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Senior Design Project

Academic Work
2016

In an Innovative Product Design course that doubled as my senior design project, my team developed products to assist physically challenged individuals with lifting and pouring pots and pans. We arrived at two types of products: a universally attachable tool (Prototype 7) as well as a line of cookware with integrated easy-pour mechanisms (Prototype 8). I led my team through the design thinking process and was a principal player in the ideation phase. During prototyping, we created eight prototypes in six weeks utilizing laser cutting and 3D printing. We iterated based on testing, user feedback, and market, IP, and profitability analyses. I was instrumental in component sourcing, mechanical design with the CAD software Onshape, mechanical analysis, and interacting with users. Mechanical analysis consisted of strength, weight, kinematic, ergonomic, and manufacturability studies. System engineering tools, such as Pugh Decision Matrices, were leveraged to make decisions throughout this project.

Physical Prototype 7: Integrated Catch with Gears

Physical Prototype 8: Easy Pouring Mechanism

Prototype 1: 4 Bar Linkage
Prototype 2: 4 Bar Linkage with Rubber Band
Prototype 3: 4 Bar Linkage with Linear Slide
Prototype 4: 4 Bar Linkage with Compression Spring
Design Pivot: Clamping Mechanism Change
Prototype 5: Catch-Style Clamp and Ergonomic Grip
Prototype 5: Catch Use Cases
Prototype 6: Catch-Style Clamp with Actuation Arm
Prototype 7: Integrated Catch with Gears
Prototype 7: Catch Use Cases
Prototype 7: CAD Model and 3D Printed Prototype
Prototype 8: Easy Pouring Mechanism
Prototype 8: Pouring Use Cases
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