The Joy of Prototyping

First Attempt Drawing

This hinge is a prototype design for experimenting with gearing and torque. The hinge and motor assemblies will be responsible for actuation of all six planes of our "Creature". Once we can demonstrate a successful test case, We will create a total of Five drive systems that will be self contained and installed into the completed aluminum frame. This prototype is not designed for our motors, rather to test some basic gearing principals and then break it (intentional overload) in an attempt to expose possible design weaknesses.

As you can see, I didnt properly account for the piano hinge and there is a slight gap between the gears.

Back to the drawing board....

Success!