Proposal – Paper Submission
     We are going to focus our project on the Craftsman RoboGrip Pliers.  Many different people in many different applications use this tool.  The RoboGrip can be called an universal tool with easy adjustment that is used in many daily tasks.  It is mainly used to grip objects and to give a greater leverage like when tightening bolts, turning rods and conduit.
    The external force is the applied force the he/she grips the handles and squeezes them together.  The magnitude of the external force is the greatest force produced by that person’s hand.  But the clamping force that is produced is going to be much greater than the hands force because of the moment that is created by the length of the handles.  The longer the handle’s the more leverage that is produced which makes for a larger moment.
 We are going to analyze all the members that makes the RoboGrip functional.  We will analyze the clamping force due to the external force, the force that is present in the spring adjustment bar, the pin that attaches the spring adjustment bar to the handle, and the locking pin that is located between the two handles.  We are also going to calculate the moment about the locking pin.  The shear stress that effects the two pins in the tool.  And the stress that is put on the spring mechanism in the handle.