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Team 8. Hairdryer Team Leader: Adam Tammisto Members: Evan Boldt, Jacob Eble , Matt Jaske , Ryan Majewski , Evan Reeves, and Cody Wooding Website: http :// neomenlo.org/subsites/niu/ueet101 . Hairdryer. Household item: Hairdryer Improvements
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Team 8 Hairdryer Team Leader: Adam Tammisto Members: Evan Boldt, Jacob Eble, Matt Jaske, Ryan Majewski, Evan Reeves, and Cody Wooding Website: http://neomenlo.org/subsites/niu/ueet101
Hairdryer • Household item: Hairdryer • Improvements • LED’s for safety and convenience in the dark • Portability: smaller and foldable • Smaller, flexible cord • Multiple speeds • Case colors • Cool setting – fan without heat Patent number: 4918289 - http://www.google.com/patents?id=oVUbAAAAEBAJ
Engineering Aspects • Industrial • Quality Control • Test for Failures • Define Warranty terms • Warranty Claims • Production • Molding cases • Safety • Electrocution • Consumer Product Safety Commission Mechanical • Structural Integrity • Survive Drops • Heat Exchange • Heating Element • Airflow Over Heat • Air Flow Patterns • Materials • Lightweight Electrical • Elements: • On/Off switch • Electric Motor • Heating Coil • Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter • Power Supply • Safety Switches • Safety - GFCI
Feasibility • Cost Analysis • Add cost: LED’s and extra settings, • Reduce Cost: smaller size and less weight • Strengths and Weaknesses • Higher price • Competitive new features • Environmental and Ethical • No impact large on either • Reduced materials casing vs. new materials