Group 11 - Kodak Waterproof Camera - Revision history

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 '''Members'''
-    Thomas Troy  --------- (Assembly, After Assembly, Technical Specialist)
+    Thomas Troy  --------- (Assembly, After Assembly, Webpage Technician)
         Bin Pan  --------- (Introduction, Executive Summary)
        Rex Chan  --------- (Editor, Picture Upload)

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 This product works by using a series of gears and springs to open the shutter to take pictures.  The shutter starts off covering the hole that allows light through.  When the film advance gear is turned, the camshaft turns the sprocket moving the next film slide in front of the window.  The shutter lever is also moved until it locks into place by the film advance lock.  Once the camera is aimed at the desired image, the shutter release button is pushed releasing the film advance lock.  The lever is then moved which opens the shutter for a very short amount of time.  The springs allow for the shutter to be open for less then a second before it closes again.  In this short amount of time, light enters the hole imprinting the image on the film.  The film advance gear is turned again to take a new picture.  This product still runs the same as it did before we disassembled it.
-Analysis could be used in many ways to design a better product for market.   Chief analyses that would need to be considered would be: strength of parts, moving dynamics, cost of manufacturing parts, assembly time, materials and ergonomics.   When analyzed these constituents could be optimized to maximize the potential profit made by the company.   In order to ensure product success and potentially save the company enormous amounts of money it would seem reasonable to do many product tests to guarantee quality.   In disassembling and reassembling the product it quickly became apparent that the reassembly was a reverse process of the disassembly with the exception of not needed any tools when placing the components back into place during reassembly.  The camera was both fully disassembled and reassembled with no problems other than that of the time required to do this.   For this product we had a few design recommendations.   Firstly we would like to see the main camera body mold have a smaller amount of plastic used.   We feel this would decrease the cost of the product and would not decrease the strength of the product enough to make it not functional under reasonable conditions.   Secondly we would like to see the camera comprised of fewer parts.   Parts such as the film window didn't need to be separately injection molded and then clipped into the main camera body.   It would have been easier and possibly more cost effective to include the film window in the mold of the main body.   Another advantageous design change would be to make all the plastic parts aside from the lenses out of the same color plastic.   This could possibly save in costs because the different plastics might give rise to slightly higher costs due to the differences in the plastics.   We do realize that the plastics are of different colors to make it easier and faster for a human to assembly the product (more analysis recommended).   As far as design features go we would like to see this camera be designed in such a way so that only one hand would be required to fully operate it.   This would be great for those interested in using the camera for scuba diving (divers often need one hand free to monitor their gauges).   Also we found the viewfinder to be quite unnecessary for a majority of those using the camera as it would most likely never be used in an underwater setting.   Lastly we would like to instructions that are more pictorial and bigger to add to the ease of use.
+Analysis could be used in many ways to design a better product for market.   Chief analyses that would need to be considered would be: strength of parts, moving dynamics, cost of manufacturing parts, assembly time, materials and ergonomics.   When analyzed these constituents could be optimized to maximize the potential profit made by the company.   In order to ensure product success and potentially save the company enormous amounts of money it would seem reasonable to do many product tests to guarantee quality.   In disassembling and reassembling the product it quickly became apparent that the reassembly was a reverse process of the disassembly with the exception of not needed any tools when placing the components back into place during reassembly.  The camera was both fully disassembled and reassembled with no problems other than that of the time required to do this.   For this product we had a few design recommendations.   Firstly we would like to see the main camera body mold have a smaller amount of plastic used.   We feel this would decrease the cost of the product and would not decrease the strength of the product enough to make it not functional under reasonable conditions.   Secondly we would like to see the camera comprised of fewer parts.   Parts such as the film window didn't need to be separately injection molded and then clipped into the main camera body.   It would have been easier and possibly more cost effective to include the film window in the mold of the main body.   Another advantageous design change would be to make all the plastic parts aside from the lenses out of the same color plastic.   This could possibly save in costs because the different plastics might give rise to slightly higher costs due to the differences in the plastics.   We do realize that the plastics are probably of different colors to make it easier and faster for a human to assembly the product (more analysis recommended).   As far as design features go we would like to see this camera be designed in such a way so that only one hand would be required to fully operate it.   This would be great for those interested in using the camera for scuba diving (divers often need one hand free to monitor their gauges).   Also we found the viewfinder to be quite unnecessary for a majority of those using the camera as it would most likely never be used in an underwater setting.   Lastly we would like to see instructions that are more pictorial and bigger to add to the ease of use.
 =='''CAD Drawings'''==

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 This product works by using a series of gears and springs to open the shutter to take pictures.  The shutter starts off covering the hole that allows light through.  When the film advance gear is turned, the camshaft turns the sprocket moving the next film slide in front of the window.  The shutter lever is also moved until it locks into place by the film advance lock.  Once the camera is aimed at the desired image, the shutter release button is pushed releasing the film advance lock.  The lever is then moved which opens the shutter for a very short amount of time.  The springs allow for the shutter to be open for less then a second before it closes again.  In this short amount of time, light enters the hole imprinting the image on the film.  The film advance gear is turned again to take a new picture.  This product still runs the same as it did before we disassembled it.
-Analysis could be used in many ways to design a better product for market.   Chief analyses that would need to be considered would be: strength of parts, moving dynamics, cost of manufacturing parts, assembly time, materials and ergonomics.   When analyzed these constituents could be optimized to maximize the potential profit made by the company.   In order to ensure product success and potentially save the company enormous amounts of money it would seem reasonable to do many product tests to guarantee quality.   In disassembling and reassembling the product it quickly became apparent that the reassembly was a reverse process of the disassembly with the exception of not needed any tools when placing the components back into place during reassembly.  The camera was both fully disassembled and reassembled with no problems other than that of the time required to do this.   For this product we had a few design recommendations.   Firstly we would like to see the main camera body mold have a smaller amount of plastic used.   We feel this would decrease the cost of the product and would not decrease the strength of the product to make it not functional under reasonable conditions.   Secondly we would like to see the camera comprised of fewer parts.   Parts such as the film window didn't need to be separately injection molded and then clipped into the main camera body.   It would have been easier and possibly more cost effective to include the film window in the mold of the main body.   Another advantageous design change would be to make all the plastic parts aside from the lenses out of the same color plastic.   This could possibly save in costs because the different plastics might give rise to slightly higher costs due to the differences in the plastics.   We do realize that the plastics are of different colors to make it easier and faster for a human to assembly the product (more analysis recommended).   As far as design features go we would like to see this camera be designed in such a way so that only one hand would be required to fully operate it.   This would be great for those interested in using the camera for scuba diving (divers often need one hand free to monitor their gauges).   Also we found the viewfinder to be quite unnecessary for a majority of those using the camera as it would most likely never be used in an underwater setting.   Lastly we would like to instructions that are more pictorial and bigger to add to the ease of use.
+Analysis could be used in many ways to design a better product for market.   Chief analyses that would need to be considered would be: strength of parts, moving dynamics, cost of manufacturing parts, assembly time, materials and ergonomics.   When analyzed these constituents could be optimized to maximize the potential profit made by the company.   In order to ensure product success and potentially save the company enormous amounts of money it would seem reasonable to do many product tests to guarantee quality.   In disassembling and reassembling the product it quickly became apparent that the reassembly was a reverse process of the disassembly with the exception of not needed any tools when placing the components back into place during reassembly.  The camera was both fully disassembled and reassembled with no problems other than that of the time required to do this.   For this product we had a few design recommendations.   Firstly we would like to see the main camera body mold have a smaller amount of plastic used.   We feel this would decrease the cost of the product and would not decrease the strength of the product enough to make it not functional under reasonable conditions.   Secondly we would like to see the camera comprised of fewer parts.   Parts such as the film window didn't need to be separately injection molded and then clipped into the main camera body.   It would have been easier and possibly more cost effective to include the film window in the mold of the main body.   Another advantageous design change would be to make all the plastic parts aside from the lenses out of the same color plastic.   This could possibly save in costs because the different plastics might give rise to slightly higher costs due to the differences in the plastics.   We do realize that the plastics are of different colors to make it easier and faster for a human to assembly the product (more analysis recommended).   As far as design features go we would like to see this camera be designed in such a way so that only one hand would be required to fully operate it.   This would be great for those interested in using the camera for scuba diving (divers often need one hand free to monitor their gauges).   Also we found the viewfinder to be quite unnecessary for a majority of those using the camera as it would most likely never be used in an underwater setting.   Lastly we would like to instructions that are more pictorial and bigger to add to the ease of use.
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	This product works by using a series of gears and springs to open the shutter to take pictures. The shutter starts off covering the hole that allows light through. When the film advance gear is turned, the camshaft turns the sprocket moving the next film slide in front of the window. The shutter lever is also moved until it locks into place by the film advance lock. Once the camera is aimed at the desired image, the shutter release button is pushed releasing the film advance lock. The lever is then moved which opens the shutter for a very short amount of time. The springs allow for the shutter to be open for less then a second before it closes again. In this short amount of time, light enters the hole imprinting the image on the film. The film advance gear is turned again to take a new picture. This product still runs the same as it did before we disassembled it.		This product works by using a series of gears and springs to open the shutter to take pictures. The shutter starts off covering the hole that allows light through. When the film advance gear is turned, the camshaft turns the sprocket moving the next film slide in front of the window. The shutter lever is also moved until it locks into place by the film advance lock. Once the camera is aimed at the desired image, the shutter release button is pushed releasing the film advance lock. The lever is then moved which opens the shutter for a very short amount of time. The springs allow for the shutter to be open for less then a second before it closes again. In this short amount of time, light enters the hole imprinting the image on the film. The film advance gear is turned again to take a new picture. This product still runs the same as it did before we disassembled it.
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	Analysis could be used in many ways to design a better product for market. Chief analyses that would need to be considered would be: strength of parts, moving dynamics, cost of manufacturing parts, assembly time, materials and ergonomics. When analyzed these constituents could be optimized to maximize the potential profit made by the company. In order to ensure product success and potentially save the company enormous amounts of money it would seem reasonable to do many product tests to guarantee quality. In disassembling and reassembling the product it quickly became apparent that the reassembly was a reverse process of the disassembly with the exception of not needed any tools when placing the components back into place during reassembly. The camera was both fully disassembled and reassembled with no problems other than that of the time required to do this. For this product we had a few design recommendations. Firstly we would like to see the main camera body mold have a smaller amount of plastic used. We feel this would decrease the cost of the product and would not decrease the strength of the product to make it not functional under reasonable conditions. Secondly we would like to see the camera comprised of fewer parts. Parts such as the film window didn't need to be separately injection molded and then clipped into the main camera body. It would have been easier and possibly more cost effective to include the film window in the mold of the main body. Another advantageous design change would be to make all the plastic parts aside from the lenses out of the same color plastic. This could possibly save in costs because the different plastics might give rise to slightly higher costs due to the differences in the plastics. We do realize that the plastics are of different colors to make it easier and faster for a human to assembly the product (more analysis recommended). As far as design features go we would like to see this camera be designed in such a way so that only one hand would be required to fully operate it. This would be great for those interested in using the camera for scuba diving (divers often need one hand free to monitor their gauges). Also we found the viewfinder to be quite unnecessary for a majority of those using the camera as it would most likely never be used in an underwater setting. Lastly we would like to instructions that are more pictorial and bigger to add to the ease of use.		Analysis could be used in many ways to design a better product for market. Chief analyses that would need to be considered would be: strength of parts, moving dynamics, cost of manufacturing parts, assembly time, materials and ergonomics. When analyzed these constituents could be optimized to maximize the potential profit made by the company. In order to ensure product success and potentially save the company enormous amounts of money it would seem reasonable to do many product tests to guarantee quality. In disassembling and reassembling the product it quickly became apparent that the reassembly was a reverse process of the disassembly with the exception of not needed any tools when placing the components back into place during reassembly. The camera was both fully disassembled and reassembled with no problems other than that of the time required to do this. For this product we had a few design recommendations. Firstly we would like to see the main camera body mold have a smaller amount of plastic used. We feel this would decrease the cost of the product and would not decrease the strength of the product to make it not functional under reasonable conditions. Secondly we would like to see the camera comprised of fewer parts. Parts such as the film window didn't need to be separately injection molded and then clipped into the main camera body. It would have been easier and possibly more cost effective to include the film window in the mold of the main body. Another advantageous design change would be to make all the plastic parts aside from the lenses out of the same color plastic. This could possibly save in costs because the different plastics might give rise to slightly higher costs due to the differences in the plastics. We do realize that the plastics are of different colors to make it easier and faster for a human to assembly the product (more analysis recommended). As far as design features go we would like to see this camera be designed in such a way so that only one hand would be required to fully operate it. This would be great for those interested in using the camera for scuba diving (divers often need one hand free to monitor their gauges). Also we found the viewfinder to be quite unnecessary for a majority of those using the camera as it would most likely never be used in an underwater setting. Lastly we would like to instructions that are more pictorial and bigger to add to the ease of use.

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 =='''After Reassembly'''==
-This product works by using a series of gears and springs to open the shutter to take pictures.  The shutter starts off covering the hole that allows light through.  When the film advance gear is turned, the camshaft turns the sprocket moving the next film slide in front of the window.  The shutter lever is also moved until it locks into place by the film advance lock.  Once the camera is aimed at the desired image, the shutter release button is pushed releasing the film advance lock.  The lever is then moved which opens the shutter for a very short amount of time.  The springs allow for the shutter to be for less then a second before it closes again.  In this short amount of time, light enters the hole imprinting the image on the film.  The film advance gear is turned again to take a new picture.  This product still runs the same as it did before we disassembled it.
+This product works by using a series of gears and springs to open the shutter to take pictures.  The shutter starts off covering the hole that allows light through.  When the film advance gear is turned, the camshaft turns the sprocket moving the next film slide in front of the window.  The shutter lever is also moved until it locks into place by the film advance lock.  Once the camera is aimed at the desired image, the shutter release button is pushed releasing the film advance lock.  The lever is then moved which opens the shutter for a very short amount of time.  The springs allow for the shutter to be open for less then a second before it closes again.  In this short amount of time, light enters the hole imprinting the image on the film.  The film advance gear is turned again to take a new picture.  This product still runs the same as it did before we disassembled it.
 Analysis could be used in many ways to design a better product for market.   Chief analyses that would need to be considered would be: strength of parts, moving dynamics, cost of manufacturing parts, assembly time, materials and ergonomics.   When analyzed these constituents could be optimized to maximize the potential profit made by the company.   In order to ensure product success and potentially save the company enormous amounts of money it would seem reasonable to do many product tests to guarantee quality.   In disassembling and reassembling the product it quickly became apparent that the reassembly was a reverse process of the disassembly with the exception of not needed any tools when placing the components back into place during reassembly.  The camera was both fully disassembled and reassembled with no problems other than that of the time required to do this.   For this product we had a few design recommendations.   Firstly we would like to see the main camera body mold have a smaller amount of plastic used.   We feel this would decrease the cost of the product and would not decrease the strength of the product to make it not functional under reasonable conditions.   Secondly we would like to see the camera comprised of fewer parts.   Parts such as the film window didn't need to be separately injection molded and then clipped into the main camera body.   It would have been easier and possibly more cost effective to include the film window in the mold of the main body.   Another advantageous design change would be to make all the plastic parts aside from the lenses out of the same color plastic.   This could possibly save in costs because the different plastics might give rise to slightly higher costs due to the differences in the plastics.   We do realize that the plastics are of different colors to make it easier and faster for a human to assembly the product (more analysis recommended).   As far as design features go we would like to see this camera be designed in such a way so that only one hand would be required to fully operate it.   This would be great for those interested in using the camera for scuba diving (divers often need one hand free to monitor their gauges).   Also we found the viewfinder to be quite unnecessary for a majority of those using the camera as it would most likely never be used in an underwater setting.   Lastly we would like to instructions that are more pictorial and bigger to add to the ease of use.

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 In this camera there were a multitude of parts with differing shapes and functions.   We believe, for instance, that the shutter eyehole was shaped in such a way so as to make it easy to assembly and make the camera function well due to the proper size of the eyehole.   Many other parts such as the camera body were shaped and designed a certain way to make sure everything could be assembled without the need for fasteners.   This design has big advantages in reducing assembly time which, in turn, will lead to a reduction of manufacturing costs for the company.   Other pieces such as the film advance wheel had to be shaped in that way to perform the function of winding the film (teeth locked into the film canister).   As far as materials go we believe they used primarily plastic due to its inexpensive nature, light weight, and ease of molding.   These plastic parts such as the camera body, various gears, clips and camshaft were ideal to make out of plastic.   They, unlike the shutter for instance, don't need to be particularly strong because there are no forces of large magnitude acting on them or acting on them in a way that could cause failure in the product.   However, pieces like the shutter and the two springs were found to be more advantageous when made out of metal.   The spring associated with the recoil of the shutter needed to be made out of metal because plastic is not elastic or very strong.   The shutter also was designed out of metal because a plastic shutter of equal dimensions might wear out or break.   Due to the small size and insufficient cross-sectional area, the shutter simply had to be made out of metal.   Lastly the lenses were made out of plastic rather than glass because Kodak was trying to minimize costs.   Plastic was acceptable for the lenses because of the nature of the disposable camera, with scratches of the lenses  most likely not being an issue worth considering.
-The Kodak disposable camera, while designed in a very methodical manner, could have some possible improvements made to  assembly/disassembly and components comprising it.   One thing that is worth considering was the product's inability to be disassembled with great speed.   The camera had one way snap fits that made it easy to assemble but harder to disassemble.   It is possible that the camera had more snap fits than necessary as well.   This inability to disassemble the camera fast can't prove a failed product design however because of the lack of knowledge we have about how they typically take these cameras apart (do they use a machine?).   The last major improvement we believe would be making the film window a part of the main body of the camera.   We found that it had no advantage to be detachable except if the camera body were to be used for more than one of Kodak's disposable cameras.   If this were the case standardizing the camera body and just changing the film windows between cameras would be beneficial probably.
+The Kodak disposable camera, while designed in a very methodical manner, could have some possible improvements made to ease assembly/disassembly and to the components comprising it.   One thing that is worth considering was the product's inability to be disassembled with great speed.   The camera had one way snap fits that made it easy to assemble but harder to disassemble.   It is possible that the camera had more snap fits than necessary as well.   This inability to disassemble the camera fast can't prove a failed product design however because of the lack of knowledge we have about how they typically take these cameras apart (do they use a machine?).   The last major improvement we believe would be making the film window a part of the main body of the camera.   We found that it had no advantage to be detachable except if the camera body were to be used for more than one of Kodak's disposable cameras.   If this were the case standardizing the camera body and just changing the film windows between cameras would be beneficial probably.
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 =='''Executive Summary'''==
-The purpose of this project is to effectively disassemble and reassemble a Kodak underwater disposable camera.   In this undertaking our group will report and comment on things such as: how the product works, why it was designed in such a way and possible improvements to the product among other things.
+The purpose of this project is to effectively disassemble and reassemble a Kodak underwater disposable camera.   In this undertaking our group will report and comment on things such as: how the product works, why it was designed in such a way, and possible improvements to the product among other things.
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 =='''Before Disassembly'''==
-The camera was brand new before disassembly began and so was fully functional.   As a guess our group thought there would be about 40 parts comprising the camera.   Also it was thought that the camera would be made primarily from plastic with some other materials such as metal alloys and glass.   The camera is all mechanically powered and through a series of mechanical mechanisms exposes the film to light which, in turn, enables it to capture the image on the film.
+The camera was brand new before disassembly began and so was fully functional.   As a guess our group thought there would be about 40 parts comprising the camera.   Also it was thought that the camera would be made primarily from plastic with some other materials such as metal alloys and glass.   The camera is all mechanically powered and through a series of mechanical mechanisms exposing the film to light which, in turn, enables it to capture the image on the film.
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