Manufacturing Prototype

This week was finishing up the manufacturing of the shell prototype. Once all four parts were completed, we were able to install the screw inserts and assemble all the parts together. The finished assembled can seen below. I also set up the drop test simulation in Solidworks, but my computer is not powerful enough to finish the simulation within a reasonable time. I need to find a more powerful computer to finish the calculations. I also went to the InterSolar Conference in San Francisco, and networking with the companies there.

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