Mudgeeraba Special School Student
Design Problem.
“From one of your family members, relative or family friend, identify a personal need which exists within or around their living environment. Identify, design, fabricate and evaluate a solution to this need, which meets the personal requirements of that individual.”
The task is to design a solution that will accommodate for the needs of a Mudgeeraba Special School Student. The area of the problem is an indoor classroom, with special needs students, the environment is controlled so there will be no need to consider outside weather considerations such as rust. There are few constraints other than time, size and price of the chair. The time constraint is a semester, and the chair must fit the student who is in year 1, the chair …show more content…
The sustainability of the design will economical as the chair will be made of steel, the chair will be designed to be built to last. Over the years it is used it will provide its value
• Durability of material.
• Coatings used to protect the material from oxidisation (rust)
• Re usable materials
• Strength of joins used
Elements and principles of design
The design will be predominantly grey and blue in colour, shape of the chair will be rectangular and squared.
Communication
Can be communicated through pictures of the existing design and annotated sketches Legal responsibilities
The legal responsibilities are known that it will be used in schools. It must be stable, strong and durable, and resistant to heat, liquid and mechanical damage. The chair must be allergen free.
Manufacturing technologies
The size, shape and finish is not going to be altered. The tools that will be used will be: MIG welder, magnetic right angle, bandsaw, hand saw, file, angle grinder, spray adhesive, sandpaper and scissors
Materials
Materials that will be used is plywood, steel posts, foam, plastic …show more content…
The chair would definitely not be able to collapse under the weight of the student due to it being welded extremely strong to each individual part. The steel rectangular tubing is extremely durable especially when welded together. The steel is already galvanised, but once welded the galvanised is oxidised leaving the metal unprotected. To combat this and give the chair a bit personality, instead of bare steel the chair is primed and painted with hammered finish spray
“From one of your family members, relative or family friend, identify a personal need which exists within or around their living environment. Identify, design, fabricate and evaluate a solution to this need, which meets the personal requirements of that individual.”
The task is to design a solution that will accommodate for the needs of a Mudgeeraba Special School Student. The area of the problem is an indoor classroom, with special needs students, the environment is controlled so there will be no need to consider outside weather considerations such as rust. There are few constraints other than time, size and price of the chair. The time constraint is a semester, and the chair must fit the student who is in year 1, the chair …show more content…
The sustainability of the design will economical as the chair will be made of steel, the chair will be designed to be built to last. Over the years it is used it will provide its value
• Durability of material.
• Coatings used to protect the material from oxidisation (rust)
• Re usable materials
• Strength of joins used
Elements and principles of design
The design will be predominantly grey and blue in colour, shape of the chair will be rectangular and squared.
Communication
Can be communicated through pictures of the existing design and annotated sketches Legal responsibilities
The legal responsibilities are known that it will be used in schools. It must be stable, strong and durable, and resistant to heat, liquid and mechanical damage. The chair must be allergen free.
Manufacturing technologies
The size, shape and finish is not going to be altered. The tools that will be used will be: MIG welder, magnetic right angle, bandsaw, hand saw, file, angle grinder, spray adhesive, sandpaper and scissors
Materials
Materials that will be used is plywood, steel posts, foam, plastic …show more content…
The chair would definitely not be able to collapse under the weight of the student due to it being welded extremely strong to each individual part. The steel rectangular tubing is extremely durable especially when welded together. The steel is already galvanised, but once welded the galvanised is oxidised leaving the metal unprotected. To combat this and give the chair a bit personality, instead of bare steel the chair is primed and painted with hammered finish spray