156B Week 1

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

• • Working on individual component analysis and designs

    • Back Wheel Slider - Samantha

    • Best Type of Wheels:Ground Wheels - Rebecca

    • Best Type of Wheels:Trunk Wheels - Christina

    • Locking Mechanism on Front Wheels - Sean

    • Material of Shopping Cart - Group

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Finished risk reduction

    • preliminary leg design and space restraints taken care of

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

• • Have individual component analyses completed (all)

    • Incorporate best solutions into Car Cart Design (all)

      • meet as a group to do so and to discuss all findings (all)

  • Work to improve CAD model (Christina mostly)

  • Continue researching cart materials (Sean, Sam)

  • Try to set consistent weekly meeting time with Dr. Goldberg (Rebecca)

  • Update Website (Christina)

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

• • Seemed to be happy with the risk reduction and presentation what we did (via email, 3/20)

    • We will discuss more when we meet next week Wednesday since Dr. Goldberg is in China this week

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

• • Think about pinch point on leg folding (in person, 3/19)

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

• • Be more clear with rolling in the trunk aspect of the cart (in person, 3/19)

  • Is it even necessary to have spring loaded trunk wheels? (in person, 3/29)

    • Christina is investigating this

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Nothing serious yet

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • N/A

Schedule

• • See updated Gantt chart.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • Nothing spend yet

  • $1000 remaining

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • In progress of updating Webpage

    • Will be more updated by this Friday (4/3)

  • Report will start to be written after individual component analyses are finished (all)