MEMS 411: Torsion Tester Design Report

Authors

Ethan Bandick, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Sean Wong, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Jacob Sandler, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Matthew Lorberg, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Publication Date

Fall 2022

Document Type

Final Report

Embargo Date

1-5-2023

Problem Statement

The goal of this project is to provide the customer, Dr. James Jackson Potter, with a lightweight, inexpensive, and accurate alternative to modern, professional torsion-testing machines. The torsion tester developed by this team will be used in a classroom setting for design competitions on 3-D printed ABS plastic torsion bars; therefore the design also accommodate a range of functions which might be useful to the customer during testing competitions, potentially including automatic stopping at failure, a reset function, and the ability to create custom functions which can integrate into the existing function library.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

Recommended Citation

Bandick, Ethan; Wong, Sean; Sandler, Jacob; and Lorberg, Matthew, "MEMS 411: Torsion Tester Design Report" (2022). Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class. 205.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems411/205