1. Mile High Club 4182- Section A Professor Harvey Lipkin John Moody Michael Pang Markus Wegner Jason Snooks Charles Holcombe Ken Sanderson 11/16/05 Self Aligning Trailer Hitch

2. Last Week’s Assembly

3. Materials-Reese Presents from Reese ProductPart NumberQuantityDescription Hitch371521Multifit receiver, 1997 Ford Ranger Wiring Harness153251Wiring Harness, 1997 Ford Ranger Ball7402311-7/8" Trailer Ball Ball7402612" Trailer Ball Ball Mount2134112" Drop Ball Mount Ball Mount2133012" Drop Ball Mount Pin7405535/8" Pin and Clip

4. Materials-Putnam ? Square Tubing, Bar Swing Pins High Strength Balls Machined Parts Money

5. Possibilities-Materials Received Reply from Reese –Order should arrive within 7 days per Carol Doney of Reese Waiting on Reply from Putnam Worst case scenario, order our own parts –Must place order this week in order to prototype

6. New Assembly

7. Design Changes Redesigned Locking Mechanism - One Plate, No “wedging” Modify Trailer Arm - Slimed to allow for Middle arm Modify Middle Arm - I-Beam, takes vertical load from pins

8. Stress Analysis On Trailer Arm

9. Stress Analysis On Middle Arm

10. Stress Analysis On Receiver Arm

11. Plans 3 weeks until liberation Graduation Split into two teams –Prototype Build Team Acquire material Modify design for Proof of Concept Build –Report Team Final Presentation Final Report Poster