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Toasty Golf

Toasty Golf. Group #10 Patrick Loepker –loepker1 Tyler Schmit –schmit8 May 5 th , 2014. Outline. Project Overview Our Solution Testing Final Results. The Problem. Golfers like to practice during colder months. Cold weather increases likelihood of damaging clubs. Weakens club head

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Toasty Golf

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  1. Toasty Golf Group #10 Patrick Loepker –loepker1 Tyler Schmit –schmit8 May 5th, 2014

  2. Outline Project Overview Our Solution Testing Final Results

  3. The Problem Golfers like to practice during colder months. Cold weather increases likelihood of damaging clubs. • Weakens club head • Hardens balls Irons see a loss in pop.

  4. Our Solution

  5. Theory of Solenoid Voltage Source Faraday’s Law Supporting Equations

  6. Theory of Solenoid Voltage Source Specific Heat of Club Head

  7. Club-Block Diagram

  8. Club Schematic

  9. Club Schematic Simulation

  10. LTSPICE Simulation

  11. Bag-Block Diagram

  12. Bag Circuit Schematic

  13. Schematic-Control Circuit

  14. Control Circuit Node Analysis Ideal Op-amp: V-=V+; Current going into op-amp is equal to zero

  15. Control Circuit Node Analysis continued V-=V+=0

  16. Testing Control without Temperature Sensor Kenwood power supply used to vary voltage. Voltage represents possible temperatures seen. The reference voltage was set to 0.2V20°C.

  17. *Switch Remained Closed at 20°C because reference voltage was slightly higher than 0.2 V

  18. Perf Board

  19. Testing of Heating Wire Started off with heating wire approximately 1.5 ft long. This length took several minutes to heat. Switched to shorter strands

  20. Testing of Heating wire I=1.63 A V=0.94 V P=1.53 W I=3.03 A V=0.94 V P=2.85 W I=5.19 A V=0.75 V P=3.89 W

  21. Solenoid Testing

  22. Solenoid Testing

  23. Power Comparison

  24. Club Testing Procedure Cool club head with ice bath ≈7°C Let ambient temperature (≈20°C) reheat club for 1 minute Find temperature difference Cool club head again Slide magnet through solenoid for 1 minute Find temperature difference

  25. Club Testing Results

  26. Club Testing Results

  27. Future Work More studies on insulation More solenoids and heating elements Axially magnetized magnets Solenoid improvements

  28. Model Business Plan Mission Statement • Increase golfing experience during preseason Market Value • Focus on bag heating • Solenoid attachment concept dismissed • Applications in baseball

  29. Model Business Plan What sets us apart • Temperature regulated bag heating • Ability to install into existing bags • Affordable Market Analysis • Estimated 29,000,000 golfers in U.S. alone • Larger cities in colder regions (Chicago, NYC) • Baseball bat bags during pre/post season

  30. Model Business Plan Marketing the Product • Provide proof of functionality • Distance measurements with and without heating • Appeal to colder geographical locations Generating Revenue • Start small and work way up • Establish functionality and reliability • Emergence of trends within sports • i.e. Titleist ProV1 golf balls

  31. Ethics Honesty and realistic on stating claims Avoid injuring others To assist in professional development

  32. Conclusion Experimental project Very little market value to solenoid heating Bag heating has possible applications Special Thanks to: • RishiRatan • Professor Paul Carney • Professor Andrew Singer • Part Shop Guys • Review Teams

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