Multidisciplinary Senior DesignProject Readiness Package

Project Title: Autodesk Plastic Bottle Upcycling for Haiti and Nicaragua

Project Number:(assigned by MSD) P17xxx

Primary Customer:(provide name, phone number, and email)

Erinold Frederick in Cap Haitien Haiti (Kreyol speaker), erinoldfrederic@yahoo.frSarah Brownell, 585-330-6434, sabeie@rit.edu Bonnie Yannie, 4 Walls, Nicaragua, bonnieyannie@gmail.com

Sponsor(s):(provide name, phone number, email, and amount of support)

Autodesk

Preferred Start Term: Fall 2016

Faculty Champion:(provide name and email)

Sarah Brownell

Other Support:

Project Guide:(assigned by MSD) Sarah Brownell

Sarah Brownell 8/2/16Prepared By Date

Received By Date

Items marked with a * are required, and items marked with a † are preferred if available, but we can work with the proposer on these.

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Project Information

* Overview:During 2016-17, we are offering the opportunity for 6 collaborative projects between KGCOE senior design students and Industrial Design senior design students. This series of projects is sponsored by Autodesk. Teams will receive training on and use Autodesk Fusion 360, and will have the opportunity to receive extra coaching from Autodesk. The overarching goal of these projects is to pursue designs that are humanitarian in nature, whether related to assistive technology, environmental responsibility, or social justice.

The KGCOE-ID collaborative teams will follow a slightly different time frame than typical MSD teams, as follows:

Weeks 1-4: Problem Definition. Understand the user/customer, the environment, and the technology, and choose a specific element of the larger problem to pursue.

Weeks 5-8: System-Level Design. Teams will explore design concepts and create non-functional mockups

Weeks 9-12: Preliminary Detailed Design. Teams will begin to detail their most promising design concepts, including mockups and feasibility work as necessary

Weeks 13-16: Final Detailed Design. Teams will refine their most promising design concept(s) based on customer feedback from Weeks 9-12.

Your main customers is Erinold Frederic, a medical lab technician in Cap Haitien who noticed that street children scavenge the garbage dumps and ravines for plastic bottles to fill bags for recycling. They are payed a small amount for each bag, but Erinold envisions working with them to create better opportunities.

According to the World Bank, Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas and one of the poorest in the world.[1] Most Haitians live on less than $1.25 a day and often only one meal a day, with fresh water in short supply.[2] Plagued by garbage-filled streets and the spread of diseases such as the waterborne illness cholera, the average life expectancy is 55 years for women and 53 years for men.[3] Natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, landslides, droughts, and floods are very common in Haiti, further decreasing their quality of life. Hurricane Sandy and the 2010 earthquake devastated thousands of homes, and much of the rubble still remains in the streets of Haiti. Approximately 172,000 Haitian people are living in tents or make-shift shelters, where danger from floods and other disasters is much higher.[2]

Poor recycling and waste management services have resulted in a massive buildup of plastic waste, primarily from discarded bottles (figure 1). This problem was exacerbated further when international relief started to file into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Reduced employment opportunities for local Haitians and loss of revenue for the country were results of this extra outside aid. There is ample opportunity to use the raw material for a wide range of applications through recycling/upcycling in the country.

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Figure 1: Bottle waste in Haiti

Current recycling efforts in Haiti pay a small sum for any bottles that Haitians collect[4]. However, as the price of oil decreases, the collected bottles drop in value and the Haitians receive less money for their efforts. Additionally, as bottles are shipped overseas to be recycled, a majority of the value ends up in other countries’ economies instead of Haiti’s. This project aims to increase the value of the bottles by preparing them to be repurposed and recycled in various forms. This project will not only increase the value of the bottles by using them for something constructive, but will also bolster Haiti’s economy with their worth.

Bonnie Yannie with the 4 Walls organization in Nicaragua expressed interest in solving a similar problem in the village of El Sauce. She can provide advice regarding design of a system that can be successful in multiple countries. There appears to be world-wide potential for ways to upcycle plastic bottles for local economies rather than shredding and recycling them in the international marketplace—especially as long as oil prices stay low.

A Design Project Leadership course team explored the idea of upcycling plastic bottles last spring. Their work can be found here: http://edge/edge/R16401/public/Home

References:[1] http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/haiti/overview [2] http://www.ijdh.org/2014/01/topics/law-justice/haitis-biggest-challenges-four-years-post-quake/ [3] http://www.globalissues.org/article/141/haiti [4] http://www.haitirecycling.org/

* Preliminary Customer Requirements (CR):This is a very preliminary list of CR’s. As the team identifies the actual product that they want to create, they will update the CR list to reflect the product requirements.

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* Constraints:All needs specified above are constraints. Team must determine customer needs related to functions of the product and equipment.

* Project Deliverables:Minimum requirements: All design documents (e.g., concepts, analysis, detailed drawings/schematics, BOM, test

results)o Teams will use Autodesk Fusion 360, and will be provided training on how to use

this software working prototype technical paper poster process book (more information will be provided at the start of MSD I – this can either

replace or complement the traditional engineering logbook, depending on how the team decides to approach the requirement)

All teams finishing during the spring term are expected to participate in ImagineRIT

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Category Requirement Importance Comment

1. Adds ValueThe upcycled product is more valuable than the plastic if the bottle is recycled.

9

2. Reduces waste

The system transforms a large number of bottles annually 3

The system does not create major or dangerous new waste streams 9

3. SustainableThe system can continue operating without outside aid (after initial investment in tooling)

3

The system can be repaired with local tools and expertise

4. LocalThe system uses local skills, labor and materials to create value added products.

9

The economic benefits occur in the local community, not overseas. 9

5. Durable The tools are robust in the Haitian environment and easy to repair 9

6. Transportable

Each piece of equipment can be lifted by two people 3

The system can be disassembled to be transported by pickup truck 3

Additional required deliverables:

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† Budget Information:Autodesk will provide $1500 to the team for materials and prototyping. Additional funds are available to support travel (e.g., to a conference or to a remote client site)

* Intellectual Property:None anticipated, up to the team.

Project Resources

† Required Resources (besides student staffing):Describe the resources necessary for successful project completion. When the resource is secured, the responsible person should initial and date to acknowledge that they have agreed to provide this support. We assume that all teams with ME/ISE students will have access to the ME Machine Shop and all teams with EE students will have access to the EE Senior Design Lab, so it is not necessary to list these. Limit this list to specialized expertise, space, equipment, and materials.

Faculty list individuals and their area of expertise (people who can provide specialized knowledge unique to your project, e.g., faculty you will need to consult for more than a basic technical question during office hours)

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Environment (e.g., a specific lab with specialized equipment/facilities, space for very large or oily/greasy projects, space for projects that generate airborne debris or hazardous gases, specific electrical requirements such as 3-phase power)

Initial/date

Possible need for fume hood if heating plastics (shop?)Equipment (specific computing, test, measurement, or construction equipment that the team will need to borrow, e.g., CMM, SEM, )

Initial/date

Materials (materials that will be consumed during the course of the project, e.g., test samples from customer, specialized raw material for construction, chemicals that must be purchased and stored)

Initial/date

A lot of plastic bottles…

OtherInitial/date

† Anticipated Staffing By Discipline:Indicate the requested staffing for each discipline, along with a brief explanation of the associated activities. “Other” includes students from any department on campus besides those explicitly listed. For example, we have done projects with students from Industrial Design, Business, Software Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, and Information Technology. If you have recruited students to work on this project (including student-initiated projects), include their names here.

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Dept. # Req. Expected ActivitiesBMECEEEISE 1 Materials processing, production systems design, systems design,

manufacturing processes, engineering economics, DFx ergonomics, safety, materials selection, project management

ME 3 Machine elements, Stress and fatigue analysis, materials selection, manufacturing, 3D CAD, possible heat transfer (depends on solution)

Other Industrial Designers!

* Skills Checklist:Indicate the sills or knowledge that will be needed by students working on this project. Please use the following scale of importance:1 = must have2 = helpful, but not essential3 = either a very small part of the project, or relates to a “bonus” featureblank = not applicable to this project

Biomedical EngineeringBME Core Knowledge BME Elective KnowledgeMatlab Medical image processingAseptic lab techniques COMSOL software modelingGel electrophoresis Medical visualization softwareLinear signal analysis and processing Biomaterial testing/evaluationFluid mechanics Tissue cultureBiomaterials Advanced microscopyLabview Microfluidic device fabrication and measurementSimulation (Simulink) Other (specify)System physiologyBiosystems process analysis (mass, energy balance)Cell cultureComputer-based data acquisitionProbability & statisticsNumerical & statistical analysisBiomechanicsDesign of biomedical devices

Computer EngineeringCE Core Knowledge CE Elective KnowledgeDigital design (including HDL and FPGA) Networking & network protocolsSoftware for microcontrollers (including Linux and Windows) Wireless networks

Device programming (Assembly, C) Robotics (guidance, navigation, vision, machine learning, control)

Programming: Python, Java, C++ Concurrent and embedded software

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CE Core Knowledge CE Elective KnowledgeBasic analog design Embedded and real-time systemsScientific computing (including C and Matlab) Digital image processingSignal processing Computer visionInterfacing transducers and actuators to microcontrollers Network security

Other (specify)

Electrical EngineeringEE Core Knowledge EE Elective KnowledgeCircuit Design (AC/DC converters, regulators, amplifies, analog filter design, FPGA logic design, sensor bias/support circuitry)

Digital filter design and implementation

Power systems: selection, analysis, power budget Digital signal processingSystem analysis: frequency analysis (Fourier, Laplace), stability, PID controllers, modulation schemes, VCO’s & mixers, ADC selection

Microcontroller selection/application

Circuit build, test, debug (scope, DMM, function generator

Wireless: communication protocol, component selection

Board layout Antenna selection (simple design)Matlab Communication system front end designPSpice Algorithm design/simulationProgramming: C, Assembly Embedded software design/implementationElectromagnetics: shielding, interference Other (specify)

Industrial & Systems EngineeringISE Core Knowledge ISE Elective KnowledgeStatistical analysis of data: regression Design of ExperimentMaterials science 1 Systems design – product/process designMaterials processing, machining lab Data analysis, data miningFacilities planning: layout, mat’l handling Manufacturing engineering

1 Production systems design: cycle time, throughput, assembly line design, manufacturing process design

2 DFx: manufacturing, assembly, environment, sustainability

1 Ergonomics: interface of people and equipment (procedures, training, maintenance) Rapid prototyping

Math modeling: OR (linear programming, simulation) 2 Safety engineering

1 Project management Other (specify)1 Engineering economy: Return on Investment

Quality tools: SPCProduction control: schedulingShop floor IE: methods, time studiesComputer tools: Excel, Access, AutoCADProgramming (C++)

Mechanical EngineeringME Core Knowledge ME Elective Knowledge

1 3D CAD 2 Finite element analysisMatlab programming 2 Heat transfer

1 Basic machining Modeling of electromechanical & fluid systems1 2D stress analysis Fatigue and static failure criteria

RIT – Kate Gleason College of EngineeringMultidisciplinary Senior Design

Project Readiness PackageTemplate Revised Spring 2016

ME Core Knowledge ME Elective Knowledge2D static/dynamic analysis 1 Machine elementsThermodynamics AerodynamicsFluid dynamics (CV) Computational fluid dynamicsLabView BiomaterialsStatistics Vibrations

1 Materials selection IC EnginesGD&TLinear ControlsCompositesRoboticsOther (specify)

RIT – Kate Gleason College of EngineeringMultidisciplinary Senior Design

Project Readiness PackageTemplate Revised Spring 2016