The Multifunctional ChairENGR 3650: Suggested Project Roadmap
\nWeek # Activities
\n4 1.Term Project: Form groups, Brainstorm for PD ideas
\n2. Term Project: Develop ideas for products, Develop Gantt Chart,<\/p>\n
5 1.Term Project: Develop Mission Statement, Shortlist ideas for products 2. Term Project: Customer Needs Analysis<\/p>\n
6 Term Project: Product Specifications<\/p>\n
7 Term Project: Preliminary Product Design, Economic Analysis
\n8 Term Project: Industrial Design, Functional Analysis<\/p>\n
9 Term Project: Product Reverse Engineering and Bench marking
\n10 Term Project: Prototype Design<\/p>\n
11 Term Project: Prototype Design
\n12 Term Project: Prototype Manufacturing,<\/p>\n
13 Term Project: Prototype Manufacturing,
\n14 Term Project: Project Presentations<\/p>\n
Please form the groups of 3-4 people. You can have some ideas by examining the posters downstairs (e.g. the ones in front of the elevators). Let me know about your project team assignments by February 4.
\nPurpose: The purpose of this project is to give you a hands-on opportunity to implement the ideas and techniques you learn in the class to design and develop a consumer product. The project is the major lab component of the course and is worth 30% of the final grade.<\/p>\n
Objectives: The objectives are to design a functional tool or a consumer product and subsequently manufacture a functional prototype of it. Keep a systematic record or log book of all your activities. A tool can be a kitchen, gardening, wood or metal working tool. A consumer product may be a table lamp, broom, trashcan, a musical instrument, a toy etc. etc. Write a detailed project report and make a presentation based on the project work at the end of the term.<\/p>\n
Background: A typical group is anticipated to consist of 3-4 engineering students. Each group is responsible for developing appropriate channels for communication, both on and off campus, with their team members e.g. e-mail, cell \/ home \/ work phones, to organize meetings etc.<\/p>\n
Design Guidelines: The guidelines for designing a product or a tool are as follows:
\n\u2022 Must perform a useful task or a function
\n\u2022 Contain at least five (5) distinct parts and requires five (5) different manufacturing + assembly operations to build
\n\u2022 Retail under $20.00, prototype manufacturing cost less than $100
\n\u2022 Be benchmarkable, which means that there are similar commercially-made products available for comparison
\n\u2022 Be ergonomically sound and safe to use
\n\u2022 Choose appropriate materials and processes with a view to maximize energy conservation, minimize environmental impact and facilitate sustainable development via recycling \/ reuse.
\n\u2022 Be something that you can realistically prototype without costing a fortune. Prototype must look and feel as much like the final design as possible
\n\u2022 Have some special characteristic(s) that will make it marketable e.g. added functionality, pleasing appearance, lightweight etc.
\n\u2022 Try to come up with a concept for a tool or product that you would like to own and that you want to work on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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