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Final Project Plan

P09701 – Corning Tropel LightGage™ Metrology System

Matthew Bradley (ME)

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Planning

• Mission Statement

• Staffing Requirements

• IP Considerations

• Preliminary WBS

• Team Values and Norms

• Grading and Assessment Scheme

• Required Resources

Planning Concept Development Issues & Risks

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• Mission Statement

…to develop a system around the LightGage sensors that would allow for both sides of an object to be measured automatically and simultaneously.

In order to achieve this, two LG sensors will be aimed at one another. Again, a maximum part diameter of 40mm will be used for the dual-headed system.

The team will need to develop a fixture capable of supporting the two heads as well as the part being measured, to the tolerances and specifications agreed upon.

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• Mission Statement

…Into 2nd generation LightGage System

Which means:

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Convert 1st generation LightGage System…

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• Staffing Requirements

Name Discipline (qty)

TBD Student Mechanical Engineering (2)

TBD Student Electrical Engineering (2)

TBD StudentIndustrial & Systems Engineering (1)

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Role / Skills: Mechanical Engineering (2)

• Students will be involved extensively in mechanical design, documentation, and fabrication for the 2nd generation LightGage. Areas of focus include materials research and selection, thermal and structural analysis, and aiding in part/motor selection. Technical drawing packages, computer models, and bill of materials will need to be generated. Students will also aid in system integration and manufacturing documentation. Those interested in materials, fabrication, and vibrations analysis may find this project appealing, as environmental isolation and material selection is critical to the success of this project. An eye for detail will also be valuable to this project.

• Staffing Requirements

Role / Skills: Mechanical Engineering (2)

• Students will be involved extensively in mechanical design, documentation, and fabrication for the 2nd generation LightGage. Areas of focus include materials research and selection, thermal and structural analysis, and aiding in part/motor selection. Technical drawing packages, computer models, and bill of materials will need to be generated. Students will also aid in system integration and manufacturing documentation. Those interested in materials, fabrication, and vibrations analysis may find this project appealing, as environmental isolation and material selection is critical to the success of this project. An eye for detail will also be valuable to this project.

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Role / Skills: Electrical Engineering (1)

• Students will be asked to perform electrical system design for the 2nd generation LightGage Metrology System. Tasks include circuit design, simulation, and testing, part selection (motors, power supplies, etc.), as well as extensive hardware/software integration. Students will be involved in extensive computer interfacing and programming—adapting Corning Tropel’s LightGage software and control system to work with new hardware. Other tasks include system verification, debug, and electrical system documentation.

Role / Skills: Electrical Engineering (2)

• Students will be asked to perform electrical system design for the 2nd generation LightGage Metrology System. Tasks include circuit design, simulation, and testing, part selection (motors, power supplies, etc.), as well as extensive hardware/software integration. Students will be involved in extensive computer interfacing and programming—adapting Corning Tropel’s LightGage software and control system to work with new hardware. Other tasks include system verification, debug, and electrical system documentation.

• Staffing Requirements

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Role / Skills: Industrial & Systems Engineering (1)

• Student will be asked to perform an array of tasks for this project, including feasibility and manufacturability studies, materials research and selection, and technical documentation. Due to the user-intensive nature of this LightGage system, ergonomics and ease-of-use assessments will be very important, and need to be implemented in the design. There will also be a focus on experimental design and planning in an effort to determine how the product will be tested for accuracy, repeatability and reproduceability of measurements. Student may be called on to aid in fabrication of final prototype and system integration.

Role / Skills: Industrial & Systems Engineering (1)

• Student will be asked to perform an array of tasks for this project, including feasibility and manufacturability studies, materials research and selection, and technical documentation. Due to the user-intensive nature of this LightGage system, ergonomics and ease-of-use assessments will be very important, and need to be implemented in the design. There will also be a focus on experimental design and planning in an effort to determine how the product will be tested for accuracy, repeatability and reproduceability of measurements. Student may be called on to aid in fabrication of final prototype and system integration.

• Staffing Requirements

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• Intellectual Property Considerations

• Due to the commercial nature of this project, this issue is hard to resolve.

• However, an agreement between Corning Tropel and RIT must be made before this project can run.

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• Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure

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Design CompleteDocumentation

CompletePrototype/P.O.C. Built Design Verified/Approved

–Design Approved

–Mech. Design Complete

–Risk Analysis Complete

–Detailed specs. Approved

–Drawing package complete

–Design Reviewed

–Materials Selected

–Suppliers Identified

–Needs Understood

–Drawing package complete

–To Corning Standards

–Materials Selected

–Suppliers Identified

–Parts Selected

–Design Complete/Approved

–Final budget/costs tallied and approved

–All resources for MSD2 present

–MSDI Complete

–Test Plan Complete

–Components Built/Back from manufacturer

–System integration complete

–Mechanical sys. Built

–Electrical sys. Built

–Parts received from Corning Tropel

–Parts fabricated

–Prototype/P.O.C. built

–Debugged

–Mechanical

–Electrical

–Computer

–Optics

–Corning Tropel Repeatability Tests Passed

–Accuracy demonstrated

–Repeatability demonstrated

–Product Approved by Customer

–Meets customer specs/expectations

LightGage Gen. 2 Complete

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• Team Values and Norms

• See EDGE…

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• Grading Assessment Scheme

• TBD…

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• Required Resources

• Faculty

• Environment

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• Required Resources

• Equipment

• Budget…

Still a work in progress

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Concept Development

• Identify Customer Needs

• Establish Target Specifications

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• Identify Customer Needs

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• Establish Target Specifications

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• Establish Target Specifications

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Issues & Risks

• Budget—project could get very expensive

• Corning Tropel’s product development timeline

• Possible IP issues

• Finding MSD team members

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Outstanding Items

• Need to revise/finish MSD schedule

• Detailed Work Breakdown Structure

• Need to edit Team Values and Norms

• Work on Grading and Assessment Scheme

• EDGE wrap-up (~95% complete)

• Work on budget specifics

• Talk to customer about the possibility “dumpster diving”