Welcome to the InterEGR 160 Design Lab 303, where freshmen students from the College of Engineering of UW-Madison work in teams on a design project for real-world clients.
Project 1: Design of Mobile Cooking
Station
Problem
Statement
The United Cerebral Palsy of the Greater Dane County (UCP) would like a way to involve the adults with disabilities in their cooking skills class to have more independence in the cooking process. Our goal is to design a semi-mobile cart that allows for easier food preparation, through multiple features to assist these students with disabilities with the cooking process. We would like to be able to make the cart usable for a wide range of people.
The United Cerebral Palsy of the Greater Dane County (UCP) would like a way to involve the adults with disabilities in their cooking skills class to have more independence in the cooking process. Our goal is to design a semi-mobile cart that allows for easier food preparation, through multiple features to assist these students with disabilities with the cooking process. We would like to be able to make the cart usable for a wide range of people.
Team Communicator: Madeline
Ford
Client: Matt Jahnke
Project 2: Standing Desk
Problem
Statement
Our client has asked us to design a standing desk with a budget of $200 that can serve as an alternative to the conventional seated desk. Studies have shown that sedentary behavior for long periods of time cause, not only, health problems like obesity and musculoskeletal problems, but also issues with productivity. A standing desk would aim to provide a solution to these major problems with features such as comfortability, pleasing aesthetics, durability, safety as well as adjustability of both the height and pitch of the desk, which would all be keys to the design.
Our client has asked us to design a standing desk with a budget of $200 that can serve as an alternative to the conventional seated desk. Studies have shown that sedentary behavior for long periods of time cause, not only, health problems like obesity and musculoskeletal problems, but also issues with productivity. A standing desk would aim to provide a solution to these major problems with features such as comfortability, pleasing aesthetics, durability, safety as well as adjustability of both the height and pitch of the desk, which would all be keys to the design.
Team Communicator: Connor
Gallaher
Client: Kevin
Rolnick
Project 3: Design of a Western Blot Apparatus
Problem
Statement
Joe Walker performs western blotting to analyze the results of gel electrophoresis with proteins. Currently, the process is done completely by hand and is very time consuming, often occupying much of a day to complete. Automated machines can cost between $5,000 and $10,000, making them unavailable for most small labs. Our goal is to develop a fully automated – or at least partially automated – system to perform western blotting so lab workers are able to perform other tasks.
Joe Walker performs western blotting to analyze the results of gel electrophoresis with proteins. Currently, the process is done completely by hand and is very time consuming, often occupying much of a day to complete. Automated machines can cost between $5,000 and $10,000, making them unavailable for most small labs. Our goal is to develop a fully automated – or at least partially automated – system to perform western blotting so lab workers are able to perform other tasks.
Team Communicator: Joseph
Keegan
Client: Joe Walker
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