Gate 3 - Product Analysis (Group 10)
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|'''Component Summary'''|| | |'''Component Summary'''|| | ||
| − | + | Document all of the product’s components. In addition to an image of the component, | |
| − | + | identify the component’s function, materials used, manufacturing processes used, model | |
| − | + | or part number if applicable, and other important information. Be sure to include the | |
| + | number of times the components is used. | ||
||Less than a minute | ||Less than a minute | ||
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|'''Product Analysis'''|| | |'''Product Analysis'''|| | ||
| − | + | Analyze the engineering decisions that were made during the design of the product, | |
| − | + | considering the questions in Table 1 at a minimum for seven or more components. | |
| − | + | These components should be important to the user’s experience, product functionality, | |
| + | product failure, etc.; components which are heavily influenced by one or more GSEE factors | ||
| + | are also good candidates for analysis. Justification of your component selection should be | ||
| + | provided in the component’s introduction. You should reflect on the information gathered in | ||
| + | the previous stages (e.g., the development profile) to help inform your analysis. | ||
||Several minutes | ||Several minutes | ||
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|'''Solid Modeled Assembly'''|| | |'''Solid Modeled Assembly'''|| | ||
| − | + | Your group should provide solid models of 3-5 individual components using the CAD package of your | |
| − | + | choice. These components should physically interact, and you must provide an assembly drawing | |
| − | + | that represents the interaction. Briefly explain your choice of components and CAD package; in | |
| − | + | this explanation, you may wish to consider previous work. | |
||10-20 minutes | ||10-20 minutes | ||
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|'''Engineering Analysis'''|| | |'''Engineering Analysis'''|| | ||
| − | + | Choose a key component or function and explain how engineering analysis would be used in the design | |
| − | + | or testing stages of the design process. Provide a detailed description including relevant equations | |
| − | + | and processes that would allow an engineer to easily perform this analysis. This analysis could also | |
| − | + | be used to help inform your proposed revisions. | |
||20-30 minutes | ||20-30 minutes | ||
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|'''Design Revisions'''|| | |'''Design Revisions'''|| | ||
| − | + | Recommend at least 3 design changes for the product at the component or subsystem level, including | |
| − | + | (part) features you would change or eliminate and components you would combine or eliminate. These | |
| − | + | changes should address one or more of the following: global, societal, economic, or environmental | |
| − | + | concerns. The changes should improve performance, serviceability, cost, etc. Keep in mind the products | |
| + | target audience and price point when making changes. | ||
||30 minutes + | ||30 minutes + | ||
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Revision as of 15:24, 15 November 2012
The goal of this gate of the project is to complete a detailed analysis of our Snow Blower. In this stage we examined the product at the component and subsystem level, gathering and analyzing detailed information, past what we did in the previous two gates. This proses entailed the revision of our parts list form gate two to include the manufacturing processes used to create each part as well as applicable part numbers on the parts. Also we analyzed some parts in more depth creating solid models and also suggested design revisions which could be made to our product.
Product Archaeology: Product Evaluation
| Product Archaeology:Stage | Stage Description | Link to Page |
| Component Summary |
Document all of the product’s components. In addition to an image of the component, identify the component’s function, materials used, manufacturing processes used, model or part number if applicable, and other important information. Be sure to include the number of times the components is used. |
Less than a minute |
| Product Analysis |
Analyze the engineering decisions that were made during the design of the product, considering the questions in Table 1 at a minimum for seven or more components. These components should be important to the user’s experience, product functionality, product failure, etc.; components which are heavily influenced by one or more GSEE factors are also good candidates for analysis. Justification of your component selection should be provided in the component’s introduction. You should reflect on the information gathered in the previous stages (e.g., the development profile) to help inform your analysis. |
Several minutes |
| Solid Modeled Assembly |
Your group should provide solid models of 3-5 individual components using the CAD package of your choice. These components should physically interact, and you must provide an assembly drawing that represents the interaction. Briefly explain your choice of components and CAD package; in this explanation, you may wish to consider previous work. |
10-20 minutes |
| Engineering Analysis |
Choose a key component or function and explain how engineering analysis would be used in the design or testing stages of the design process. Provide a detailed description including relevant equations and processes that would allow an engineer to easily perform this analysis. This analysis could also be used to help inform your proposed revisions. |
20-30 minutes |
| Design Revisions |
Recommend at least 3 design changes for the product at the component or subsystem level, including (part) features you would change or eliminate and components you would combine or eliminate. These changes should address one or more of the following: global, societal, economic, or environmental concerns. The changes should improve performance, serviceability, cost, etc. Keep in mind the products target audience and price point when making changes. |
30 minutes + |
