tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91412327420075351732024-03-04T22:20:30.205-08:00Project MK 42 PrototypeCreating a semi-functional Iron Man armor prototype with 3D printing, CNC, Mechatronics, and onboard computing. JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-15330008944571955412018-03-16T14:53:00.000-07:002018-03-16T14:53:20.258-07:00This is just an update, as I postponed this project further until life started to take off in other areas. I am still planning to create the whole suit, but needed to make profit first with my own product.<br />
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So, I have been working on a consumer electronic prototype. I patented this product design and I am finalizing design and fabrication before we can find investors! This way I have funding to make this suit entirely and in much better materials. I also have been improving my CAD design capabilities, learning programming, and making great connections in industry. I have learned so much in the manufacturing industry, started a company, work two jobs, and have freelance clients all the time.<br />
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Things are busy, but progress is sure!<br />
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<br />JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-6949702163447778422015-12-21T15:59:00.001-08:002015-12-21T15:59:43.909-08:00Working on coding and a few other things! I had this all made last month, its just been a busy season at work with other projects! Here are some pics anyways as I hope to complete the extra added features with their coding this next month!<br />
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<br />JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-26709983111854911022015-10-29T17:27:00.000-07:002015-10-29T17:28:54.227-07:00It has been a very busy month with my job, but I have made some great preparations for this weekend's Comikaze event! We will be at the Vocademy booth (the largest one) which is where I work teaching 3D CAD and 3D printing. Here are some updates, where I am making final housings for shocks and electronics in the newer shoe prototype. Also, I built a large 2x3' light box display with Acrylic, DIY LED panels, and roadbox top/ bottom from my own original design from scratch.<br />
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Part of the boot assembly coming together! I'm checking fittings and counter sinking screws here.JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-45477006128438133422015-09-07T15:00:00.002-07:002015-09-07T16:10:32.388-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been sanding and painting on the new custom skeletal armor design! One great coater before primer on 3D prints is called XTC. It works good to fill in all the printed lines on the plastic first. Also the renderings are pics from the CAD model of the foot designed in Fusion 360. The blue pieces are actually waterjet cut pieces of Aluminum that overlap at each joint along the sides. </div>
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I just printed out the all new designed boot V3 shoe portion. The aluminum siding and extra jointed section on the foot will greatly increase rigidity compared to the original you can see on my workbench. I'm working on making it look just like metal, which is exciting!JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-45991409724066237482015-07-20T11:20:00.000-07:002015-07-20T11:20:58.901-07:00Here is a little video explaining some of the M42 Boot V3 skeletal framing. There are more components to be added and other parts to be programmed into the sketch but this is a glimpse to what the movement looks like!<br />
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I finished painting the MK 42 Boot v2 last week, and here are several shots of the boot at different angles and the step forward!JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-8713451832856020422015-01-20T15:21:00.000-08:002015-01-20T15:21:07.753-08:00It has been a year since I have posted because the project was on hold. I was working a new job in 2014 in a whole new location, without a garage at my apartment. Well, I have new designs for the boot and decided to paint the V2! I will be sanding and priming for a while today, then painting soon. I also purchased some clear coat to really make it look good if the paint job turns out well.<br />
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<span id="goog_299459911"></span><span id="goog_299459912"></span><br />JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-14857689070431605132013-11-18T08:57:00.000-08:002013-11-18T08:57:02.371-08:00This past month I have been working more on my two jobs and waiting for the CNC machine to be fixed and ready for use. Its quite a temperamental machine it seems and we're working out the driver and electrical shortcomings.JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-46322812640521809562013-10-23T15:32:00.000-07:002013-10-24T14:43:50.773-07:00Well, today I had a couple hours to work on the interior skeletal system of the boot some. I hope to pick up the pace! Here you can see what is inside the shin that will be aluminum for the prototype. just above the boot, this bone system connects into under the knee. I have been doing drawings of the mechanics for the boot for the past month, but won't be posting those draftings so the 3D work is what you will see.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shin plate, skeletal, my leg and the calf. There is more to add and some arms and articulation for the linear actuator. My leg definitely has more calf to it than what is here I think, but the other proportions are really close.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding a gasket and configuring the ankle joint here.</td></tr>
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<br />JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-39182657238812495852013-10-17T15:34:00.002-07:002013-10-17T15:34:52.756-07:00It has been a while since an update. Alot of projects are going on right now for me but we are doing research and software work. I also need to save money for the main mechanical/ electrical items for the next phase of the project. Until the boot and interior skeletal within it are finished I won't be moving towards the magazine article and fund raising for the project. More 3D modeling is going on, but I will make some nice renders soon with the inner workings and what will be CNC aluminum.<br />
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Later!JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-37889527119370116982013-10-03T13:12:00.001-07:002013-10-03T13:12:07.675-07:00The past few weeks have been super busy with working in NY and two other jobs. The team has been meeting and discussing/ planning various components in the suit. Its really exciting to envision some of the newer mechatronics components. <div>
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I just made this comparison for armor scaling as it relates to a full body scan that I have of myself. This shows how Marvel really pushes the 7 plus heads high hero standards. Who in the world could have such a small head? They would have to be eight feet tall or something! Here you can see what an actual suit proportion would be for someone with a medium sized head and standing at 6' 1' with a thin frame (me). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The MK 42 suit on the left and my body scan model on the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took the helmet, torso, arms, and legs separately and scaled them to fit over this profile.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the side by side from the movie to real life. The legs may even be thicker but this is pretty close to what it would look like as an armor suit scaled to my body.</td></tr>
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JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-88260301292134940312013-09-16T12:10:00.000-07:002013-09-28T12:21:39.082-07:00<br />
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JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-21773792680414712013-09-15T23:06:00.000-07:002013-09-15T23:06:00.500-07:00Well, we were able to successfully display at the Mini Maker Faire on Saturday! The lock mechanism was soldered just in time and it worked to demonstrate an auto locking function. Here are some pics from the start of that day. Five of the eight of us showed up for the event, which was good because we had to address the huge amount of people coming to ask questions. Kevin also showed up later on (who is working on programming a voice command "e-butler" system). I will take some more pics of the finished boot tomorrow, as I had no time to do so this past week in cramming in prints and assembly.<br />
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<br />JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-92219763209494573632013-09-07T23:30:00.003-07:002013-09-07T23:30:52.367-07:00Here are some pics to show the scale of the boot, which actually looks much smaller than it is in my hands or on my leg! I am 6" 1" and the top comes up closer to my knee joint.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yea I look tired, its been early mornings and late nights with two jobs and this project.</td></tr>
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<br />JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-87275228506323746932013-09-06T10:46:00.002-07:002013-09-06T10:48:37.959-07:00Some people may consider creating the 3D prototype for this suit is a waste of time.<br />
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Well, check this out! Lets just go ahead and imagine Titanium replacing any of the plastic I design!<br />
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http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/05/elon-musk-shows-off-his-crazy-iron-man-inspired-3d-modeling-setup/JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-56714135803049458392013-09-05T14:24:00.001-07:002013-09-05T14:24:04.452-07:00Just this afternoon, I finished printing out the last piece to the calf plate! I just need to work on sanding down the warpage from the mid-calf prints as they warped on the platform, before welding the calf together. I will work on getting it to fit together much more seamlessly with the shin.<br />
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<br />JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-86915877276052236672013-09-04T10:26:00.002-07:002013-09-04T10:26:34.677-07:00Printing out the calf since yesterday afternoon, when another spool of plastic came in. Here are a couple pics of newer pieces. The section between the mid calf is printing out today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mid section there is actually going to set the lower calf down a bit further but it is just balanced on the shin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sized and screwed in the heel joint here. it glides perfectly with the axis being the outside of the heel.</td></tr>
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<br />JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-15236650449598796492013-09-03T10:17:00.002-07:002013-09-03T10:17:35.943-07:00Hope everyone's Labor Day weekend was great! I worked some on creating these parts yesterday. Just need to thread the metal shaft to screw into the printed parts on the larger dampener/ pneumatic piston.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I printed the pneumatic piston parts last night and just need to scale them up a bit and reprint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If we decide to create pneumatics on this peice I can redesign the plunger and how the air would force into the chamber.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20x60 Banner ready for the Maker Faire, along with the poster of the boot and a poster of the actual MK 42 suit.</td></tr>
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JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-8977912895024791682013-08-31T13:48:00.003-07:002013-08-31T13:49:54.438-07:00Today was an electronics config day, while we are trouble shooting the lock mechanism. We ended up jumping over to the Arduino Mini to get the circuit set up. We found that the magnet sensor wasn't reliable enough so we ran out to the electronics store to switch it out for a limit switch and some more voltage reg. parts. It is a pretty complex circuit we are having to program for this particular element but I have the parts printing out now that will house it all.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matt working with a very small micro controller, which burnt out because of back voltage from the solenoid. So we switched to Arduino Mini for now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lock box housing is being printed out now, and the pin printed earlier this morning.</td></tr>
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Yesterday, I was able to CNC out the aluminum arms for the shin plate as well! Then I installed them and put the pins into the front of the boot.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The head slipped on a couple attempts, but I was able to cut out a couple arms. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I screwed in the aluminum arms, ready to install.</td></tr>
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Up next... printing the rest of the calf plate, installing the lock mechanism, adding sprints, other joints, etc. Then onto the gauntlet!<br />
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<br />JDC44http://www.blogger.com/profile/10799547006213624077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141232742007535173.post-73103871341267688302013-08-30T08:39:00.001-07:002013-08-30T08:50:27.576-07:00Lately, I have been learning the CNC machine workflow more. Between working two jobs it has been hard to find ample time, but the time I am working lots gets done! Here are a couple update pics!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using the Mach 3 interface to operate the execution of the G-code and table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I quickly welded the boot together and just waiting for more filament to arrive in the mail to print the rest of the calf! I will also be working on printing the lock mechanism today so we can get that fitted with the electronics tomorrow.<br /><br /></td></tr>
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