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2000-2001 Problem Statement - "Making Life Easier"
It is easy to go through life and take for granted our ability to go through our day-to-day activities: to open the door, walk to work, answer the phone, send an email, or eat a meal, for example. Whether it be for a short time due to a broken bone, sprain, or other injury, or permanently due to stroke, amputation, disease or genetic conditions, or other causes of disability, many people have additional challenges to performing even the most simple of tasks.
With this in mind, your task is to design and fabricate a product that will help make life easier for people with disabilities. Assume that no assistance can be supplied by another individual. To become financially successful and stay on the market, the product must appeal to the widest possible market. Therefore, you should consider a product that would benefit other segments of the population. Products should fall under one or more of the following categories:
- computer/user interface;
- food preparation and eating;
- personal hygiene;
- transportation;
- clothing.
The product should be:
- usable without any outside assistance;
- inexpensive;
- safe;
- durable;
- designed using Universal Design concepts.
In addition to the above items, evaluation will consider:
- the significance to the user of the problem that the product solves;
- the uniqueness of the solution with respect to existing solutions to the same problem;
- the extent of the potential market for the product within the disabled community and what other groups could use this product;
- thoroughness of the design (calculations included, where applicable);
- the effectiveness of the solution design;
- the effectiveness of the presentation, which addresses all of the above criteria.
Logistically, solutions may be mechanical, electro-mechanical or electronic and must be able to sit on a standard 30" x 60" table. Solutions cannot be alive or be powered by any living thing other than the user.
Competition Rules
DISPLAY SETUP
- Setup is from 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. in Industrial Technology 101
- Teams will be assigned a table based on presentation order.
SHOE BOX QUESTIONS
- Each team must bring a show box and index cards. The shoe box should be sealed and must have a slot on the top
Judges
Mr. David Bogdan - Engineer, Pelco
Mr. David Kermovan - Engineer, Pelco
Mr. Don Austin - Instructor, CSU-Fresno
Mr. Gale Dunham - Teacher, Duncan Polytechnic High School
JETS/NEDC Competition is Sponsored By:
Grundfos Manufacturing Corporation
Duncan Enterprises
Sunrise Medical Products - Mobility Division
Pelco
Department of Industrial Technology, CSU, Fresno
Tours
5th Floor
Networking Lab (IT 502)
Computer Process Control Lab (IT 504)
ProEngineer/Solid Works Demo (IT 512)
Computer Process Control (IT 513)
4th Floor
Material Testing Lab (IT 402)
1st Floor
Advanced Technology Enterprise (IT 119)
(Laser Manufacturing Technology)
Rototics/Computer Integrated Manufacturing (IT 122)
Manufacturing Processes Lab (IT 152)
Experimental Vehicles (IT 120)
Competition Schedule
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration and Set-up in Review Area Judges Meeting, Shoe Box Questions |
Mr. Don Austin |
| 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | General Meeting | Dr. Tony Au |
| 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Team Presentation | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Team Presentation | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Tour of Industrial Technology Laboratories Demonstrations | |
| 3:00 PM | Awards Ceremony (IT101) | Mr.Leo Labbe, Vice President, Pelco |
| 2000 | Hoover High School |
| 1999 | Edison High School |
| 1998 | Redwood High School |
| 1997 | Edison High School |
Awards
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Best Working Model
Most Effective Presentation
Most Cohesive Team
Most Marketable solution
Most Cost Effective Approach
Most Manufacturable Solution
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