Proj. Manag.

Project Management

Guidelines for Weekly Progress Reports

• • Weekly Progress Reports (see sidebar), the Gantt chart, and this Project Management page should be printed out before meetings with the sponsor and instructor.

  • All team members should be able to explain all items on the progress report.

  • Place a "*" at the beginning of the title of the active week Progress Report (see * in sidebar).

Gantt Chart

Overview of Project Context

The objective of this project is to design and eventually prototype a ski boot that will allow for a larger range of motion, yet still provide the structural support needed for skiing. The proposed design is to work with following main components: an upper cuff connected to the calf, a shoe base to protect feet, a suspension system to connect the two, and an exoskeleton to connect all the parts.

Special consideration should be taken to determine the maximum range of motion for safety purposes and the optimal range of motion for performance.

Project Management - Ski Boot

Overview of Project Context

The objective of this project is to design and eventually prototype a ski boot that will allow for a larger range of motion, yet still provide the structural support needed for skiing. The proposed design is to work with following main components: an upper cuff connected to the calf, a shoe base to protect feet, a suspension system to connect the two, and an exoskeleton to connect all the parts.

Special consideration should be taken to determine the maximum range of motion for safety purposes and the optimal range of motion for performance.

Project Objectives

High Priority Objectives

• • Increase range of motion to engage forward flex in any forward motion

  • Elastic properties to return to original position

Second Priority Objectives

• • Light

  • Easy Entry

  • No slipping up and down the leg

  • Mobility

  • Glove-like fit for each foot

  • Keep heels grounded

Other Constraints and Issues

• • Still need structural support

  • Needs to be form-fitting for different feet

  • Needs to function in a cold and wet environment

WOW Design Solution:

A WOW design would be a ski boot that will be able to meet all the above criteria, and can be custom fitted for individual skiers. The dream is to be able to use an individual’s ski preferences and physical properties, such as their size, weight, and range of motion so that we can adjust elastic properties on the ski boot for optimal comfort and performance.

Risk Reduction Strategy

List areas of risk and strategy that will be used to eliminate risk really in the design process.

• • 6 Degrees of Freedom - 3 Allowable, 3 Rigid

  • Environmental Effects

Goal: Find relationship between force applied and resulting displacement in three dimensions so that we can determine stiffness needed limit range of motion

Test:

To perform our risk reduction, we constructed the test model below:

To determine our relationship we:

• 1. Applied a force with a spring gauge

  2. Measured horizontal displacement

  3. Found associated stiffness

  4. Compared with data from previous studies

Intermediate Milestones

Individual Component Analysis Topics

The individual component analysis is part of the risk reduction effort. Each student will select a component of the project to investigate. Common topics are evaluation of a component that the team would likely have to purchase during the project. Other components may be evaluations of different software or analytical methods to use. List component topics below:

Possible Components:

Shoe and Upper Cuff

Elastic Connection between Shoe and Cuff

Exoskeleton - Suspension System

Exoskeleton- Support

Weekly Meeting Time with sponsor:

• • Meetings weekly with sponsor

Gantt Chart: