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TEST RIG DEVELOPMENT GROUPProblem Background & VOCProject: R13301
Rochester Institute of Technology
Design Project Management (0303.735.01 & 0304.730.01 )
R13301 TEAMS & MEMBERS
EP Printing Team Jonathan Erbelding & Sakif Noor
Garlock Team Usman Asad & Jessica Fuss
Polymer Membrane Team Steven Lucchesi & Seaver Wrisley
EP PRINTINGJonathan Erbelding
Sakif Noor
GARLOCK TEST RIGUsman Asad
Jessica Fuss
POLYMER MEMBRANE TEST RIG (PMTR)Steven Lucchesi
Seaver Wrisley
PMTR MOTIVATION & BACKGROUND
Mission Statement: The Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Departments
at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have developed a need for a test device capable of measuring the mechanical properties of biologically relevant materials.
Principle Needs: Ability to run simple experiments, demonstrating non-
linear stress-strain responses, creep, and stress relaxation.
PMTR STAKEHOLDERS & NEEDS
PMTR GOALS & VOC
We have split the goals of this project into several categories: Measured Properties Controlled Properties Specimen Accommodation Interface Ease of Use Portability Cost Environmental Health & Safety
All customers have expressed the same/similar needs with varying levels of specification.
PMTR CURRENT TECHNOLOGY Currently, there is no lab
equipment available for educational use in the two Biomaterials courses. Typical tensile testers damage
biomaterials at the clamping points, rendering the test invalid
Previous/Current RIT Projects: Lowell Smoger’s Biaxial Test
Rig P06218 Bausch & Lomb Eye
Membrane Indenter Bill Spath’s EAP Research
PMTR PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
Varying specification requirements of the individual customers led to the need for multiple test rigs.
Proposed test machines: Biomaterials student test machine
Analog display Lower accuracy Control
Research quality test machine Fully automated interface (Matlab or LabView) Closed loop control of loading Higher accuracy Environmental control capabilities Aqueous environment capabilities
QUESTIONS?
What questions do you still have? Are we lacking any important information? Proposed solutions?