Jenga Earthquake Table
NU Toys: Club Project (2017)
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Construct a randomly vibrating base table for a game to Jenga to increase the game's difficulty.
CONSTRAINTS:
Budget limited to $50. Due to fall e-board responsibilities I set myself a deadline to finish this project before 09/2017, leaving about one month to complete the first prototype.
Jenga Earthquake Table
NU Toys: Club Project (2017)
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Construct a randomly vibrating base table for a game to Jenga to increase the game's difficulty.
CONSTRAINTS:
Budget limited to $50. Due to fall e-board responsibilities I set myself a deadline to finish this project before 09/2017, leaving about one month to complete the first prototype.
Jenga Earthquake Table
NU Toys: Club Project (2017)
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Construct a randomly vibrating base table for a game to Jenga to increase the game's difficulty.
CONSTRAINTS:
Budget limited to $50. Due to fall e-board responsibilities I set myself a deadline to finish this project before 09/2017, leaving about one month to complete the first prototype.
3D Printed Hinge Assembly for PCB Enclosure
Flex Innovation Labs: Team Project
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Create hinged door on an MJF 3D printed PCB enclosure. Hinge assembly should be printed as one piece, allow for full free rotation, and contain a rod running all the way through door.
DESIGN AND TESTING:
Design 1: Determining proper clearance between post and door
Tese pieces were designed with several different hinged doors featuring different clearance dimensions (see CAD to the right).
CAD design of test one
Successes and failures of different clearances
Designs 2&3: Cutout Design on full length door
Clearance discovered in design 1 was too small for the full length door. Furthermore, insufficient wall thickness where door interacts with post is problematic.
CAD design vs. 3D Printed part
Clearance determined in test 1 was insufficient with this design
Insufficient wall thickness caused design 3 to fail. Luckily, that was an easy fix!
Designs 4 & 5: Helix cutout design on full length door
Spiral cutout in design 4 was successful! Minor aesthetic changes made for design 5.
I presented this hinge at a global additive manufacturing conference within Flex.
SKILLS GAINED:
- SolidWorks modeling of multi-body parts
- Designing for MJF 3D printing
- Performing reiterative testing to evaluate designs
- Presenting to global additive manufacturing audience
Final hinge design implemented into PCB enclosure