/challenges-projects/design-challenges/makelifeaccessible/b/blog/posts/step-five-5-hardware---intelligent-elbow-motion-assistance-acuator5.1 Function DescriptionMy projectl is Intelligent Elbow Motion-Assistance Actuator. This device is comprised of two parts. On part is intelligent arm gesture sensing and pattern matching implemented by FRDM-KV31. The other part is bi-direction elbowen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/makelifeaccessible/b/blog/posts/step-five-5-hardware---intelligent-elbow-motion-assistance-acuatorTue, 05 Jul 2016 18:38:47 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ada65622-b5f5-4b79-ab84-e1b4a08db35aDAB1<p>I am a bit concerned.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You are putting a lot of stress on the motor with the way you have attached it to the two parts.</p><p>You have both angular issues as well as rotation forces that could potentially really compromise your motor function.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You might want to consider adding a hinge to the joint and then use the motor to just move the bar allowing ;the joint to absorb most of the force.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Just a thought,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=1676&AppID=130&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">