Before I decided on Biobehavioral Health as my major, I thought I wanted to pursue Biomedical Engineering. Luckily, it only took one class, an introductory engineering class, for me to decide it was not the major for me and I quickly made the switch. However, I am still proud of the work I completed in that class. On this page you will find various computerized drawings I completed for the two design projects I had to do in the summer.
Design Project One
My first design project was to design and build a prototype of a folding shopping cart for people without cars, or people that need to carry groceries longer than from a garage. It had to be easy to use, ideal for transporting groceries, fold compactly for easy storage, not exceed $50 in material cost, and have a weight capacity of 100 lbs. As you can see by the drawings, the main design features of our shopping cart were a foldable frame, large rear wheels, swiveling front wheels, and a tough burlap bag. I particularly enjoyed this project because it was challenging for me to work with my group to come up with a new idea and do all the calculations to make a working shopping cart.
The second design project of the semester was to design and build a prototype of a dumpling maker suitable for use in either a household or a restaurant. It had to be automatic or semi-automatic, produce no less than 10 dumplings per minute, could not exceed $200 material cost, be safe as a food processor, easy to maintain, safe to use, and dishwasher safe. Looking at the drawings, you can see our main design features were removable, aluminum hoppers for meat and dough, a food safe conveyor belt, a hand crank, and a cutting wheel.