2.720: “Elements of Mechanical Design” is a classic rite of passage class for an MIT mechanical engineer. The goal of the class is to systematically, deterministically, and properly design a benchtop lathe that will be capable of turning down aluminum and steel parts. As a part of the graduate team requirement, our team created a method to measure the cutting forces.

Collaborators: Rashed Al-Rashed,  John Bell, Kaitlyn Gee, Fiona Grant, David Griggs, Hannah Varner

Contributions: modeling of the system (calculation of cutting forces, bearing life, fatigue), machining, assembly, experiments, and measurement