project C:PROTOTYPE
PROTOTYPE
MATERIAL PROGRESS
Materials Research
- Inflatable Units
08 December 2011
Visiting the Vehicle maintenance service(Van KLEEF)company in Delft for advice on vulcanization on vehicle tubes.
16 December 2011
Vulcanization process
17 December 2011
First test-units arrived. MTB - inner rubber tubes. Material thickness: 1.5mm , Length: 300mm - ..., Diameter: 70mm - ...
18 units Heidenau D21 natural rubber Size: 21" 3.00-3.25 90/90, 80/100
- Frame for Inflatable Units
14 December 2011
First test-sheets arrived. PVC Truck-tarp. Material thickness: 1.5mm , Length: 1600mm, Length: 1000mm
- Connection System
60 units horizontal-connections
45 unit vertical connections
105 connections - total
- Air Pressure System
70 m transparent PVC tubing (outer diameter=10mm)
18 clamps (on tube-valves outer diameter= 8mm)
18 valves (distributor)
1 x 3 way distributor
1 x air compressor
- Pulley System
1:1 MODEL PROPOSAL
For the 1:1 model a small portion of the structure will be build: a fragment of the strip that is anchored to the ground.
PROTOTYPE PROGRESS
Material Test
19 December 2011
Visiting the Vehicle maintenance service(Van KLEEF)company in Delft for advice on vulcanization on vehicle tubes.
Cap Test
22 December 2011
A different end of the component was designed: a cap. The hugger will be sewn with a sewing machine,
but for the scale model this is not always possible -> it is too small to put under the sewing machine.
The new cap was tested and here under you can find the pictures.
Real size rubber test
22 December 2011
A different end of the component was designed: a cap. The hugger will be sewn with a sewing machine,
but for the scale model this is not always possible -> it is too small to put under the sewing machine.
The new cap was tested and here under you can find the pictures.
Real size component test
10 January 2012
By several experiment result, we defined the final prototype materials and dimensions.
By accumulating the experience of tested components, this testing component is in 1:1 scale to the final product.
