156B Week 7

Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.

• • Penguin 3.0 CAD is ready for 3D print

  • Car 2.0 CAD is getting polished up

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • New iteration of Car and Penguin design

  • Anver (Suction cup company) was contacted

Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.

• • Emmanuel: 3D print Penguin 3.0 and troubleshoot the model

  • Ebrahim: Polish Car 2.0 CAD, fix lid and eating compartment problems

  • Nima: Research outside 3D printing (SolidConcepts)

  • Jinfeng: Compile list of various suction cup options with price and material; come up with conclusion on viability of silicone

Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • 5/14/12

  • Good progress on both CAD's

    • Discussed new modifications on both models

    • Raised some problems with the car model, some suggested solutions

  • Crunch time

  • Need to figure out suction cup issue

    • Contact multiple suction companies ASAP

  • Look into final high-quality 3D print (outsourced)

Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments  (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • 5/15/12

  • Come up with list of suction cup options to present to sponsor

  • Come up with list of things that can be accomplished by the end of the quarter

    • Focus on a single design

  • Form and function; user being able to intuitively know how to use object

Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • N/A

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Lid needs to be more intuitive

  • Suction cup

    • Material: Silicone is expensive, but fulfills all requirements of child/food and dishwasher safe

    • One or two suction cups?

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • SolidConcepts (rapid prototyping company in Poway)

Schedule

• • Get Penguin 3.0 printed out

  • Get final goals/deliverables down

  • Update Gantt chart.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • $322.65 spent, $677.35 remaining

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Starting to work on 2nd draft of Report