APSC 162 Course Project Report

For students also taking APSC 101

Fall 2023

Group Members
Ava Menheere (20391992)
Andrew Mailat (20426189)
Elizabeth Sadek (20396920)
Dariush Sarafzadeh (20397190)
November 13, 2023

Statement of Originality: We hereby certify that all the work described within this report is the original
work of the authors. Any published (or unpublished) ideas and/or statements from the work of others
are fully acknowledged in accordance with the standard referencing practices
 1. Description of Design
The final iteration of our design closely resembles the previous theoretical interpretations of the design,
except the subassemblies were somewhat rearranged. The gearbox was still built in the corner of the
peg board, to give a clear view of the vials. Once it was constructed, a box was placed over the gears to
protect it from the outside interference of the powder and liquid dispensers. The powder dispenser is
next to the gearbox, and it holds a funnel that is suspended above the servo motor, which is coded to
turn 180 degrees when the IR sensor senses a vial passing by. The water dispenser is also next to the
gearbox, and it consists of a water bottle with two holes poked in it for the peristaltic pump. One side of
the pump pulls in the water, and the other side is connected to the tube that dispenses it into the vials.
The electronic box contains the wires, Arduino, motor shield, and breadboard, and it is placed in
between the water dispenser and the powder dispenser. The IR sensor is attached to the water
dispenser in front of the gearbox, positioned to sense the vials to indicate when the powder and water
should be dispensing.

2. Working Drawings

Figure 1: Views of the Turntable and 3 bearings used.

Figure 2: Views of the electronics box, gearbox walls, and DC motor holder.

Figure 3: Views of the powder mast base, and powder mast walls.
Figure 4: Views of the servo plate, turntable pegs, and the powder funnel.

Figure 5: Views of the water mast and water bottle.

3. Pictorial Views

Figure 6: Updated assembly drawing of the whole prototype

Figure 7: Exploded drawing of the powder dispensing system.

Figure 8: Exploded drawing of the water dispensing system.

Figure 9: Exploded drawing of the gearbox and turntable subsystem.

Figure 10: Exploded drawing of the electronics and the electronics box

4. Assembly Drawing and Bill of Materials

Figure 11: Full exploded drawing of the assembly.

Bill of Materials
Table 1: Bill of Materials table showing all the parts in the assembly, including the ones given to us.

ITEM NAME ITEM AMOUNT MATERIALS

10T gear 1 Given
20T gear 1 Given
40T gear 1 Given
50T gear 1 Given
Worm gear 1 Given
Printed 10T gear 1 3D Printed
Printed ball bearing 3 3D Printed
Printed DC motor holder 1 3D Printed
Electronics Box 1 Outsourced
Gearbox Walls 1 Outsourced
Printed Powder mast base 1 3D Printed
Acrylic wide powder mast walls 2 Acrylic
Acrylic thin powder mast walls 2 Acrylic
Powder Funnel 1 Outsourced
Printed Servo plate 1 3D Printed
Printed Turntable 1 3D Printed
Turntable rod 4 Outsourced
Water tower 1 Acrylic
Acrylic water tower parts 1 Acrylic
Breadboard 1 Given
DC motor 1 Given
IR sensor 1 Given
Limit switch 1 Given
M3 standoff screw 2 Given
Motor shield 1 3D Printed
Water bottle 1 Outsourced
Peg board 1 Given
Pump 1 Given
Test-tube rack 1 Given
Servo 1 Given
Shaft 3 Given
Test tubes 4 Given