1.2.

5 Mechanical Winch
PROFILE
Talented & ambitious junior engineers enrolled in Principles of Engineering based in Dublin,
CA. Utilizing extensive and successful experience in a wide variety of projects and
collaboration.

Team GAGS
Gaurav Agarwal & Sasha Mittal & Akamai Wong & Grayson Young
October 17, 2018 - October 22, 2018
Principles of Engineering, Period 6

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page 1

Table of Contents 2

Design Brief 3

NetLogo GUI and Code 4

Proposed Design Solution - Sketch, Descriptions, Dates 5

Final Design - Measurements, Calculations, Photos, Descriptions 6-7

Written Description of Final Prototype 8

References  9

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 DESIGN BRIEF
Client
Our client is a local construction company called DeSilva Gates.

Problem
The construction company requires a mechanical winch system (lifting mechanism) to
move heavy objects up three floors on the construction site. They are asking us to design
and build them a small-scale prototype.

Constraints
1. The project must be completed in five days.
2. The prototype must be made using a Fisher Tech motor.
3. The prototype must be able to lift at least one hundred grams at least thirty centimeters
over the side of a table.
4. Any material used must be approved by the instructor to build the prototype.
5. Prototype must be turned on and off by a switch.

Design Statement
We will design, program, build, and test a mechanical winch system and its simulation.

Deliverables
Team Deliverables
● A working physical prototype that can be demonstrated to the clients
● A working NetLogo simulation program for your prototype
● A neat, professional report including all the following items, submitted electronically:
○ A title page that includes a team photo with final prototype, project title, class
name & period, members’ names
○ A table of contents for all the items that follow
○ A concise design brief that fits on one page containing all parts including
deliverables
○ Screenshots of NetLogo GUI and fully annotated code
○ Photos of the final design from multiple views with proper labels, descriptions,
signatures, and dates.
○ Paragraph description of your final prototype, summarizing the 5 measurements
that were taken and the 4 calculations done in order to find the efficiency.
○ Reference list of any sources used.
Individual Deliverables
● The following sections in the engineering notebook
○ Short design brief - task/constraints, team norms & consequences
○ Daily project log
○ Table of measurements
○ Calculations
○ Conclusion questions

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 NETLOGO GUI AND CODE

Sasha Mittal  Akamai Wong   Gaurav Agarwal 

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 PROPOSED DESIGN SOLUTION

Sasha Mittal  Akamai Wong  Gaurav Agarwal 

10/19/18  10/19/18  10/22/18 
10/23/18

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 FINAL DESIGN

Side view showing the gearbox and motor

turning the drum which is pulling up the
weight
Top view of design with gear connected
straight to the gearbox

Side view showing the gearbox, motor, and

gear turning the drum and weight
Top view showing switch controlling the
power reaching the motor. When the switch is
pressed down the single circuit is connected
allowing the motor to turn which turns the
drum. (The switch is naturally wired closed,
which is why it has to be pushed before the
winch will move).

Sasha Mittal  Akamai Wong  Gaurav Agarwal 

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10/23/18

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Measurements
Weight/Force (Newtons) Distance (Meters) Time (Seconds)

1.09 N 0.4 m 28.12 seconds

Voltage (Volts) Current (Amps)

9V 0.14 A

Calculations

Electrical Power (watts) Mechanical Power (watts) Efficiency (%)

1.26 watts 0.016 watts 1.23%

Sasha Mittal  Akamai Wong  Gaurav Agarwal 

10/22/18  10/19/18  10/22/18
10/23/18

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 FINAL DESIGN DESCRIPTION

The function of the prototype is to pull a weight up from the side of a table using
electrical energy. The Fisher-Tek motor is in a series circuit, which also includes a Fisher-Tek
switch powered by a battery with 9 volts. When the button is pressed, the circuit is completed,
allowing power to reach the motor. Then, the motor will turn a Fisher-Tek gear attached to it.
That gear is on a long axle that is attached to a drum. This drum acts as a spindle for the string to
collect on to. The motor is held in place with two Vex Aluminum C-Channel plates. The axle of
the gear and drum is held together with two vertical bars. The string is tied to the drum so that
when the motor is activated, the gear turns the drum and the weight is pulled up. The prototype is
able to pull a 111.2 grams (1.09 Newtons) weight a distance of 40 centimeters (0.4 meters) in
28.12 seconds, with a voltage of 9 volts and a current of 0.14 Amps. The first calculation we
performed was determining the work performed by our system. This was found by multiplying
the distance (meters) by force (Newtons). When we multiplied 1.09 N with 0.4 meters, we found
that the work of our system is 0.436 Joules. The electrical input could be determined using the
equation (P = IV). Since the voltage is 9 volts and the current is 0.14 amps, the input power is
1.26 watts. Using the mechanical power output equation [P = (f ​x ​d)/t], the output power is 0.016
watts, since the distance is 0.4 meters, the force is 1.09 Newtons, and the time is 28.12 seconds.
Using the efficiency formula [( PP(out)
(in)
) x 100], the efficiency is 1.23% since the output power is

0.016 watts and the input power is 1.26 watts.

Sasha Mittal  Akamai Wong  Gaurav Agarwal 

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 REFERENCES

“NetLogo.” NetLogo, 6.0.4, 1999, ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/.

Industrial Winches Information. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://www.globalspec.com/learnmore/material_handling_packaging_equipment/materia
l_handling_equipment/industrial_winches

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