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Contents
PROJECT PROPOSAL.......................................................................................................
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IDENTIFICATION OF THE NEEDS TO DEVELOP THE DESIGN PROJECT ...................................................................4
An Explanation of the Proposed Design Project:............................................................................4
Motivation, Purpose & Target Market of the Project:.....................................................................4
AREAS OF INVESTIGATION...........................................................................................................................5
What are the Possibilities?...............................................................................................................5
CRITERIA ESTABLISHED TO EVALUATE SUCCESS..............................................................................................6
PROJECT MANAGEMENT..................................................................................................................
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ACTION & TIME PLAN...............................................................................................................................8
FINANCE PLAN..........................................................................................................................................9
IDENTIFICATION & JUSTIFICATION OF OTHER RESOURCES................................................................................10
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT................................................................................................................
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RESEARCH..............................................................................................................................................12
Currently available Products.........................................................................................................13
Dimensions of Equipment..............................................................................................................15
Materials available for bed............................................................................................................16
Materials available for the Cupboard............................................................................................17
EXPERIMENTATION & TESTING OF MATERIALS, TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND OTHER RESOURCES.............................18
Application of Conclusions............................................................................................................25
EVIDENCE OF TESTING OF DESIGN SOLUTIONS.............................................................................................27
Test of Different Wheel Designs.....................................................................................................28
Test of the different leg stay attachments.......................................................................................29
USE OF COMMUNICATION & PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES..............................................................................30
PROJECT REALISATION......................................................................................................
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EVIDENCE OF PRACTICAL SKILLS................................................................................................................36
Fabrication:...................................................................................................................................49
EVIDENCE OF CREATIVITY.........................................................................................................................54
Method of ......................................................................................................................................54
Method of attaching ......................................................................................................................55
EVALUATION...............................................................................................................................
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RECORD OF EVALUATION PROCEDURES THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT..............................................................57
ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONAL & AESTHETIC ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN.................................................................58
Functional:.....................................................................................................................................58
Aesthetics:......................................................................................................................................58
EVALUATION WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPACT ON SOCIETY & THE ENVIRONMENT................................................59
Society:...........................................................................................................................................59
Environment:..................................................................................................................................59
FINAL EVALUATION IN RELATION TO THE CRITERIA SET BY THE STUDENT.........................................................63
Areas of success: ...........................................................................................................................63
Areas needing more attention:.......................................................................................................63
BIBLIOGRAPHY.....................................................................................................................................
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APPENDIX........................................................................................................................................
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Project
Proposal

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Identification of the Needs to Develop


the Design Project

An Explanation of the Proposed Design Project:


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Motivation, Purpose & Target Market of the Project:

Motivation

Purpose

The Target Market

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Areas of Investigation
Parameters of the Design

The design should allow:

What has to be investigated?

How will these points be investigated?

What are the Possibilities?

The Design

Materials

Other possible applications;

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Criteria Established to Evaluate Success


Function;

1. 3.
2.

Aesthetics;

1.

Most Important Qualities to the Least Important;

1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4.

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Project
Management

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Action & Time Plan

Task Proposed Actual Reason for Variation


Date Date

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Finance Plan
Budget $

1.
2.
3.

Item Date Cost ($) Total ($)

Total $

The receipts of the above items can be seen in the appendix.

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Identification & Justification of other


Resources

Resource Justification of the use of this resource

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Project
Development

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Research
The following research was conducted:

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Currently available Products


Below are some examples of similar products currently available

Source: http://www.

These particular products and others on the market range in


price from $ -$

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Dimensions of Equipment

The Target Market

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Materials available for bed


Below is a list of the materials that I could use for the product.

Material Properties

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Materials available for the Cupboard


I researched several different options for the material to be used
for the………...

Material Properties

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Experimentation & Testing of Materials,


Tools, Techniques and other Resources
Test #1:

Aim:.

Method: .

Results:

Conclusions:

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Test # 2:

Aim:

Method:.

Results:

Conclusions:

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Test # 3:

Aim:.

Method:.

Results:

Conclusions:

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Test # 4:

Aim:.

Method:.

Results:

Conclusions:

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Test # 5:

Aim:.

Method:.

Results:

Conclusion:

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Test # 6:

Aim:.

Method:.

Results:

Conclusions:

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Test # 7:

Aim:

Method:.

Results:

Conclusions:

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Application of Conclusions

Application of results of test # 1

Application of results in test # 2

Application of results of test # 3

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Application of results of test # 4

Application of results of test # 5

Application of results of test # 6

Application of results of test # 7

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Evidence of Testing of Design Solutions


Test of the arrangement of leg :

Aim:

Method:

Results:

Conclusions:

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Test of Different Wheel Designs


Aim:.

Method:.

Results:

Conclusions:

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Test of the different leg stay attachments


Aim: .

Method:.

Results:

Conclusions:

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Use of Communication & Presentation


Techniques
Below are concept drawings

Below are concept drawings for

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Below is a working drawing of the first design.

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Below is the first working drawing with alterations.

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Below is a working drawing of the final design.

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Below is a working drawing of the.

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Project
Realisation

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Evidence of Practical skills


Construction of the

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Finishing See photos below.

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Fabrication:
Cutting the.

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Evidence of Creativity

Method of
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Method of attaching
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Evaluation

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Record of Evaluation Procedures


Throughout the Project

Dates Application of Evaluation

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Analysis of Functional & Aesthetic


Aspects of the design

Functional:
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Aesthetics:

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Evaluation with respect to the Impact on


Society & the Environment

Society:
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Environment:

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“Technology is people using resources such as ideas, information,


skills, materials, tools & equipment and energy.”1. It is this use of
resources by designers which is the focus for this assessment. As
design does not occur in a vacuum it is the designers obligation to
ensure that his or her use of various resources is appropriate. There
are many issues which relate to design and technology, such as;

Who benefits from technological enterprises?


Whether short-term gains are made with little regard to long term
costs through new technologies

“Design and Technology involves the use of resources


and energy to make products, systems or
environments. Costs need to be considered as part of
designing. Design does not occur in a vacuum; it
always occurs in a social context, and there will be an
impact of some sort on this society or group.
Designers therefore need to be aware of the context
in which they are designing and to take into account
the impact their designs will have.

“The result of any design activity will also be a


reflection of the designer. Attitudes, background,
values and even beliefs will have an effect on the
design process. It is important to be aware, as a
designer, of how these factors affect your design
activity.”2

This quote from our textbook (studies in senior design and


technology) outlines the importance of the designer taking an
interest in the ramifications that his design may have on society and
the environment

1
Introducing Technology (1991), Basil Slynko
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Aluminium is the most abundant metal on earth and it is used in


many things ranging from automobiles to soft drink cans.
Aluminium is considered an exhaustible resource because it takes
longer than a human life to form, despite this aluminium is very
easy to recycle making it a sustainable resource if it is managed
correctly. Aluminium offers great strength for its weight and when
aluminium is mixed with other metals the result can be an alloy
which is as tough as steel. Aluminium comes from bauxite, which is
a clay-like substance, which is found in tropical soil. Aluminium is a
relatively new metal as it takes large amounts of electricity to refine
bauxite into Aluminium, and large amounts of electricity have only
been available since the beginning of the 20th century.

Due to aluminium's nature it is very easy to recycle, this means that


through recycling the cost of aluminium can be reduced through no
mining being required to supply the basic material. The ease of
which Aluminium can be recycled has made it a very lucrative
business generating more than $1 billion a year in Australia
alone.The recycling of Aluminium takes only a twentieth of the
energy required to produce it from bauxite making it effectively
twenty times more cost effective. The recyclability of Aluminium has
meant that it is used in many different ways such as for drink cans,
car parts and food containers. In Australia there is wide public
acceptance of the recyclability of Aluminium and currently over 50%
of Australia's aluminium cans are recycled by recycling schemes of
the Alcoa and Comalco companies.

Due to the environmental problems associated with the industrial


revolution aluminium has recently become one of the more
attractive resources in the world due to the minimal impact its
production has on the environment. This is due to its recyclability,
this recyclability greatly reduces the amount of energy required to
produce aluminium. This reduction in energy consumption reduces
the amounts of harsh pollutants such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen
oxide which are released from power stations in the production
process. With the recycling of aluminium the impact on the
environment is minimised because no mining is required.

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Throughout most of the developed world aluminium recycling is


being implemented. On a global scale many Conservation groups,
multi-national companies and governments actively encourage the
use of aluminium as a recyclable resource. Some governments and
companies have created campaigns to encourage the recycling of
aluminium, some even pay the public to collect aluminium such as
through the Cash-a-Can program. These programs not only reduce
the environmental impact of the use of aluminium but also provide a
lucrative business for aluminium producers. Due to the many
attractive features of using aluminium there has been a noticeable
increase in the worlds consumption of aluminium, especially through
aluminium recycling, this has mainly been due to public education
about the rewards of using and recycling aluminium as a way to
decrease pollution as well as aluminiums many other attractive
aspects. In most developed countries the use of recycled aluminium
has been recognised for the benefits it has on the environment as
well as the economic benefits it provides.

Ethical Issues

The three ethical issues that I will discuss are as follow:

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2-.

3-.

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Final Evaluation in relation to the Criteria


Set by the Student
Evaluation by the designer:

Areas of success:
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Areas needing more attention:

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Bibliography
1. Senior Design and Technology, John Rochford, KJS Publications,
Gosford, NSW.

2. Studies in Senior Design & Technology, Neville Warner,


Jacaranda Press, Sydney, 1995.

3. Introducing Technology, Basil Slynko, Moreton Bay Publishing,


1991

Websites:

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Appendix

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