Concept Level Project Plan P0842X – LED Lighting Technologies

1. Concept Level Project Plan P0842X – LED Lighting Technologies Courtney Walsh (ME) Ian Frank (ME) Shawn Russell (ME) Matt Benedict (ME) Naresh Potopsingh (ME) Win Maung (ME)

2. Concept Level Project Plan • Project Name • LED Lighting Technologies for a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Venture • Project Number • P0842X • Project Family • Sustainable Products, Systems, and Technologies Track • Track • Sustainable Technologies for the RIT Campus • Start Term • 2007-2 for MSD1 • End Term • 2007-3 for MSD2 • Faculty Guide • TBD per project • Faculty Consultant • Dr. Vincent Amuso (EE)  Choice • Faculty Consultant • Dr. Robert Stevens (ME)  Choice • Primary Customer • Rochester Institute of Technology

3. Phase 0: PlanningMission Statement Product Description The end result of these projects will be enhanced lighting solutions for use somewhere on RIT's campus. Lighting applications exist everywhere from standard lab illumination to decorative highlight fixtures to personal work lights used by RIT staff. LED technology will be explored and applied to one of these functional areas. Key Business Goals The primary goal for this project is to decrease lighting energy costs to meet rapidly increasing demand on campus at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The solution pursued under the scope of this project may encompass one or more of the following additional goals: 1. An LED technology platform 2. An LED lighting fixture for use in a specific application on RIT's campus 3. A complete LED lighting package Primary considerations will include: Product Efficiency, Product Effectiveness, Cost & Robustness Primary Market The primary market for this project is the Rochester Institute of Technology. Secondary Market The secondary market for this product is the general consumer of lighting technologies. Stakeholders RIT Finance and Administration RIT Student Body and Their Parents RIT Facilities Management RIT Public Safety Local Power Company The Henrietta/Rochester/New York/USA/World/Third World Community

4. Phase 0: PlanningStaffing Requirements Mechanical Engineers 2 Responsible for complete design and fabrication of support system and fixture. CAD experience as well as some manufacturing experience is necessary to develop a finished product. Electrical Engineers 2 These team members will take the lead in interfacing the LED lighting with the chosen power source. The power sources available range from grid power to solar power. Considerations in this decision include the feasibility of energy storage within the unit or perhaps a common storage unit for several light fixtures. Industrial and Systems Engineers 0 or 1 This team member will apply knowledge of manufacturing efficiency and sustainability to help with the production and sustainable systems objectives of this particular project. Computer Engineers 1 or 2 Computer engineers would mainly utilize their knowledge of electrical engineering to perform most of the tasks required of the LED lighting project. On top of that, computer engineers could program low-level code for hardware that would go along with an LED system. Industrial Design 0 or 1 This student will head up the cosmetic design of the product. Regardless of the end application of the lighting system, the units will have to be visually appealing in addition to meeting all of the functional criteria for the product – Industrial Design will play a key roll in this portion of the project. Business Majors 1 – Part Time This student will head up the entrepreneurial aspects of the project. It will be important to provide a business model for the future production and sale of the product to be developed. Additionally, this student will help with the economic efficiency aspects of the project.

5. Phase 0: PlanningResource Requirements People Faculty Guide – Aid with progress of project Faculty Consultant (Various Departments) – Aid with any issues that may be presented Dave Hathaway – Aid with machining Professor Timothy Landschoot – Aid with mechanical testing in labs RIT – Customer Environment Senior Design Lab – Work Space ME Shop – Parts Fabrication EE Labs – Electronic Testing Storage Space – To store the product, test rigs, and equipment System Dynamics Lab – System Response testing Mechanics Lab – Tensile Testing Equipment EE Equipment – Soldering, Measuring Equipment, Oscilloscope, Light intensity meter Software – MATLAB, LABVIEW, ProEngineer (or equivalent) ME Machine Shop Tools – Production of Prototype Materials AC to DC Converter LED Lights Fixture Materials - Aluminum, Screws, Reflector material, Plastic

6. Phase 1: Concept DevelopmentIdentify Customer Needs - Interviews Primary Customer(s) Rochester Institute of Technology Facilities Management (Catherine Ahern) – Interview between Catherine and 2-3 team members is in planning. Other Stakeholder(s) Interviewed: Dr. Robert Stevens – 14 September 2007 • He will not be available to guide a project this year, but would be interested in doing so in the next academic year. • Proposed looking into the EPA P3 grant to get funding for next year’s project • Proposed centering the product around 3rd World customers Student • Likes the idea of converting to LED’s. • He also thinks that it would be “cool” to see more PV solar lighting units. Plan to Interview: Faculty/staff Facilities Management Public Safety Manufacturers Past Senior Design Team(s) P07421 – Past Sustainable LED Lighting for RIT Project The past RIT LED lighting project established a working relationship with many higher-ups in the RIT Administrative Departments. Talking with them to get the names of people that they found helpful, would yield a starting point for our own relations with such people. Additionally the members of this team may be able to tell us of any challenges they encountered when dealing with the university or when producing a product similar to those which we are looking to create.

7. Phase 1: Concept DevelopmentIdentify Customer Needs - Benchmarking Competitive or Cooperative Solutions • Currently, RIT uses a variety of lighting sources including fluorescent, incandescent, and sodium lamps. I would be able to address the performance of these systems (light produced, energy consumption, etc.) to at least have an idea of the minimum goal for our project. • Additionally, some insight into current LED lighting systems would be helpful. To that end it would be good to have some examples of LED systems to evaluate in a similar manner as was described above to give an idea of what exists in the field that we are looking into. • For the systems used by RIT, these devices could potentially be borrowed from the university so long at the product tear-down was non-destructive. For a more indepth look at the technology it would be necessary to purchase the product so that it could be torn apart and analyzed. • For the LED systems, it would be necessary to purchase the parts for benchmarking, unless it was determined that web research would be enough for the application that we are looking at. • Will need to find/develop some method to determine the effectiveness of the lighting system being tested. • These tasks could be preformed by a sub-set of the team (project lead, 1 EE, and the ID) Internet Search LED Technology • Some LED lighting technology already exists to a smaller extent. Some of those products include: LED Underwater Livewell Lights, Smith and Wesson Galaxy Flashlight, and Westinghouse LED Umbrella Lamp. Also, there are several larger LED light bulbs that may be used in the project. Existing Lighting Technology • McMaster Carr has a decent selection of LED lighting products and also some current lighting technologies • Google, Wikipedia, MSC, Digikey, DEC, DOD Technical Literature Search The Lumina Project (http://light.lbl.gov/) is a great source for information on LED lighting technologies (specifically in the 3rd World) and the technical work research that has been done on them. Additional research should be done into feasability studies done on LED systems, as well as research into durability, longevity, and efficiency. Electrical Standards, Building Standards, and other product guidelines need to also be researched.

8. Phase 1: Concept DevelopmentIdentify Customer Needs - Interpret Needs Statements: • Must be energy efficient • Must be durable • Must provide at least as much light as current systems • Must provide at least as large a lighted area as current systems • Must fit into a package of similar size to existing systems • Must be safe • Must be environmentally friendly • Must be a sustainable system • Must be aesthetically pleasing • Must be inexpensive to produce and purchase • Must store enough energy to provide light throughout the night (for non-grid systems) • Must reduce maintenance costs • Must be easy to use • Must be versatile • Must have commonality with other institute lighting systems • Must reduce light pollution • Must be virtually indestructible • Must be Clean

9. Phase 1: Concept DevelopmentIdentify Customer Needs - Interpret Graphical Interpretation

10. Phase 1: Concept DevelopmentIdentify Customer Needs - Interpret Organize the Needs into a Hierarchy • Meets Constraints • Has Commonality to current systems • Provides at least as much coverage • Provides at least as much light • Is of similar size • Safe • Easy to use • Durable • Virtually Indestructible • Takes Resources into Account • Is within production resources • Is within budget resources • Is economically mindful • Is versatile • Reduces Costs • Is Efficient • Has low production and purchasing costs • Has a tangible scope • Is Aesthetically Pleasing • Meets color desires • Meets shape desires • Is versatile • Is within the available Technology • Environmentally friendly • Reduces Light pollution • Clean source of Light • Is mindful of end of life needs • Sustainable

11. Future PlanWhere do you go from here? • Finish conducting interviews • Further review old Senior Design project • Develop a more complete draft of the needs assessment based on a particular direction • Reserve desired workspaces and equipment before the completion of DPM • Define individual projects