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E n g i n e e r i n g range of studies in the engineering disciplines. Our team members were Matt Rush, Mechatronic Engineering; Floyd Perkinson, Aerospace Engineering; Melissa Brown, Industrial/ Civil Engineering; and Umeofia Emeka, Mechanical Engineering. We have all contributed to the design of the final stage that is located in the A-building of Lone Star College-Montgomery. Student Activities hosts an ongoing lunchtime concert series in which local artists get an opportunity to perform before the student population. These concerts are held in Building A, the Commons, in the right front corner of the building. Previously, Student Activities used a temporary stage that was set up and taken down for every concert. The College Facilities department has a storage room in the same vicinity that was blocked every time Student Activities set up the stage. This was unsatisfactory because setting up and removing the stage was both time consuming and labor intensive. Joseph Maurer, Program Manager of Student Activities, requested that an engineering team design and build a permanent stage that would still allow easy access to the storeroom. The stage needed to be anchored to the wall and latch securely to prevent any unwanted shifting, and be two feet tall to facilitate visibility of the performers. As soon as we decided to accept this project, our team started brainstorming our preliminary ideas of possible solutions. We knew that one half of the stage needed to move away from the storage room door with little effort, so we started thinking of different ways to do this. Three of our initial ideas were to have the Previous Stage. portion of the stage that blocks the door set on hinges so it could be lifted or swiveled out of the way, or have it as a completely separate stage that attaches to the permanent piece and rolls out of the way when needed. In addition to the method of operation, we thought of three different shapes that could be used, a triangle, a square, and a pentagon. Step 2: Preliminary Ideas - Summarization • Shape should maximize corner area • Size should be approximately 12’ x 12’ • Should require minimal effort to move • Must latch securely to wall 1 7 W r i t i n g A c r o s s t h e C u r r i c u l u m
D e s i g n P r o j e c t R e p o r t • Project should be completed by Dec. • Cost of materials will exceed budget After we had gotten a few ideas, it was time for some refinement. This was the point at which we eliminated impractical ideas and developed promising ones. We drew some rough sketches in AutoCad to get an idea of feasibility, and discussed them with Mr. Maurer and Ross Brighton, a Theater and Fine Arts Technician. At first, we liked the swiveling stage design, incorporating both the triangle and quadrilateral shapes into the same design, but soon dropped that idea because the technical difficulty of having a sturdy enough hinge outweighed the benefit of having two stage designs in one. We also dropped the hinged design, because of the issues of weight and safety. One of our criteria for the project was that access to the storage room must be relatively labor-free, and lifting a 75 pound stage is not an easy task. That left us with the two-part stage, which would be both easy to build and easy for Facilities Personnel to operate. We refined our AutoCad sketches and viewed similar projects to get a better idea of what our project might look like, and consulted with Mr. Brighton to work out the details. Step 3: Refinement - Summarization Swivel Design Hinged Design Two-Part Design Can utilize two shapes No safety hazards Hinges not strong enough Lifts up out of the way Hinges not strong enough Lifted stage is a safety hazard Easy to build No safety hazards No hinge issues As we mulled over the two-piece design, we began to see issues that might pose safety or construction concerns. For instance, we were not sure what materials we should use, or how to latch the two pieces together. These were just a couple of the roadblocks we faced, but careful analysis and some creative thinking helped to clarify the issues. Step 4: Analysis – Summarization Some material types impractical Location and construction of latch V o l u m e I V : F a l l 2 0 0 8 1 8
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