Mechanical Design

vendors
   McMaster-Carr
   Stock Drive Products
   Amazon Industrial
   Misumi

principles
   stress-strain
   stiffness, strength, hardness
   Maxwell criterion
   moduli
   elastic, plastic flow
   friction
   spalling
   hysteresis
   backlash
   force loops
   elastic averaging
   kinematic coupling
   accuracy, precision

materials
   plastic
   metal
   rubber
   foam
   garolite
   wood
   cement
   ceramic

adhesives

fasteners
   nuts
   bolts
   washers
   heat-set inserts
   rivets
   pins

framing
   metal
   plastic
   t-slot
   self-aligning

drive
   gears involute cycloidal helical herringbone
   planetary
   rack and pinion
   sprockets
   belts
   thread
   capstan
   chains
   shafts
   rods
   nuts
   threadless
   harmonic

guide
   shafts
   rails
   slides

couplers
   shafts
   joints

bearings
   ball
   thrust
   linear
   rotary
   sleeve
   pillow blocks
   skateboard
   preload

rotary
   wheels
   pulleys
   casters
   omni OmniBot

lubricants

cables
   ties
   hook and loop
   carriers
   wire
   fiber

liquids
   pipe
   tubing
   fittings
   pumps

conveyors

springs

mechanisms
   flexure, stage, OpenFlexure
   series elastic
   linkage
   movements
   whippletree
   pantograph
   deltabot
   hexapod
   CoreXY
   Sarrus
   Hangprinter
   Hoberman
   Strandbeest

group assignment
   - design a machine that includes mechanism+actuation+automation+application
   - build the mechanical parts and operate it manually
   - document the group project and your individual contribution