Progress Report
1-April-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
• Organize and label all materials
that came in (including wood, jack, and hinges)
• Material testing
-Scissor jack - experimented with the
crank, brainstormed other handle and possible drill functions to improve crank
efficiency, tested productivity with various weights, decided crank is
sufficient.
-Wood - marked which pieces of wood
will be used for each function, sorted pile according to size.
-Hinges - tested leverage of metal
brackets with maximum amounts of weight, decided how much leverage will be
given as well as where the hinges will be attached to the wood.
Summary of Team Role Accomplishments
• Leader Piero Gasparri - Figured out
woodworking capabilities, planned on getting green pass for larger materials
that need to be cut - essential.
• Communicator - Connor- In touch
with client with questions and reporting group progress.
• Team – collaboratively helped with
testing materials before beginning fabrication. Used body mass to test capacity
of jack and hinges. Measured all details for cuts and drillings. Agreed upon
quality of all materials.
Summary of Design Accomplishments
• Materials are ready for fabrication
(standards-wise).
• All measurements are finalized.
This Week's Goals/Individual Goals
• Work on some aesthetics before
fabricating materials (sanding, painting).
• Get green pass for ability to cut
larger wooden materials.
[1] • Cut wood into desired pieces.
• Decide which materials will be
ordered next with the remaining $65.
Project Difficulties
Fabrication is the next stage of our
design process. We expect many problems to arise, we plan to counter these
problems with alternative building methods or material enhancement. We found
ourselves in a short delay once we realized the necessity of a green pass as
well as a red pass. We also misplaced a
few materials so we made sure to adequately label and organize them.
Project Schedule
We are on track according to our
personal schedule.
Expenses
We have used around $135. We have a
generous amount of room for the smaller parts and plan to finance the amount
according to priority.
