ME 423 Design Progress Nugget Chart (11/6/03)Title: Device for Lifting a Car Higher, Safer (Jack In The Box)Team members: John Juckiewicz, Mike Zulauf Advisor: Professor Chung Project Number ________

• Design Objectives:•We must cost effectively and safely lift at least the front or back of a vehicle to facilitate the repair or maintenance of the undercarriage.

• Progress or Results Obtained at This Point:We have researched cost and components for the three major methods of powering and constructing the devices. Also, we have rated these choices.

• Technical Approach: We are attempting to reconfigure the usual methods of lifting vehicles in order to create an efficient tool for the everyday mechanic. So far we have researched pricing and components for the design and compiled equations that will aid in the design.

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• Design Specifications: •Closed ramp will facilitate all lowered and regular height vehicles•Will have an increased range of motion inaddition to added safety considerations

Brief statement of main results obtained so far