Evidence of Work:
To wrap up design step 1, we created a project proposal to go off of for the rest of the semester. This document contains various information on our proposed product and how we'll move forward. It also describes how we will apply the engineering design cycle to our project specifically. The proposal lists out the time frame and budget as well. Other solutions related to the topic of carbon dioxide and air pollution is also discussed in the paper.
After a few weeks of working on researching and designing, we have come up with the idea to create a small carbon dioxide and particle filter for car exhausts. We have also added the idea of having an attachment muffler to the filter as well. We have also planned to make the filter as cheep and small as possible because those are the major drawbacks to current solutions today.
To wrap up design step 1, we created a project proposal to go off of for the rest of the semester. This document contains various information on our proposed product and how we'll move forward. It also describes how we will apply the engineering design cycle to our project specifically. The proposal lists out the time frame and budget as well. Other solutions related to the topic of carbon dioxide and air pollution is also discussed in the paper.
After a few weeks of working on researching and designing, we have come up with the idea to create a small carbon dioxide and particle filter for car exhausts. We have also added the idea of having an attachment muffler to the filter as well. We have also planned to make the filter as cheep and small as possible because those are the major drawbacks to current solutions today.
Functional Decomposition
Content:
Engineering Design Cycle - an engineering process with 8 steps to help design a product. The 8 steps consist of defining the problem, Research, Specify Requirements, Brainstorm/Evaluate Solutions, Develop Solution Prototype, Test Solution, Evaluate/Finalize Prototype, and Communicate Results. Each steps will guide us through designing our product with the most efficiency.
CAD - a 3D sketching software. We will use CAD to visualize our designs in real life. It also might be our prototype and finished product if we aren't able to physically build it.
Membrane - some material that is normally flexible but strong. Man made membranes can be made out of a multitude of materials. The one we plan on using is a porous membrane that can absorb carbon dioxide.
*My reflection is located on design step 1 page: Design Step 1