Lets Make A Mock-up and Build

Procedure
Introduction
Before you begin the fabrication of your design solution, you must create a plan of action. Cooks
often use a recipe to make sure that all of the ingredients and tools are available before they
begin preparing a dish. The recipe allows the cook to ensure that the ingredients are combined
in the correct manner in order to obtain the intended results. With this in mind we will create a
build procedure aided by first constructing a mock-up
Equipment
Engineering notebook
Computer
Cheap and easily worked with material
Procedure
Your team will use your sketches and CAD model documentation to create a mock-up that will
help you demonstrate your vision of the final products appearance.
1.
In your engineering notebook, sketch what you believe your mock-up design will look like
in its final form. This may or may not match the functional prototype you build.
2.
Compare all team members individual sketches and create a final sketch for a mock-up.
3.
Research possible methods of creating the mock-up, including using inexpensive
materials such as presentation board, cardboard, balsa (or other) wood, clay, paint, etc.
Document the strategy in your engineering notebook.
4.
Create your mock-up.
5.
In your engineering notebook, answer as many questions as possible regarding form, fit,
and function based upon the mock-up.
6.
Before writing the teams assembly procedure instructions, list all of the parts that
comprise the device in your engineering notebook individually. How many parts make up the
prototype? List the separate design areas that you must build or produce. For example, a rear
wheel locking system for a commercial shopping cart consists of the following parts:
Handle unit
Cable system
Brake shoe assembly
7.
From the list of parts you identified in your engineering notebook, create a step-by-step
plan on a word document for each segment of the building process. Explain in detail the order of
parts and materials used to assemble your prototype and the steps your team took to identify
any deviations from the working drawings of your prototype.

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Cut out two circular shapes in fabric.

Cut a circular hole in both pieces of fabric making a donut shape
Sew the two pieces of fabric together along the edge of the hole
Create a small box to represent the sound box out of cardboard
Use string to represent the elastic hairband portion of the pony tail.
Tape small pieces of cardboard to string to represent the string of LEDs
Place the components in the fabric and sew around the edge.
Then you should have a mock-up of what the pony tail should look like

8.
Have a non-team member read your directions to determine whether a reader can build
your device as stated in the step-by-step process.

9.

Turn your build procedure in with a picture of your mock-up to Schoology.

Conclusion
1.
Why is it important to have clear and concise directions for the assembly of a product?

Because these directions will potentially be used by others to recreate and during mass
production and all products need to be created the same way.

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What is the purpose of having a non-team member read your assembly directions?

This is to make sure that the directions are clear to others that way they can be used in creating
more of the product.