Austin Suh has designed this innovative car door linkage. He built a prototype that demonstrates this movement next to his Honda Civic for comparison. The 3D printed PLA linkage sits in one corner and lifts the door up and over the car. It is driven by a DC gear motor through a crank-rocker, which provides […]
Austin Suh has designed a variety of spherical linkages that provide a unique movement to open a jewelry box. Here are some examples, one of which has a linear actuator to open the box at the touch of a switch.
By Chris McCarthy The conclusion finds Leo facing decisions good and bad… The Suburban speeds on the tarmac. Private jets line the runway to the left of the vehicle. To the right, a fifteen foot concrete wall reaches into the sky. Leo looks behind him then ducks, just as a man fires a gun out […]
By Chris McCarthy Leo finds himself at gunpoint in the back of a Suburban heading for the airport with more than one surprise ahead… The sound of the Suburban doors shutting reverberates off the concrete walls and floor, accentuating the emptiness of the large parking structure-like space. Leaning against the concrete in an alcove created […]
By Chris McCarthy Leo gets the girls to what seems to be a safe place, and then things take a turn for the worse… Leo drives the van out of the small parking lot and from this vantage point sees why Jack and his team chose it. It’s well hidden and poorly lit. You could […]
By Chris McCarthy The conclusion of our story finds our heroes saved by something unexpected by everyone but Chase… CRAACK. Another fist pounds into the door, leaving another huge indentation. Lisa looks at the marks in the steel door and her mouth drops. She looks at Ambassador Trong with a look of disgust. “You had […]
By Chris McCarthy Things go from bad to worse as Trong and his team threaten Amanda, Chase and everyone else… Lisa looks on curiously as Winston stares at the blue glow emitting from his right hand. They lock eyes and Lisa tilts her head slightly. Winston registers that she’s asking him if he’s going to […]
By Chris McCarthy Leo is in anaphylactic shock. The cop recovers and the girls escape. The chase is on… Leo feels the cold of the kitchen down in his bones as he looks up at the large Russian man standing above him. Despite his fear, he looks directly down the barrel of the gun then […]
Design of the 2025 Formul Sun Competition Vehicle: The UCI Solar Car Race Team presented the design of their 2025 competition vehicle at the end of the Fall quarter, December 10, 2024. A pdf version of this presentation is presented below. They will build this vehicle during the Winter quarter 2025 and test it, train […]
Design of the 2025 Baja Competition Vehicle: The UCI Anteater Baja Race Team presented the design of their 2025 competition vehicle at the end of the Fall quarter, December 10, 2024. A pdf version of this presentation is presented below. They will build this vehicle during the Winter quarter 2025 and test it, train drivers […]