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FEATHERLITE CHALLENGEFEATHERLITE CHALLENGEPRESENTATION

The FLATE Center for Manufacturing Education wishes to make available, for educational and non-commercial purposes only, materials of the Featherlite Challenge. This presentation is comprised of images, texts, facilitator’s notes, and other demonstration materials. Featured Company: Featherlite Luxury Coaches, located in Sanford, FL has demonstrated outstanding teamwork throughout their entire manufacturing process. This presentation is designed to give you an inside look at how each employee is part of the process team, and without one, the other would not be able to do their job. Teachers and facilitatorsTeachers and facilitators:: View the “note page” in this presentation for additional suggestions about how to use this material.This instructional resource forms part of FLATE’s outreach efforts to facilitate a connection between students, teachers, and manufacturers throughout the State of Florida. We trust that these activities and materials will add value to your teaching and/or presentations. Please visit our website for additional resources, including our Made in Florida Video, a unique behind-the-scenes visit to modern manufacturing plants in the State of Florida.

FLATE Center for Manufacturing EducationHillsborough Community College - Brandon

10414 E Columbus Dr., Tampa, FL 33619(813) 259-6575

www.fl-ate.org and www.madeinflorida.org

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0402215. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Dream it.Dream it. Draw Draw it.it. Build it.Build it.

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Middle SchoolMiddle School Learning ChallengeLearning Challenge

Learning ChallengesLearning ChallengesHow do you design the interiors of a

luxury coach? First dream

it... Then

draw it.

This is just what the people at Featherlite Luxury Coaches in Sanford, Florida do every day: dream new ideas, draw them with a CAD program and then make them happen.

Be creative with the use of features, spaces and colors.

To learn more about this and other manufacturing companies in the State of Florida visit the website www.madeinflorida.org.

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Instructions:Instructions:Today, we are going to be using Power Point to design a luxury Coach.Follow these steps:

Select the features you want in your coach and copy them from the Menu.

2

Sofa chair

Paste your selected features into your coach template.

3Rotate objects as needed by selecting the object, dragging the green dot.

4Change colors of furniture & appliances as needed.

5Start with a blank template and decide how distribute the space inside the coach.

1Add internal walls and doorways to separate the spaces.

6

Doorway

Internal wall

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The bedroom area must include at least: •Bed• One night stand• Closet area• Plasma TVThe kitchen area must include at least: Kitchen cabinets Refrigerator Sink Laundry Washer and Dryer

If a stove is added to the design, the space should be part of the kitchen cabinets space.

The cabin area must include:Captain chairEntrance door that swings 30 degreesPassenger chair

The living room area must include: 5 chairs and a table or 2 chairs, a table, and a couch

The office space must include: Office Desk Office chair

Divide the design the luxury coach into five areas. Below are the specifications for each of the areas.

ExtensionsExtensions::

Luxury coach designs include an extension option that will provide more space for the living room and bedroom area. This extension must retract while riding on the road, so the furniture on the extension area will retract too. Therefore, make sure your design includes a walking area when the furniture is retracted.

Specification for design


Luxury Coach LayoutDesigned by:_______________________________

Grade: _____ School: _______________________

Date: _________ Approved by: ______________

Entrance

Right click on the slide, and copy/paste as many templates as you need. Delete this note before you copy/paste.

Have fun and be creative!


Hexagon table

Table

Counter top

Refrigerator

Stove

Sink

Office Desk

Couch

Sofa chair

Office Chair

Captain’s chair

Plasma TV

Cabin table

Washer

Sharp edges shower

Toilet

Bathroom SinkFront to front dinette

U-shape dinette

Couch

Doorway

Dresser or book shelf

Internal wallKing size bed

Queen size bed

Features Menu


Some Drawing Tips

Notice that you need to leave some room or clearance to collapse the exterior doors when driving.

1

Clearance

The objects (furniture and appliances) are drawn to scale. Keep them in the same size to keep your dimensions accurate.

2

Use the Bring to Front drawing feature to place one object on top of another one.

3Chair on top.

Table on top.


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Grade: _____ School: _______________________

Date: _________ Approved by: ______________

Example A


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Grade: _____ School: _______________________

Date: _________ Approved by: ______________

Example B


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Grade: _____ School: _______________________

Date: _________ Approved by: ______________

Example C

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