ME2045 Crane Project

The purpose of this blog is to monitor the progress of our group project. For our second year solid mechanics module, at Aston University, we have been commissioned to do a project for a light crane. There are 5 people in our group: Michael Kiriakos Kiriakou Alec Kingsnorth Rachel Liddiard Sophie Latham Mark Lobato

Sunday, 2 May 2010

Financial Report

I have collected together available costs for the materials involved with the crane. This includes the screws and bolts, the I-beam and the ...

Mechanics and Calculations

During development of our gantry crane many calculations and formulae were taken into account. Without using these formulae it could not be ...

Final Crane Design

The Final Design The final design is similar to a gantry crane that would be seen in a workplace/workshop. It has the typical I-beam along t...

Saturday, 1 May 2010

Background Costing Research

Whilst trying to figure out the rough cost i should be aiming for i considered several factors: The crane would need to be as cheap as possi...

Suitability of material

Now with the calculations completed I can compare the forces which the material will be under with its yield stress. To recap the values for...

Conclusion

Our product merges versatility,utility, effectiveness and reliability, into one stable disaster zone crane. Its over engineered features and...

Friday, 30 April 2010

Engineering Drawings

These are the engineering drawings of all the different parts of the crane. Dimensions are included.

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Contributors

Mark Lobato
Michael Kiriakou
Sophie Latham

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