1. Turbo Installation Manipulator Final Design Review
Sponsor: Brent E. Nelson with Caterpillar Inc.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Casey Smith

2. Project Overview Currently, the system involves interchangeable pucks.
The main goal of our project is to make sure the wrong puck cannot be installed.
To do this we have designed a one size fits all device to replace the pucks.
State the problem and the project in clear terms. Use a graphic if at all possible.

3. Project Motivation The problem:
Pucks do not have a footprint or designated area
Each puck is sized to only a few turbo part numbers
If no stretch goals then delete the text box on the right, and expand the one on the left. DO NOT ELABORATE ON THE GOALS, JUST STATE THEM QUICKLY AND MOVE ON!!!

4. Top-Level Block Diagram
Engine arrives at work station
Team member uses GCI arm to lift the turbo
Team member moves turbo to the engine
Turbo is attached to engine and released from arm.
Put in a readable top-level block diagram to show what your project does and how it fits in to the system.

5. Design-Level Block Diagram
Swing Arm closed and pressure plate depressed
Moves GCI arm to turbo
Gripper is expanded pneumatically
Put in a block diagram – or flow chart – of your design. Highlight in yellow the blocks that the team will be designing.
Turbo is moved to the engine and installed
GCI arm is moved back to the home
Release the turbo

6. Results
Air bladder design was dropped and a new mechanical linear actuator gripper was designed and prototyped
Air logic was incorporated with PLC logic
Concisely state the feature/approach changes made since the Initial Design Review. Keep it a minute or less.

7. Results Cont. Prototype provides proof of concept
(Adjustable to all diameter ranges)
Max Diameter of Turbos: 137mm
Min Diameter of Turbos : 65mm
Max Diameter of Gripper: 148mm
Min Diameter of Gripper: 62mm
Fits depth of all turbos: 10-25mm
Insert a tabular form of Section 4.1 from the Characterization Report.

8. Future Work Changes Reasoning
Use of nuts, bolts, and sleeves to hold the elements of the gripper together.
This would make the device more stable and reliable
Prototype design using a metal or high strength material
Prototype would be a proof of concept using a new manufacturing method.
Modify particular dimensions of gripper for manufacturing into a new material
This would need to be done in order to satisfy metal manufacturing which is completed using a different process as well as strength of material
Move the holes in which the nuts and bolts will be inserted, farther away from any edges
Allow for less force to be exerted towards breaking points.
Design a pressure plate
Plate would control a sensor that would not expand until gripper is a minimum distance inside the turbo
Insert a tabular form of Section 4.3 from the Characterization Report.

9. Acknowledgments Brent Nelson – Caterpillar Inc.
Ryan Melvin – Caterpillar Inc.
Dr. Casey Smith – Faculty Advisor
Dr. Compeau
Create a bulletized version of Section 13 from the Final (2nd Semester) Report.