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Team LEADER
The challenge was set.
In a team of 5, a design project for a given brief: to cut wood of a certain size, the saw must cut on its own and stop once the cut is completed, etc. The project ends with CAD models and engineering drawings of all parts and components.
On track
Gantt chart along with regular meetings kept everything on track.
Initial ideas
Examples of initial ideas
Evaluate and select
An idea was chosen for development following discussion and evaluation.
Development
Iterative process developing the chosen concept.Â
The main priority in development is to simplify the design for ease of manufacturing.
Completion
Push button start and auto-stop
Push button to start and automatically stops when the cut is complete
Crank and slider mechanism
Converts rotaty motion of the motor to the linear motion of the saw
Engineering drawings
Full set of engineering drawings of parts and assemblies following BS8888 standard
Reflection
In addition to the challenge of working as a team, there were two new main hurdles in this project to overcome. These were the switch in CAD package to Siemens NX (from Fusion 360 which I am accustomed to) and the creation of engineering drawings following the BS8888 standard.
This project was one of a few in a series which help to create a more realistic picture of working in industry as a team and to test the basic application of principles.
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