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Our team successfully created a prototype of an automated cocktail shaker. It had both the back-and-forth motion as well as the slight angle change that bartenders make. Our final prototype even had a slight tip of the shaker due to the holder going over the edge of the linkage plate. Our team ran into a few issues with the wood wearing down and causing unwanted movement and alignment as seen in the picture below. We also had to make last-minute additions to prevent the linkage plate from completely uncoupling from the cam, which was caused by the weight shift of water within the shaker. Due to time constraints and a lack of materials, we were not able to connect our motors to a motor controller and adjust the speeds of the motors, instead, they were connected directly to batteries. This would be a great project for another group to continue as many improvements and features could be added.
Alignment Issue | Slight uncoupling of cam |
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Future Work
A few things that could improve the mechanism:
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