Project 10.1 Design Challenge - Civil Engineering and ...



Project 10.1 Design ChallengeIntroductionDesign challenges provide opportunities to apply skills and knowledge in unique and creative ways. Designers are often asked to come up with solutions to problems that exist. Their supervisor or board of directors may give them a few constraints to adhere to and then ask the designers to solve the problem. Designers are sometimes put together to form a team and asked to collaborate to create the solution. When you are a one-person design team, the task of effective communication is rather simple. However, what happens when you must communicate your ideas to others, or when the responsibility of a team’s solution falls on the shoulders of the entire team? This increases the level of responsibility significantly and requires the development of effective team working skills.This project will provide you with the opportunity to work together in teams of two. The team will need to come up with a solution to a stated problem. The design process introduced and used in Unit 1 will be applied to this project.EquipmentEngineering notebookIsometric grid paperComputer with 3D CAD solid modeling softwareDecision matrixProcedureDivide into teams under the direction of your teacher.Read the five design briefs below.Decide within the team on a design brief that you will complete.Use the design process to generate solutions to the problem. Use isometric grid paper to sketch ideas and at least three possible solutions.Create three possible solutions. Determine the final solution using a decision matrix.Create a CAD model and complete set of working drawings using specifications given by your teacher.As a team create a three-fold brochure marketing the solution to the design problem.Desk Organizer Design BriefClient Company:Office Supply ChainTarget Consumer:Teachers, Corporate Executives, and home office workersDesigner:Problem Statement:Keeping an office desk from becoming cluttered with papers, devices such as pens, pencils, staplers, paper clips, Post-It Notes, and writing pads is a never-ending task. This hinders work space and organization.Design Statement:Design and model a product that will reduce the clutter that accumulates on office desks and free up space.Constraints:Must not attach to the desk.Must fit into a box with interior dimensions of 6 in. depth x 12 in. width x 10 in. height.Must include a recessed area, a bent plastic part, and must have a base ? in. thick. Must have a minimum of five different parts once assembled.Must hold a minimum of six items.Emergency Supply Organizer Design BriefClient Company:Auto Parts StoresTarget Consumer:Owners of automobiles with trunksDesigner:Problem Statement:Even when placed carefully in the trunk of a car, emergency supplies and other items slide around and shift positions. Many times these products are damaged or fall into the crevices of the spare tire compartment.Design Statement:Design a low cost organization system that will neatly contain emergency supplies that are commonly carried in an automobile trunk.Constraints:1. Must not attach to any part of the car. Must fit within a box with interior dimensions of 14 in. wide x 12 in. deep x 10 in. high.Must be an assembly of a minimum of six different parts.Must hold a minimum of seven items.Must be made of a durable material.Candy Dispenser Design BriefClient Company:A Leading Candy CompanyTarget Consumer:Children ages 5 to 12Designer:Problem Statement:The Candy Company is celebrating its 50th year anniversary and would like to provide consumers with a candy dispenser that will house the four existing bite-size candies that they currently produce. They also want new shapes created for each candy.Design Statement:Design and model a new hand-held dispensing system.Constraints:Must be durable.Must fit into a box with interior dimensions of 8 in. wide x 4 in. deep x 4 in. high.Must be an assembly of a minimum of four different parts.Must hold the four new candy shapes.The new candy shapes cannot exceed ? in. width, depth, height, or diameter.ConclusionWhy is it important to model an idea before making a final prototype?Based on your experiences during the completion of the Design Challenges, what was the hardest thing about working as a team?What is a design brief?Besides a three-fold brochure, how else can you market your design? ................
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