Summary - Team 9

Kaitlyn Li - Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering, 2025

Daniel Solorio - Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering, 2025

Introduction Video

Overview and Details 

The goal of this project is to create a mechanism that picks an object up at one location and places it back down at another location 90 degrees relative to the pickup location. This mechanism has wide-ranging applications in settings that require package manipulation, such as automotive, assembly, and manufacturing plants. We achieve the desired motion profile by coupling three four-bar mechanisms, allowing for both rotational and linear motion from a single rotational actuator input. 

Please note that the final scope of this project has been since reduced from the original scope of the project as presented in the Initial Proposal due to circumstances outside of this team's control. Initially, it was proposed to include an end effector that interfaces with the package, however, due to limited resources and time, the focus was shifted towards completing the linkage system itself (still designing with the inclusion of an end effector in mind) and providing speculation on a future iteration of the end effector. These changes are highlighted in the Kinematic Analysis and Prototyping II section. 

CAD Models and Highlights

Final Prototype Demonstration Link

Contents 

1. Initial Proposal 
2. Kinematic Analysis and Prototype I
3. Kinematic Analysis and Prototyping II 
4. Manufacturing and Prototype Iterations
5. Final Prototype and Demonstration 
6. Lessons Learned 

Next Page: Initial Proposal