Telescoping Lift

My first school project. Made a line following robot that was to deploy a lift where the motion of one section would move the rest. Used a lead screw with timing pulleys to create a system capable of lifting 80 Newtons worth of force to a height of six feet.

CAD detailing overall lift system

The Mechanism

Chose this mechanism to get rid of many issues with other forms of lifts. For instance scissor lifts are unstable, cable driven lifts generate a lot of friction in the system. This design I found to be powerful given my motor constraint, quick enough to deliver in the time allowed, and stable enough to reach the peak height