January
- Made a rough estimate of total length and cost of steel tubing and steel mesh needed
- Looked into available trailer base options
- Visited with project partner to introduce ourselves and learn more about what they need. Also gained insight into some additional small requirements
- Side of ramp facing horse must be covered to prevent harm
- Railing along the side opposite of the horse as well as on the back
February
- Met with shop machinist as a group to discuss design details
- Bolt platform onto the trailer, rather than welding it on
- Consider capping off the ends of the square tubes
- Use Metal Supermarkets in Dallas for raw materials, and McMaster-Carr for components like hinges
- Focus on fully completing every design aspect of the project and get the loading platform and trailer assembled
- Started remodeling the ramp in SolidWorks with the correct tubing dimensions (¾” x ¾”)
- Looked into which trailer base to purchase
March
- Some team members completed in-person machine shop training
- Started mid-semester presentation PowerPoint
- Continued remodeling in CAD
- Trailer base has been ordered
- Finished re-designing each individual segment of the CAD model
- Designed a rough idea of the railing system