College - Author 1

College of Engineering

Department - Author 1

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BS in Mechanical Engineering

College - Author 2

College of Engineering

Department - Author 2

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree - Author 2

BS in Mechanical Engineering

College - Author 3

College of Engineering

Department - Author 3

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree - Author 3

BS in Mechanical Engineering

College - Author 4

College of Engineering

Department - Author 4

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree - Author 4

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Date

6-2023

Primary Advisor

Ramanan Sritharan, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department

Additional Advisors

Lily Laiho, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department

Abstract/Summary

Brian Higgins is an American veteran with retinitis pigmentosa who relies on cycling for transportation. The motivation for this project is to design and manufacture a refined prototype bicycle attachment to support him while biking in the rain and cold. The attachment will serve to enclose him for optimal protection from inclement weather, while maintaining sufficient mobility for daily cycling. Mr. Higgins’ bicycle is equipped with an attached sensor system which assists his visual impairment by using an ultrasonic sensor. Therefore, the attachment cannot adversely affect the function of the sensor system. The project timeline is set at approximately 7 months to complete with a budget of $2,000. Upon completion, we had approximately $800 remaining. This final design report represents roughly seven months of research and ideation, and presents the customer needs, background information, design plan and justification, and CAD modeling for the project. We detail our entire manufacturing process along with associated testing for the completed design. Unfortunately, we did not meet all our design goals with the end-product, but we did manage to create a functioning prototype that satisfied all our major constraints. Although our testing did not meet our original standards, this project serves as a first-pass design which can be improved by other engineering teams in the future.

ME_2023_F93_Video.mp4 (34145 kB)
Project Video

ME_2023_F93_Poster.pdf (15900 kB)
Project Poster

ME_2023_F93_SOW.pdf (676 kB)
Scope of Work

ME_2023_F93_PDR.pdf (6595 kB)
Preliminary Design Review

ME_2023_F93_CDR.pdf (7848 kB)
Critical Design Review

ME_2023_F93_Drawings.pdf (680 kB)
Drawing Package

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