
Over six months, Yungco contributed mechanical and CAD design enhancements to the UBC-Snowbots/Arm repository, focusing on robotic arm subsystems. He developed modular assemblies, such as motor mounts and faceplates, and introduced new SolidWorks part files to improve manufacturability and integration. Yungco addressed wiring complexity by designing internal wireholders and enhanced assembly robustness through upgrades to Link 2, Wrist, and differential bush components. His work leveraged 3D modeling, FEA analysis, and simulation software, ensuring design traceability and readiness for manufacturing. By updating CAD artifacts and documentation, Yungco improved maintainability, reduced assembly time, and supported future iterations of the robotic arm.
March 2026 saw the delivery of key mechanical design enhancements for the UBC-Snowbots Arm, focusing on Robotic Arm A4: Differential Bush Enhancements and Endcap Redesign. The work included adding new differential bush parts, modifying the A4 assembly to improve functionality, and introducing a new STL endcap file along with updated SLDPRT files to reflect the reprint and improved specifications. Commits supporting this work: acd929466a0957d14a804ef094a1def55cc93d39 (differential bush and A4 changes) and 2dab7fbadf725e9bf643b31a8aabc22cfbc225dd (endcap reprint).
March 2026 saw the delivery of key mechanical design enhancements for the UBC-Snowbots Arm, focusing on Robotic Arm A4: Differential Bush Enhancements and Endcap Redesign. The work included adding new differential bush parts, modifying the A4 assembly to improve functionality, and introducing a new STL endcap file along with updated SLDPRT files to reflect the reprint and improved specifications. Commits supporting this work: acd929466a0957d14a804ef094a1def55cc93d39 (differential bush and A4 changes) and 2dab7fbadf725e9bf643b31a8aabc22cfbc225dd (endcap reprint).
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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