HANDMADE DC MOTOR

I built a handmade DC motor for the class "Design of Mechatronic Systems."

My team and I designed a lasercut wooden chassis for the motor, complete with clips to hold the magnets the motor needed to run. We used a metal axle, laser-cut acrylic, and copper wire to build the rotor, and we soldered the copper wire to copper tape on a lasercut acrylic disk to create the commutator pads. We used acrylic stands to hold the copper brushes that would drive the motor.

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I was heavily involved with all stages of construction, including but not limited to designing the aesthetics of the wooden chassis, lasercutting the components, assembling the commutator, and testing the motor.

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Motor Design Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/4NJVZVuf17s

Motor Test Video: https://youtu.be/bIvRKHHF724