h1. Articulating Loader

Rationale¶

Methodology¶

Preliminary Thoughts¶

Donor Vehicle¶

Chassis¶

Hydraulics¶

Boom Design¶

Boom Attachments¶

h1. TODO

h2. Infrastructure

Set up repo and get WC established on workstation¶

Fix the DNS so bushidosoftware.com works with the Redmine instance¶

Configure Redmine to allow public access to the project wiki¶

**Fix solvespace to allow variables to be defined and used in dimensioning formulae¶

h2. Build

Decide if a Samurai's drivetrain is strong enough as a base for this build¶

a. If not, decide what vehicle to use

Acquire donor vehicle(s)¶

a. Determine hydraulic motor required to power the drivetrain
b. Determine hydraulic pump required to drive the hydraulic motor
c. Decide if second hydraulic pump is required for steering, boom operation, and auxiliary features
d. Determine the engine required to drive the hydraulic pump(s)