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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 11:13pm.
Portland Robotics Talk: Actuator Design
Enter the Fourth Avenue Building via a door on Harrison between 4th and 3rd. Someone will be there at 10:30AM to let people in. This entrance is very near to the meeting room (go down the hall to elevator or stairs and go up one level). If you are running late, you can call or text (there will be a sign on the door with the phone number) and someone will come down to let you in.
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Brett Lee, a mechanical engineer with experience in the automotive industry, will be taking us through the basics of linkage and actuator design. He will be focusing on practical things like pros/cons of rotary vs linear actuators, good pivot design, and some basic kinematics with an emphasis on fabrication tools available to robotics hobbyists (3D printer, laser cutter, router). He'll also talk about talk about specc'ing and obtaining mechanical parts (servos, gears, bearings, etc).