11/05/18: redesigning

Zongxi Huang

Today, I tested the viability of my first leg design. The results showed me that further improvements have to be made, as it had flaws in the motion of the leg. I changed the layout of the leg by adding an extra linkage, but that cause further issues, as the extra linkage cause the leg to become loose, which meant it could no longer stand. I returned to the simpler design I used earlier and locked both servos in place. In doing so, the leg could now imitate a walking motion. However, despite the improvements I implemented, the servos were simply too weak to hold the weight of the robot. As such, I plan on switching to stepper motors and enlarging the seize of the my robot. Tonight, I will make some research on the type of stepper motor I will be using