156B Week 10

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

• • Hardware completed

  • Completed 30 user tests, we will be using this data

  • Poster completed

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Successful poster

  • Hardware did not fail as 30 people handled the product roughly

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

• • Poster Presentation!

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

• • Meeting with Ronan in person 2/20/20

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    • -Showed Ronan the folding assembly process, manual, and surveys

    •             -Ronan tried to assemble the bag, got a bit stucj on step 5

    • -Ronan is satisfied with the current folded size

    • -Bag may not feel a solid as the original one, but feels safe when pushed down

    •             -In finalized design for production, the upper stand bracket will solve this problem

    • -But this requires industrialized equipment/heat treatment, so up to TDCA

    • -Manufacturing cost of whole bag around $20?

    • -Sells for $80-90 in retail stores, not online

    • -Manual can be shorter/more complete

    •             -Best way would be for no manual needed

    •             -Assembly purely intuitive

    •                         -Will look for a way to modify the bag and avoid step 5

    •                         -Even if it can be assembled intuitively, still need a simple manual

    • -Send all CAD to Ronan, no further prototype needed

• Final presentation with sponsor will be on 3/12

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

• • Meeting with Prof 3/5/20

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    • -Final Version of manual

    •             -Add list of materials to front of manual

    • -Manual changes:

    • Step 1-Separate the Velcro strap

    • Step 1-Say “unfold” the bag

    • Step 1-Grab the handle and lift

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    • Revise Step 3

    • -Draft survey email including gift card information

    •             -Can forward email

    •             -What we are doing, designing golf bag for survey design

    •             -We are giving gift cards

    •             -Looking for golf players

    •             -As long you have played golf at least

    •                         -Starbucks $10

    •             -Ask the sponsor if they are ok with using gift cards

  • Meeting with Prof 3/5/20

  • -make font half a size smaller, make margins slightly larger, on all sides 0

    • -make overview 1 sentence, max 2-3 sentences 0

    • -make figure title slightly smaller, italics  0

    • -FIgure 4a 4b, label those 0

    • -Name all figures 0

    • -FIgure solidworks analysis: put letters in 0

    • -Remove table!!! 0

    • -only give factor of safety, lowest - highest 0

    • -lowest FoS is 29.7 0

    • -switch order of Future Improvements and Impact on Society 0

    • -Remove Darren 0

    • -Spell Qui right 0

    • -References: remove URL 0

    • -remove Ronan from References 0

    • -Make names alphabetical by last name 0

    • -Next to Fig 1, add pic of our actual bag

    • -add pic of folded bag somewhere 0

    • -remove manual pics, print copies of manual 0

    • -add pic of people testing our bag 0

    • -put user test data in User Testing section 0

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

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Manufacturability?

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • N/A

Schedule

• • Complete final report, final webpage, and poster by Friday

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• $140 spent at machine shop

• $42 telescoping replacement extension

• $34 small tent pole legs

• $40 large tent pole legs

  • $15 elastic string

  • $20 aluminum sheet

• $2709 remaining

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Final report is almost complete

  • Webpage has video and is complete