Group 9 - Poulan Leaf Blower

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== Project Purpose ==
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== Executive Summary ==
  
The purpose of this project is to enhance the understanding that we, as students of engineering, have for the mechanical functionality of the leaf blower. As a group, we hope to learn exactly how the leaf blower works, and what factors contributed to its design. To do this, we will dissect the leaf blower, and individually analyze each component before reassembling the unit.
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The purpose of this project is to enhance the understanding that we, as students, have for for the engineering decisions that go into the design manufacturing, and production of the leaf blower. As a group, we hope to learn exactly how the leaf blower works, and what factors contributed to its development.  
  
Over the coarse of this project, we as a group intend to to gain valuable experience in the following fields:
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To accomplish this, we used a hands on method consisting of the following steps:
* Engineering Analysis
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* Critical thinking
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1.)''Physical deconstruction of the leaf blower into its most basic components.''
* Information Synthesis
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* Technical Communication
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2.)''Create a profile for the product, documenting each component and how the individual subsystems interact with each other.''
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3.)''Analyse each component and relate the component's development to the four factors.''
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4.)''Design revisions were suggested on both the component and system level based on influences from society, the economy, the environment, and the geographic location where the blower is to be used.''
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6.)'' The leaf blower was then reassembled to its original condition.''
  
  

Revision as of 16:36, 8 December 2011

Group 9 - Leaf Blower

Group Members: Pete Eichensehr, Nick Barnhard, Jason Santangelo, Chris Mayer, Travis Zappia



Executive Summary

The purpose of this project is to enhance the understanding that we, as students, have for for the engineering decisions that go into the design manufacturing, and production of the leaf blower. As a group, we hope to learn exactly how the leaf blower works, and what factors contributed to its development.

To accomplish this, we used a hands on method consisting of the following steps:

1.)Physical deconstruction of the leaf blower into its most basic components.

2.)Create a profile for the product, documenting each component and how the individual subsystems interact with each other.

3.)Analyse each component and relate the component's development to the four factors.

4.)Design revisions were suggested on both the component and system level based on influences from society, the economy, the environment, and the geographic location where the blower is to be used.

6.) The leaf blower was then reassembled to its original condition.




Gate 1 - Project Planning

Gate 2 - Product Dissection.

Gate 3 - Product Analysis.

Gate 4 - Product Explanation.



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This is the leaf blower that we will study.
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