Since the last assignment, I spent some time looking over the designs and concept ideas the team has created involving the fail-safe mechanism. From looking at the team's personal assessment, it appears the team have similar thoughts on how to make the cabin safer. Although there are various details that differ, a primary concern that threatens the cabin is the possibility of the cabin falling from the tracks.
A common idea the team had involved adding a secondary wheel as a safety precaution. To implement the secondary wheel the designs reconfigured the guide-way. While this decision is unavoidable, it will raise the cost production for the guide-way. The secondary wheel to help reinforce the bogie was also installed which would help provide extra support while giving the bogie a way for the cabin to be properly transported if the bogie malfunctions.
A specific sketch that caught my attention was Jeffrey Chau due to the detail and concept. His steering mechanism utilizes the guide-way to with control the direction. While the original bogie already does this, the design created also provides extra support to relieve some stress from the other portions of the wheel. His second design involves a drastic change in the guide-way. While that probably isn't recommended for the project, he gave the guide-way additional tracks to help guide the bogie and provide direction. After some clarification, altercations to the guide-ways is recommended instead of reinventing the bogie or guide-way.
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