orientation. When powered, the MDC must be capable of performing three high-level actions:

1) close on the Handrail,
2) maintain a hold for an extended period of time and
3) release from the handrail.

Click on the links below to see detailed design instructions, constraints and solution templates for this problem.

Challenge rules:
The prize will be awarded for the lowest mass, technically feasible solution, submitted by the contest deadline.
No working prototype is required for submission, but the design must be sufficiently detailed to allow experts to assess the feasibility of your design (i.e., comply with all requirements) and the credibility of your mass estimate.
Only complete submission packages will be evaluated.

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  • nasacoeci
    Organizador del concurso
    • 5 años atrás

    Please join us in congratulating Nino W. as the winner for this challenge. Thanks to all of the participants for all of your hard work on this challenge. There were some really amazing designs and the evaluation was not easy.

    • 5 años atrás
    1. MarkBravo1
      MarkBravo1
      • 5 años atrás

      Ok, I understand. Thanks for considering my observations.

      • 5 años atrás
    2. TriassicXYZ
      TriassicXYZ
      • 5 años atrás

      Thanks for the clarification, NASA

      • 5 años atrás
  • MarkBravo1
    MarkBravo1
    • 5 años atrás

    Also I consider Triassic is right. The criteria for choosing the winner should also emphasize the instant releasing under the “excessive load” condition. If your mechanism is not fast enough (because actuator has to be commanded in order to be released) then it may not open on time when an Astronaut hits accidentally the AstroBee. Actually the AstroBee and/or Astronaut will absorb the force peak in sudden strokes. And yeah, I also prefer the frictionless "pull-away" implementations, that is a nice-to-have overlooked feature :D

    • 5 años atrás
    1. nasacoeci
      Organizador del concurso
      • 5 años atrás

      Marco & Triassic, Thanks for your feedback. We are examining the issue that you have raised. We have several updates/tasks that we are working at the moment since there we are managing several active and upcoming challenges. Thanks for your patience as we study the issue.

      • 5 años atrás
  • MarkBravo1
    MarkBravo1
    • 5 años atrás

    Seems that 7 of us (40% of all the participants) interpreted the requirements the same way. We embedded the "pull-away" and "excessive load" functions in our mechanical designs, as we used springs or some other elements to release the handrail mechanically during those conditions.

    Please consider that this may not have been a design decision, but the way the requirements were interpreted, that the MDC should be responsible for performing everything by itself, without the AstroBee Arm Control assistance. Probably the same pattern will be seen in the EDC contest.

    • 5 años atrás
  • MarkBravo1
    MarkBravo1
    • 5 años atrás

    Congrats Nino :)

    • 5 años atrás
  • nasacoeci
    Organizador del concurso
    • 5 años atrás

    This contest is now closed. Thank you for all of your hard work on some really great designs. The team will be evaluating the submissions and announcing the winners as soon as we can (likely about a week). There are several other contests currently active with even more launching this month. We look forward to seeing more of this amazing talent! Thanks!

    • 5 años atrás
  • jianhhe
    jianhhe
    • 5 años atrás

    Sorry again, I find a dimension mistake in my submission: entry 12. So, I modified it and re-submit. Pls. ignore the entry 12. Thanks a lot.

    • 5 años atrás
  • engFady84
    engFady84
    • 5 años atrás

    yes Can we please have the 5 days extention?

    • 5 años atrás
    1. nasacoeci
      Organizador del concurso
      • 5 años atrás

      It has been extended.

      • 5 años atrás
  • GabrielBorjaM
    GabrielBorjaM
    • 5 años atrás

    Is this extended? I see 5 days remaining

    • 5 años atrás
  • TriassicXYZ
    TriassicXYZ
    • 5 años atrás

    Is this extended? I see 5 days remaining

    • 5 años atrás
  • yesidgp
    yesidgp
    • 5 años atrás

    #extended please.

    • 5 años atrás
  • varunvp
    varunvp
    • 5 años atrás

    What exactly do you mean by break away force? Should the material fail at that force? Or should the gripper go to the released configuration? Also, #extended please.

    • 5 años atrás
    1. nasacoeci
      Organizador del concurso
      • 5 años atrás

      There are described breakaway forces in the contingency forces section. The MDC is allowed to break away/detatch from the ISS Handrail when those forces are applied, but afterwards, it must be able to resume normal operations if commanded to do so. This means that no part of the MDC is to break such that the MDC cant be continued to be used.

      • 5 años atrás
  • varunvp
    varunvp
    • 5 años atrás

    Also, what do you mean exactly by loop of material?

    • 5 años atrás
    1. nasacoeci
      Organizador del concurso
      • 5 años atrás

      This is meant to describe wires, strings or threads that could catch on things in the ISS.

      • 5 años atrás
  • itsnaitsme
    itsnaitsme
    • 5 años atrás

    #extended please

    • 5 años atrás
  • ashishnalpady007
    ashishnalpady007
    • 5 años atrás

    Done!

    • 5 años atrás
  • nasacoeci
    Organizador del concurso
    • 5 años atrás

    Please refer to the contest description and the attached submission guidelines for all of the elements required for this contest. Make sure you take the exit survey and include the resulting code in your submission.

    • 5 años atrás

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