Progress Report 3-11-2014 (Week 8)

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

Mike Petri mapetri@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)