Manufacturing the RICA IV

As part of the realization of the RICA IV, we manufactured most of the parts on the school's mechatronics platform. We did the machining by ourselves, assisted by our teachers when it was needed. Many pieces were made on conventional lathes. The most complex parts were made on CNC machines (5-axis lathe and milling machine) that we programmed. For the flat parts (frame and arms), we used a CAM program that we did on CATIA V5.  

 

                                                    Conventional lathe                          numerically controlled milling machine                                band-saw

Electric housing

The electric housing is now manufactured. It is composed of 4 pieces mounted together around the motors support.

The two parts, where the electronics will be integrated, were printed with wire while the top plate was printed in two parts by sintering.

                                       Motors support (sintered)                 Electronics support (3D printed)                      Top plate (sintered)

So that the whole mounts correctly on the frame, we had to slightly sand. Now we will start the integration of the electronics !