Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Mobile Cooking Cart Progress Report: 25 March 2014

Title: Mobile Cooking Cart
Team Members:
            Madeline Ford
            Angela Peterson
            Craig DeValk
            Mattias Dworshack
            Luke Zoromski
            Ethan Spalding
            Meghan Wurts
            Casey Nelson
            Yunji Joo
            Daniel Deveney
Client:
Date: 25 March 2014
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 University of Wisconsin- Madison is allotting $200.00 for this project with the possibility for grants up to $200.00, as well. The hope is to be able to share the design with others that would find it to be helpful.
Team Goals for the Week:
            Start Fabrication of project if possible
            Continue to work on the final report
            Get dimensions from parts for the Solidworks design
Summary of Team Role Accomplishments:
            Leader: Christopher Poellinger discussed with the team at the beginning of the lab what could be worked on during the lab.
            Communicator: Madeline Ford set up a Google document for the final report that could be edited by the team.
            Team: The team worked on the final report during the lab. Also, the team did a mockup of the table with the legs and a piece of cardboard to get a better idea of dimensions of the table. The dimensions of the table legs were measured so they could be replicated more accurately in Solidworks. The team also tested the adaptive switch.
Summary of Design Accomplishments:
            A rough draft of the final report was started and can now be edited by the team. The adaptive switch was also tested during the lab.
Goal’s for Next Lab:
            Start fabrication of the cart.
            Continue working on and editing the final report.
Project Timeline:
            Week 11-14:
                                    Begin and complete fabrication of the project
                                    Finish the final report
                                    Prepare for the final presentation







Expenses:
Purchasing Chart

Item
Place Purhcased From
Item will be used for
Quantity
Cost for 1 part


Purchased(X)
Arrived (O)
1
legs (PDLAS-24 23/35 w/overlap)
online
legs
1
$85.75
85.75
http://www.ebcoproducts.com/price.html
XO
2
laminate sheet
Menards
counter top
1
$11.00
11
http://www.menards.com/main/kitchen/countertops-laminate/laminate-sheet-natural-limestone-30-x-48/p-1354082.htm
X
3
plywood
Menards
counter top
1
$15.10
15.1
http://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/panel-products/specialty-panels/specialty-sanded/3-4-x-4-x-4-acx-handi-panel/p-1443530-c-13332.htm
X
4
rubber stopper(feet)

legs


0

5
Wheels

legs


0

6
rubber edge

bowl site


0

X
7
metal rod
home depot
knife system
1
$3.47
3.47
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Crown-Bolt-5-16-in-x-36-in-Plain-Steel-Round-Rod-48110/202183510
X
8
swedish cutting board
online
cutting board
1
$55.95
55.95
http://www.arthritissupplies.com/swedish-cutting-board.html
X
9
2x4 wood
home depot
support
3
$2.72
8.16
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-2-in-x-4-in-x-96-in-Premium-Kiln-Dried-Whitewood-Stud-161640/202091220?N=5yc1vZc3tc
X
10
metal strip
home depot
knife system
1
$4.77
4.77
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Crown-Bolt-1-in-x-36-in-Zinc-Plated-Flat-Bar-with-1-8-in-Thick-17940/202183524
X
11
metal coating
online
knife system
1
$9.99
9.99
http://www.lemproducts.com/product/food_grade_silicone_spray/meat-grinder-parts-accessories?r=adwords-pla&src=ADWORD&gclid=CIST8p_w-bwCFYZAMgodaBEADQ
XO
12
jar opener
online
jar opener
1
$8.95
8.95
http://www.arthritissupplies.com/un-skru-jar-opener.html
X
13
23AE 12 v battery
Online
Button
1

0

14





0

15





0

16





0

17





0

18





0

19





0

20





0




Total Cost:
203.1







Tuesday, March 11, 2014



Tuesday, March 11, 2014


Progress Report 3-11-2014 (Week 8)

Progress Report
11-Mar-2014
Product Design Specifications
Inter-EGR 160: Standing Desk V1.0

Client:
Kevin Rolnick kevrolnick@gmail.com
Advisor:
Dr. Juan Vivanco
Team Members:
Jidapas An-adirekkun anadirekkun@wisc.edu
Collin Durler durler@wisc.edu
Connor Gallaher cpgallaher@wisc.edu - Communicator
Piero Gasparri pgasparri@wisc.edu
Reilly Howell rhowell2@wisc.edu  
Archer Jirasirikul jirasirikul@wisc.edu
Tim Kuzmic kuzmic@wisc.edu
Xavier Lunar lunar@wisc.edu
Peter Meidl pmeidl@wisc.edu
Asher Zundel azundel@wisc.edu

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.

Last Week's Goals
  • Decide on the measurements of all parts of the table
  • Calculate the force that the design could hold
  • Choose materials for the desk top, base, and the mechanism for the desk top.
  • Estimate the cost of each parts and materials for the design
  • Start ordering parts
  • Start working on drawing out the detailed measurements or part required (E.g. numbers of pin, hinge, screws).


Summary of Team Role Accomplishment
  • Leader: Jidapas An-adirekkun - Led group in assimilation of new ideas and opinions from the reviewer (another lab instructor) into the design and discussion of potential candidate for the final design.
  • Communicator: Connor- will be in touch with the client with questions and reporting our progress. He also exploit his expertise in solid works to build a model of the design for the poster
  • Team: Discussed the types, the dimensions and the costs of the materials (wood and motorcycle jack), and ordered the materials.


This Week's Accomplishments
  • Decided on the dimensions and types of the woods (for desktop and the legs) and the model of the motorcycle jack.
  • Ordered wood for desktop, legs and drawer, and motorcycle jack
Project Difficulties
  • Deciding on the sizes and dimensions of the desktop is rather difficult.
Project Schedule
  • We are a little behind on the ordering of the materials.
Expense
  • Wood and drawer: $68.11
  • Motorcycle jack: $66.95 (shipping included)