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ENGR 493 – Baobab Team

ENGR 493 – Baobab Team. Background Information Research & Development Prototype Construction Leadership. Background Information. Baobab Tree. Adansonia digitata Grows in Central & South Africa, Madagascar Called dead-rat tree, upside down tree Extremely drought resistant. Baobab Fruit.

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ENGR 493 – Baobab Team

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  1. ENGR 493 – Baobab Team • Background Information • Research & Development • Prototype Construction • Leadership

  2. Background Information

  3. Baobab Tree • Adansoniadigitata • Grows in Central & South Africa, Madagascar • Called dead-rat tree, upside down tree • Extremely drought resistant

  4. Baobab Fruit • More Vitamin C than oranges • More calcium than cow’s milk • Up to 10 inches in length • Every part but hard shell has use/purpose

  5. Potential • Many uses • Increase exportation to EU • Generate income • Additional food source BUT . . .

  6. Problem

  7. Research & Development

  8. Early Testing • Weight inside was can of beef gravy • Basic principle testing • Overall success • Revealed need for abrasive or frictional force • Other prototypes created and tested

  9. Construction

  10. Two Parts Outer Housing Inner Tumbler

  11. Leadership

  12. Understanding Self and Others • Both Matt and Ed have Keirsey Guardian Temperaments • This worked made our group well together • It allowed us to rely on each other to make sure we got our work completed.

  13. Utilizing Our Strengths and Technical Leadership • Only having 2 members of the group made us fast and efficient. • We each had certain skills and resources we could pull from. • Ed – access and skills working with wood working • Matt – Used a PSU machine shop to do the metal working we could not do ourselves • Easy to separate work as we worked through the project • Great TA for project

  14. Judgment • Many hard choices during our experience • English or Metric? • What parts to buy? • What design parameters were more important?

  15. Leading Change • We worked to design this machine to help other people • We are leading the way to help produce a sustainable resource for Africa. • We used our resources to and technical skills to help bring change half way across the globe

  16. Future Innovations • After we completed our step in this larger project, we realized that we need to help lead the next group of students. • Completed a list of things to improve the machine, while allowing there creativity to shop through. • We felt this was an important last step to take.

  17. Improvements • Abrasive force needed • Lighter and smaller • Less cost • Method of Sorting product

  18. Special Thanks • Dr. Lisa Steinberg • Dr. Rick Schuhmann • Ryan Whittington • Flora Chadare (Contact in Benin, Africa) • MATSE Machine Shop Staff

  19. Works Cited • National Research Council. "Chapter II: Baobab." Lost Crops of Africa: Fruits. Vol. 3. Washington, D.C.: National Academy, 2008. Print. • Pakenham, Thomas. The Remarkable Baobab. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2004. Print.

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