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P14042: Una -Crutch. Right Move, Right Place, Right Time Systems Design Review Day 2 Ana Allen Joanna Dzionara-Norsen Beverly Liriano Dan Sawicki. Agenda. Concept and Architecture development. Concepts. Initial Concepts Rev 1 Pugh Chart.
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P14042: Una-Crutch Right Move, Right Place, Right Time Systems Design Review Day 2 Ana Allen Joanna Dzionara-Norsen Beverly Liriano Dan Sawicki
Concept NA • Pros: • Springs relax user tension • Large surface area on single crutch • Hinge is simple to use • Cons: • Expensive • Many components • Too many steps to assemble Pin Hinge
Concept NB • Pros: • Easy connection • Aesthetically pleasing • Innovative design • Minimal components • Spring base • Cons: • Bulky • Potentially expensive • Magnetic Connection Male/female mold Male/female mold and/or pin Magnetic
Concept NC Male/female mold • Pros: • Adjustable handle • Spring base • Male/female mold is an easy connection • Innovative design • Cons: • Stability • Thickness Male/female mold Clamp
Concept ND • Pros: • Lightweight • Revolutionary handle design • Cons: • Base connection is inconvenient if user is on one leg • Similar to axilla crutch Guide track Male/female mold Snap
Concept NE Male/female mold • Pros: • Foldable into a cane • Lightweight • Stable • Cons: • Two separate bases • Not aesthetically pleasing • Pad is in contact with the ground Pin
Concept NF • Pros: • Largest surface area for connection • No axillary component • Spring base • Minimal components • Cons: • Not aesthetically pleasing • Stability compromised Male/female mold for elbows
High μs value to low μs value Ice will result in slip the quickest! Concrete is least likely to slip!
Cantilevered Beam Analysis • Crutch handle modeled as a cantilevered beam with a distributed load and external moment: • Cross-sections considered: circular, square, hollow circular, I-beam, T-beam • Maximum stress from bending: = 25 MPa = 27.6 MPa L = 0.39in OD = 0.47 in = 12 mm Smallest dimensions at which the maximum stress from bending does not exceed the yield strength of aluminum L = 0.39in = 10 mm
Static Analysis ASSUMPTIONS: P ΣFy=ma=0 Σfy=-P+Nf=0 P=Nf Nf
Static Analysis ASSUMPTIONS: ΣFy=ma=0 ΣFy=Nf-Cy=0 Nf=Cy=P Dx Cx Cy Dy Nf
Static Analysis P BX BX By By ΣFy=ma=0 ΣFy=2By-P=0 By=P/2
Statics Analysis Ax Ax
Static Analysis ASSUMPTIONS: Ax Bx By unknown: 3 unknowns Ax,BX,Cx Equations: 3 equations ΣFy=ma=0 ΣFx=ma=0 ΣM=0 Dy Cx Cy Dx