PROJECT 08: FINAL PROJECTSNOWBOARD MULTI-TOOLMike Meller MAE 377

Introduction

The product I designed is a snowboard multi-tool.

It attaches to the back of the front snowboard binding.

CAD models of the multi-tool, snowboard, and binding were created.

Survey of Existing Products: Comparison

Survey of Existing Products: Pros/Cons

Design Goals Lightweight Withstand low temperatures Strong and durable Easily accessible Can use with gloves on Include many necessary tools Compact

Alternate Design 1

Includes most features

Very Bulky Potentially costly

Alternate Design 2

Still has most features Much more compact Material Efficient More reasonable price

Alternate Design 3

Reasonably compact

Has most features Not efficient use

of material

Decision Making

Final Snowboard Multi-Tool Design

Opened view and front cover

Includes additional features

Efficient use of materialLower cost

More ergonomic

CAD Models: Exploded Views of Snowboard Multi-Tool

CAD Models: Rendered Views of Snowboard Multi-Tool

CAD Models: Views of Snowboard Multi-Tool Holder and Binding

CAD Models: Views of Snowboard and Binding with Multi-Tool Holder Attached

CAD Models: Rendered Views of Snowboard and Binding with Multi-Tool Holder Attached

BOM Drawing: Multi-Tool and Holder

BOM Drawing: Snowboard Binding

2D Dimension Drawing: Multi-Tool and Holder

2D Dimension Drawing: Multi-Tool and Holder

User Manual

Rendered Animation

Conclusions Learned a lot about design process

Brainstorming stages Sketching Modeling Manufacturing analyses

Faced a lot of challenges Ultimately desired results met