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Publication Date
Summer 8-14-2020
Document Type
Final Report
Problem Statement
Due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many schools have switched to fully remote classes. For mechanical engineering students, machine shop is an essential part of their education, so they have familiarity with how products are manufactured, and so they have the skills needed to build prototypes for their senior design. In order to fulfill this need without breaking social distancing guidelines, students need a way to gain real experience with lathes without going on campus.
Class Name
Mechanical Engineering Design Project (UMSL JME 410)
Recommended Citation
Walker, Joshua; Smith, Benjamin; and Lhamon, Zachary, "Remote Haptic Lathe Interface" (2020). Washington University / UMSL Mechanical Engineering Design Project JME 4110. 27.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/jme410/27
Comments
Proposed design for a lathe simulation. This includes a computer program that provides a visual que to the students, and a user interface. The interface will have two hand wheels that represent x and z axis control on a real lathe. Using haptic feedback, the user will feel as if they are using a real lathe. The required torque to rotate the handwheels will increase and decrease depending on the rate at which the tool is driven into the part. This system will provide students with the opportunity to build experience with machining without the risk of in-person instruction, and without the myriad risks of remote-control machine operation.