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Spirit
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Construction Techniques
- Materials
- Metals
- Rigid Plastics
- Elastomers
- Form Factors
- Castings
- Billet
- Extrusions and Welded Tubing
- Plate/Sheet
- 3D Printed
- Layups
- Processes
- Refactory processes
- Welding
- Machining
- Drilling
- Milling
- Turning
- Linear Cutting (EDM, Waterjet, Laser)
- Sheetmetal Forming
- 3D Printing Processes (SLS, SLA, FDM)
- Fasteners
- What do you want in a fastener?
- Threads
- Bolts & Nuts
- Grades
- Preload
- Tapping
- Thread Inserts
- Locking (wire, loctite, nylock, kaynut, locking washers)
- Bolts & Nuts
- Rivets
- Washers
- Pins
- Quick Pins
- Precision Pins
- Retaining Rings
- Adhesives
- Interference
- Welding
- Others
- Nails
- Cam Handles
- Dzus Tabs
- Electrical
- Other Parts
- Materials
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Passive Components
- Shafts/Hubs/Interfaces
- Set Screws
- D/Double-D
- Keyways
- Hex
- Proper Splines
- Interference
- Drive Pins (Cross or face)
- Bearings
- DGBB
- Angular/X-contact
- Thrust
- Conical
- Drive couplings
- Flex couplings
- CVs
- U-joints
- Bushings
- Rodends
- Chain + Sprockets
- Idler tensioners
- Flex tensioners
- Inline tensioners
- Belt + Pulleys
- Timing
- V-belts
- Flat belts / polycord
- Figure-8-ing belts
- Gears
- Spur & Terminology
- Helical & Herringbore
- Bevel & Hypoid
- Worm
- Planetary / epicyclic
- Wave / harmonic
- Rack / Pinion
- Brakes and clutches
- Shafts/Hubs/Interfaces
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Power-Producing Components
- Motors
- DC typicals
- Steppers
- Servos
- AC Induction
- AC multiphase
- Solenoids
- Pneumatics
- Motors
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Common Complex Mechanisms (Subsystems)
- Intakes
- Vibratory Feeders
- "Elevators"
- Arms
- Claws
- Flywheel-based launchers
- Catapults and punches
- Winch + release
- Choo-choo
- Drivetrains
- Swerve modules
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Principles
- Everything is a spring
- DOFs; under- and over-constraining
- Saint-Venant
- Abbe
- Sensitive Direction