Final Leg Design

This is a picture of the final leg design.

The crane rendered in aluminium

This is a picture of the crane rendered in aluminium, in Solidworks, to show what the crane would look like before it is painted.

Rendered view of the foot

This is a rendered view of the foot, showing it painted red. The component would be painted to help protect it from corrosion. The majority of the components will be painted for this reason. We will look more into corrosion resistance and life at a later point.

Cut-away view of the foot

This is a cutaway view of the design of the foot, showing the top area, where the leg would fit into and the bottom cylindrical slot the head of the jack would fit into. There is more than one foot, with varying diameters of cylinder, to accomodate various sized jacks

I-Beam Drawing

The drawing of the I-beam again with dimensions, but without including materials or weights of the beam

Drawing of the leg

This is a technical drawing of the leg of our crane, with key dimensions included. This is only a preliminary drawing however, so details such as materials have been missed out at this point.

3d Model of I-beam

This is the 3d model we have done in solidworks, showing the i-beam.

I-beam dimensions sketch

This is the end view of the i-beam we intend to use. The dimensions used have been taken from typical dimensions of an i-beam from a supplier.

The I-beam this is based on is designation size 254 x 102 mm.

www.steel-beam.co.uk/universal-steel-beams.php

Solidworks Sketch

This is a solidworks sketch of one of the legs in production. The bottom shoe of each leg is missing; pending response from supplier (jack).

Pictures from 17th March meeting

Here are some sketches of deisigns we have decided to take further, from our individual design ideas:

A gib style crane, with approximate dimensions on it.

A more detailed sketch of the crane, with indications of static and moving parts, and dimensions

Afy, Juan, Hector, James