Entry 3 : Project Proposal / Meeting with Supervisor
Entry # 3
Project proposal ;
My supervisor issued a file used to determine the project's overall proposal. This form contained the following questions with the following answers .
PROJECT TITLE: (IN BLOCK CAPITALS):DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF MULTIPURPOSE MECHANICAL MACHINE
STUDENT’S NAME: (IN BLOCK CAPITALS) KAREEM RAGBIR
REGISTRATION NO.:(WRITE IN LEGIBLE WAY) 816005673
RATIONALE: Machinery and automated tools have been one of the greatest and most influential items given to engineers since the first tool was crafted. It increases productivity on the worksite, provides a larger scope of manufacturing capabilities, and decreases the limitations of conventional hand-driven tools. This provides for a safer and more efficient engineering design and fabrication procedure. By combining multiple machines into one system that can be controlled by one user it allows for further effect on the workplace and it decreases safety hazards as the number specialist needed for a fabrication project would be reduced and maintains one position instead of maneuvering a dangerous work environment. By also combining multiple machine purposes into one system it also encourages “weekend warriors” or engineering enthusiasts to let their imaginations run free while providing one all-rounded tool to keep costs down as hobbies get expensive. As an upcoming engineer myself by developing a tool that can reduce safety hazards along with being cost-effective and reach the audience of both professional engineers and amateur engineers, it would be my obligation to help benefit the engineering community as a whole and provide a reliable and safe system to do so.
OBJECTIVES: (1) Conduct research on mechanical machines and their construction to formulate a design objectives
(2) Begin design process based on design objectives deprived earlier
(3) Conduct stress simulations using computer software optimizing the design accordingly
(4) Fabricate machine and test
PROJECT SCOPE: The scope of this project would be to develop design and fabricate a reliable multipurpose mechanical tool that both professional engineers along with anyone with basic knowledge of tool and safety parameters can operate sufficiently . The machine would run using a low voltage motor needing no specialty tools or items to maintain and operate while also keeping cost of manufacturing low .
ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES/ TOOLS TO BE APPLIED
Principles and tools such as : Problem solving , Analytical thinking , Simulation testing software knowledge , Design manipulation software skills and material selection expertise would be used to efficiently and effectively complete the objective of this project.
PROJECT TYPE: Design / Build
This was filled out using the research done prior and using general intuition of my engineering skills .
Meeeting with supervisor :
This meeting was set to further get comfortable and create a bond between supervisor and student .
Questions such as : How detailed is the proposal to be ?
What is the dead line for the proposal?
General discussion on the engineering skills needed and discussion of the aim of this project was done .