MEG 440

Fall 1999

Project 2

 

Design garage door opener for a two-car garage door. The design is subject to the following specifications:

  1. Medium of power transmission: power screw
  2. Dimensions
  3. Weight
  4. Total travel
  5. Speed

You are to do the following:

  1. Select the motor
  2. Design the power screw and the nut
  3. Design the structure that will attach the motor rigidly to the ceiling.