156B Week 2

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

• • Base Conceptual Design Created

    • Working out some details to clarify in CAD (how different components interact or leave space for eachother etc)

    • Trying to parse how to exactly implement the Impulse Sealer  (see Risks and Areas of Concern below) 

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Completed Individual Component Analyses

  • Filled out Internal Website Page

  • Recover from Spring Break

  • Finalize our Conceptual Design

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

• • Buy components for assembly- Jerry

  • Build product dispenser- Jerry

  • Build insert dispenser- Ali

  • Make more cohesive CAD deisgn, integrating all known components- Griffin

  • Start Report Draft- All

    • Will assign different parts to team members later on in the week, after Presentation, some already started

  • Complete Design Proposal Presentation- All

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

• • Liked 3 seam idea (4/7)

  • Made us consider dispensing the insert and product separately (4/7)

  • Reminded us the process 'does not need to be fully automated' (but would like it to be, all things considered) (4/7)

  • Gave us various ideas to work with for separate dispensers (4/7 and 4/9)

  • Pleased with our Risk Reduction Powerpoint and like the direction we're heading (4/7)

  • Sponsor will pursue finding a local company through his contacts who can provide 4mil x 20" x 100+" sheets

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

• • Risk Reduction Presentation was 'high B' level work (4/4)

  • Trim down the fat to leave just the heart of the presentation (4/4)

  • Good to divide up designs into sections of our size, accomplish the 'appropriate' amount of Individual Component Analysis based on how big of an analysis we are undertaking (4/4)

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

• • The Impulse Sealer Design- Individual Component Analysis was helpful in understanding nuances, but finding way to implement appropriately into automated design is concerning, given the high levels of automation desired.

    • Considering embedding part of sealers in Manipulation bed and thermally insulating them (likely), or bringing sealers in at a further point on the assembly line (less likely)

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • N/A

Schedule

• • Design Proposal Presentation on 4/11

  • Select Sections of the Draft Report by Midnight of 4/14

  • Update Gantt chart with weekly progress.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • Full budget currently remaining.

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Internal Page updated. 

  • 156B Week 2 Page updated.

  • Added individual component analysis to Reports page.