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Automated Vertical Bike Storage

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What?

  • Design an efficient, space-saving, user-friendly vertical bike storage solution.
  • Ensure it is efficient, space-saving, and eliminates manual lifting.
  • Accommodate bikes weighing up to 60 lbs, lifting them vertically in 6 seconds.
  • Optimize the design for manufacturability, assembly, and cost-effectiveness.

How?

  • Design Process: Need finding > Ideation > Pretotype > Prototype > Final Product
  • Used SolidWorks to create CAD models with DFM/DFA features.
  • Focused on part reduction, self-locating mechanisms, and top-down assembly design.
  • Developed functional 3D-printed prototypes for the tire clamping mechanism.
  • Conducted FEA (Finite Element Analysis) to validate structural integrity under load.

Result

  • Functional Achievements:  Reduced floor space usage by 45%. Eliminated 100% lift effort through automation.
  • DFMA Improvements: Reduced insertion difficulties by 39%, Decreased secondary operations by 18%, Cut part count from 99 to 55.
  • Click Here to see the detailed report.

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