
Over five months, Yungco contributed mechanical and CAD design enhancements to the UBC-Snowbots/Arm repository, focusing on robotic arm subsystems. He developed modular hardware assemblies, including motor mounts and faceplates, and iteratively improved arm mechanisms through SolidWorks part updates and detailed CAD documentation. His work introduced features such as internal wireholders for reliable cable routing and reinforced Link 2 and Wrist assemblies, integrating FEA analysis and simulation readiness to accelerate validation. By updating CAD drawings and improving repository hygiene, Yungco ensured manufacturability and maintainability. His technical approach leveraged CAD, SolidWorks, and simulation software to deliver robust, traceable engineering solutions.
April 2025 monthly summary for UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Delivered critical Link2 Tube CAD drawings updates and reinforced repository hygiene. Highlights include updating CAD drawings (SLDDRW/SLDPRT) for Link2 Tube with new file additions and design documentation changes, and identification of a non-functional placeholder commit to improve future commit practices. No major bug fixes were deployed this month; focus remained on ensuring design documentation alignment and artifact readiness for manufacturing and integration.
April 2025 monthly summary for UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Delivered critical Link2 Tube CAD drawings updates and reinforced repository hygiene. Highlights include updating CAD drawings (SLDDRW/SLDPRT) for Link2 Tube with new file additions and design documentation changes, and identification of a non-functional placeholder commit to improve future commit practices. No major bug fixes were deployed this month; focus remained on ensuring design documentation alignment and artifact readiness for manufacturing and integration.
March 2025 monthly summary for UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Delivered comprehensive mechanical design enhancements for Arm Link 2 and Wrist, consolidating upgrades across Link 2, Uprights, sprockets, and motor mounting to improve strength, accuracy, and end-effector integration. Introduced new parts (sprocket-uprights), updated holes/mates, and prepared the assembly for simulation. Implemented A56 spacer integration for link2_tube-deflect with a new holder part design to support spacer integration and component adjustments. Updated Arm Link1 EndCap binary assets to reflect design changes, ensuring consistency with the evolving arm assembly. Fixed critical Link 2 assembly issues, including routing, hole patterns, and mate definitions, resulting in more robust assembly and reduced rework. Achieved simulation readiness for the updated arm assembly, accelerating testing and verification. These efforts enhanced reliability, reduced iteration cycles, and strengthened readiness for deployment.
March 2025 monthly summary for UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Delivered comprehensive mechanical design enhancements for Arm Link 2 and Wrist, consolidating upgrades across Link 2, Uprights, sprockets, and motor mounting to improve strength, accuracy, and end-effector integration. Introduced new parts (sprocket-uprights), updated holes/mates, and prepared the assembly for simulation. Implemented A56 spacer integration for link2_tube-deflect with a new holder part design to support spacer integration and component adjustments. Updated Arm Link1 EndCap binary assets to reflect design changes, ensuring consistency with the evolving arm assembly. Fixed critical Link 2 assembly issues, including routing, hole patterns, and mate definitions, resulting in more robust assembly and reduced rework. Achieved simulation readiness for the updated arm assembly, accelerating testing and verification. These efforts enhanced reliability, reduced iteration cycles, and strengthened readiness for deployment.
February 2025 monthly summary for UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Delivered a targeted hardware design enhancement for the Axis-4 robot arm by introducing an internal wireholder to enable reliable wire routing through the internal gear mechanism. Created a SolidWorks part file and its temporary file, advancing the integration between CAD artifacts and the arm assembly workflow. The work improves maintainability, reduces cable routing risk, and sets the foundation for future wiring optimizations in the Axis-4 architecture.
February 2025 monthly summary for UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Delivered a targeted hardware design enhancement for the Axis-4 robot arm by introducing an internal wireholder to enable reliable wire routing through the internal gear mechanism. Created a SolidWorks part file and its temporary file, advancing the integration between CAD artifacts and the arm assembly workflow. The work improves maintainability, reduces cable routing risk, and sets the foundation for future wiring optimizations in the Axis-4 architecture.
January 2025 – UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Mechanical design updates for A56 assembly (SolidWorks parts). Focused on advancing the arm mechanism through updated CAD models and documentation to accelerate prototyping and future integration.
January 2025 – UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Mechanical design updates for A56 assembly (SolidWorks parts). Focused on advancing the arm mechanism through updated CAD models and documentation to accelerate prototyping and future integration.
November 2024 monthly summary for UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Delivered foundational hardware design assets for the arm subsystem, enabling reliable assembly of two motor mounts with a shared faceplate. The key commit links two motor mounts to the faceplate (0d7f0e0d461613be6f4654a531eb7a41e1e9e534). Bolts and fastener details are pending, but the design scaffolding and documentation establish a clear path for BOM, manufacturing handoff, and future iterations. This work reduces assembly time, improves mechanical robustness, and sets the stage for integration with control electronics.
November 2024 monthly summary for UBC-Snowbots/Arm: Delivered foundational hardware design assets for the arm subsystem, enabling reliable assembly of two motor mounts with a shared faceplate. The key commit links two motor mounts to the faceplate (0d7f0e0d461613be6f4654a531eb7a41e1e9e534). Bolts and fastener details are pending, but the design scaffolding and documentation establish a clear path for BOM, manufacturing handoff, and future iterations. This work reduces assembly time, improves mechanical robustness, and sets the stage for integration with control electronics.

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