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Project # 108
NIT: Automated Mobile Tool and Reloading System
| Team Lead: | Joshua Nevarez |
| Other Team Members: | Fatima Alaredhi | Victor Urena | Yoni Arias Guevara | Jose de La Torre |
| Faculty Advisor(s): | Dr. Raul Fernandez |
| Department: | MAE |
| Project Type: | Senior Design |
| Title: | NIT: Automated Mobile Tool and Reloading System |
| Abstract: | Our team, Propulse Inc., has been tasked with designing and developing a prototype showcase for the Nitroset 805 tool, suitable for use at convention centers. Potential customers can see the tool in operation, mounted to a moving platform that can fire up to eight utility clips with hangers into a wooden plank simulating a ceiling. Our prototype has three main subsystems: A Pro-series 4426 Utility Cart modified with a motorized wheel for mobility, an elevation system to drive the tool upwards for fastening operations, and a utility clip and wire hanger reloading system assembly. All the subsystems have been integrated using a microcontroller to perform reliable and safe firing operations. Along with the prototype, the team will have developed a simulation ceiling to demonstrate the tool at company demonstrations. The ceiling will be designed for quick assembly & disassembly while withstanding the tool's upward forces. The project's outcome is to have a fully integrated cart that can perform fastening operations at four designated points within a 4-foot section of the simulated ceiling, demonstrating the tool's capabilities. |
| Poster: | View Poster #108 (PDF) |
| Judges Scoring: | Submit Evaluation (judges only) |