The Shivering Cat

The “Shivering Cat” mechanical sculpture depicts a cat shivering in a heavy rain. The operator opens an umbrella for the cat by pushing a button. As the umbrella opens up, the cat stops shivering. It was another ME 370 project in the same semester I designed the “Ninja Robot”, My role in this project was the chief engineer, I came up with the story, designed the theme, designed the geartrain layout and came up with the integration of an actuated umbrella, and led my team members design and assemble the final sculpture. This project was kept in department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at UIUC as an example project for ME370.