Cabin/Station Team Initial Project Proposal

Proposal:

The group would like to complete the full-scale cabin, done this summer, by sanding and painting it for demonstration purposes. The main focus for this group will be to design a cabin and station with mechanical securing mechanism for the cabin. We would also like to make some interior improvement to include wheelchair accessibility and safety features. Some safety features would include locking device for wheelchairs and seat belts, since the cabin is designed to go at fast speeds with curves and slopes. Then the creation of a full scale vertical cross-section design with interior view for a full-scale would further exemplify the interior and exterior together. The group would also design a platform that will mimic the station when a cabin is parked.

Team member task:

Mark has body work experience which will be used to finalize the look of the full-scale cabin, that was not completed this summer. He also has woodworking and carpentry skills to work on the 1/2 full-scale. He will be helping with the interior improvements of the cabin.

Rebecca will be the taking charge of documentations and the integration portion for the cabin and the station. Adding safety features to the cabin will also be part of her task. She also has carpentry and metalworking skills to apply to the cabin and station modeling.

Lucas will be team leader for this part of the project. As team leader he will be making sure that the group stays on track with completing schedule goals. He will focus on the station part of the project. When needed he will use his skills in Solidworks and Creo to make drawings.

Sketches/drawings:

Figure 1: Wheelchair hooks

Figure 2: Wheelchair ramp for cabin

Figure 3:  Cabin with sliding doors

Figure 4: interior design (symmetrical on both sides of the cabin; 4 seats total)

Figure 5: exterior design with guided rail system

Figure 6: Rail Clams

Tentative schedule:

Fall semester:

• Finish full-scale cabin (from summer project)
• Brainstorming
• Sketches
• Digital drawing (Solidworks, Creo, and AutoCAD) with stress analysis as needed

Break

• Start 1/2 full-scale model of cabin

Spring semester:

• Finish 1/2 full-scale model of cabin
• Write report on this portion of the project
• Final calculations

Budget: (Complete estimate $300)

Full-scale model:

• sandpaper -5in disk (pack of 7) - $7.97)
• paint (TBA based on the quality and type)

1/2 full-scale model:

• 2inx4in wood (96in long $2.97)
• bendable plywood (per sheet 13.97)
• chicken wire (1 in. x 2 x 25 ft. $12.98)
• expansion foam (TAP X-30 polyurethane foam 1-qt $29.95)
• bondo (1 gallon $24.97)
• seats (TBA)
• paint (TBA)