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Water Proofing

Students on Project: Hannah Tripoli, Colin DeRidder, Justin Menendez, Gabe Chapman

Week 3

Research

  • Stark Varg pressure release valve

  • Continued research and brainstorming for other water proofing methods​​

  • Gore Vents

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Testing

  • Waterproofing test on grommets

  • Waterproofing test on O-ring and TPU seals

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Design

  • Worked on spline design

  • Started work on motor controller casing

  • Continued work on motor casing

Week 2

Research

  • Found resources on calculations for gasket and O-ring design

    • Material/shape selection​

  • Looked into TPU seals​

  • Found lots of existing sealing designs

    • Looked into pros and cons for our use case​

  • Silicone sealing on cells​

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Motor Casing

  • Worked on first iteration of the motor casing

  • Lots of important considerations such as weight, size, repairability...

Week 1

Research​

  • Commercial dirtbike waterproofing​​

    • Stark Varg uses a sealed battery case with a pressure relief system​

  • ​Sealing 3D printed enclosures

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Sealing Methods

  • 3D printed TPU gaskets

  • Commercial grate gasket material

  • O-Rings

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Decisions

  • Will waterproof motor and battery packs

  • Motor controller will depend on which one we decide to use​​​

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