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Vibration Exhibition - Essential Design

Problem - 

  • Adapt a prior project to be a clean, tactile, and informative case study to show to prospective clients the engineering capabilities of Essential

  • This project started with a vibration test system used to determine how to passively remove vibration from imaging in a high vibration environment (a consumer drone) 

  • The old test system involved using various rubber isolators to remove vibration at different frequencies caused by exciting the X, Y, and Z axes individually

  • The old system (shown below) needed to be cleaned up and modified to present to prospective clients

Motors
Camera
Control Circuit

 

 

Process - 

Developing this into a memorable exhibit for a client led to some questions:

  • Who is this being presented to?

  • What do I want the client to take away from this experience?

  • What story do I want to tell?

Research and brainstorming with co-workers lead to the development of the storyboard shown below, key takeaways included:

  • The system needs to be relevant to technical people and business people because Essential works with both

  • The system needs to show how we solved the problem and the process we took

  • The system needs to be aesthetically pleasing to keep in line with the product development industry

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Old Test Setup

 

 

Solution - 

After concept brainstorming, I:​

  • Designed and fabricated multiple components with machining (3-axis CNC Mill) and 3d printing, as well as sending off components to external fabricators. (1)

  • Planned, prototyped, and produced the electronics control module, and the dial interface. (2)

  • Developed and debugged the code to run the program. (3)

  • Installed the final product. (4)

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Storyboards

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Shown here is a progression of options for the camera mount. Working with a few material samples, machined ABS (Black) was eventually chosen for this component over Aluminum and HDPE.

What I learned - 

  • Arduino development, troubleshooting, and execution

  • Electronics prototyping and development

  • Integration of electronics, software, and physical components

  • How to work with contract manufacturers

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