Engineering Journal-Allen Sam

Project 9.3 Coffee shop Table by  Allen Sam 19 July 218 Table of Contents -Design Brief -Grant Chart -Partner Introductions -Activity 9.4 Team Norms Product Research Information -Annotated Sketches -Decision Matrix -Working Drawings -PowerPoint Presentation Design Brief: Client:                        Mr. Smith’s Coffee Shop Target Consumer:     University students 17-30 years old Designer:                    _Allen Sam, Ethan Poon, Cedric Shaw, William Yeh_________________________ Problem Statement: The current lounge chair and living room-style seating areas in Mr. Smith’s Coffee Shop are too large and cannot accommodate the growing number of patrons. Design Statement:    Design and model a modular t...

Activity 9.1, 9.2 Design Ethics Intro to Engineering  Allen Sam 7-17-18 Activity 9.1 Product Life cycles Conclusion 1.       What is meant by product lifecycle ?  It is the process of a product being made, used, and perhaps reused. 2.       Why is it important for companies who make products to research and determine a product’s potential lifecycle?  Researching the potential impact of a product life cycle is important because a product may have severe environmental consequences if it is not recyclable or reusable 3.       What would you change about your product? Why?  I would use steel for the L brackets instead of ABS plastic if we were going for a more environmentally friendly approach. The plastics are not very likely to be reused because it is already molded to have a certain purpose. 4.       Do you think your product wi...

Hour 11 Intro to Engineering Allen Sam Activity 9.5 Product Research Product 1 "Interlocking Oak Tables" Company: the Wooden workshop https://www.wooden-workshop.co.uk/our-products/garden-furniture/interlocking-oak-tables/ Elements: The designers of the table actually went with a traditional lock like a mason jar has, but it is hidden under the table to give the tables a nicer finish on top of the table. Product 2 "Interlocking square coffee table" Company: Michael Arras https://hometone.com/interlocking-square-coffee-table-can-be-separated-into-two.html (michael arras website is currently not a thing so this hometone website is the closest thing) Elements: The designers went with more of a puzzle look more than an interlocking system. The top is made of smaller square pieces to make the resemblance of a puzzle much easier to recognize.  Product 3 " Sculptural Interlocking Tables" Company:  Peter Hvidt (Designer),  ...

Hour 10 Intro to Engineering Allen Sam Progress on project Assigning slides for each person to speak and checking checklist for project report.

Hour 9 Intro to Engineering Allen Sam Progress on project Added speaker notes for presentation and verify all the information on there

Hour 8 Intro to Engineering Allen Sam Presentation mostly completed 

Hour 7 Intro to Engineering Allen Sam Introducing myself Strengths: Sketching, creativity Weaknesses: CAD modeling 

Hour 6 Intro to Engineering Allen Sam Completed working drawings for CAD models

Hour 5 Intro to Engineering Allen Sam Research for our product's life cycle. Firstly, trees are harvested by a tree cutting company. The wood is the taken to a sawing company and is cut into boards. The boards have to be seasoned to remove excess water in the wood. After, the wood boards are sent to a lumber company and are cut to certain sizes for consumers to buy. Furniture manufacturers, or the customers of the boards, buy them and create the table. After its initial service, the table can be disassembled to be used as fuel, chipboard, or reused in other furniture.   For the steel in our coffee table, ore is first mined. Then, it goes into a blast furnace for heating and then converted to steel. Companies take this steel to produce plates, strips, bar sections, rails, pipes, and wire rods. These are use to make other products like bridges, vehicles, and phones. Products that have steel and become unusable are taken to steel recycling companies to extract me...

Hour 4 Intro to Engineering Allen Sam 7-12-18 CAD modeling and choosing materials off the decision matrix materials: pine wood top, ABS plastic L bracket, steel X base

Hour 3 Intro to Engineering Allen Sam 7-12-18 dimension matrix for which materials are best for the top, L bracket, and X base.