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Project Title: Isolation Table Mover

Project Number:(MSD will assign this) P15741

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

Jan Maneti (jameme@rit.edu), ME Machine Shop

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

MSD

Preferred Start Term: Spring 2015

Faculty Champion:(provide name and email)

DeBartolo

Other Support:

Project Guide:(MSD will assign this)

B. DeBartolo Jan 6, 2015Prepared By Date

Received By Date

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Project Information

Overview:Vibration Isolation Tables are often used to mount equipment that is very sensitive to movement. For example, electron microscopes cell cultures, and optical measurement devices are all sensitive to small vibrations that are present in buildings, so these systems are placed on tables that isolate the equipment from the building motion. These isolation tables are very bulky and can weigh hundreds of pounds, and are therefore very difficult to move. Some examples are shown below:

Left-right: two isolation systems from Kinetic Systems, Inc., and a table in use in one of RIT’s Mechanical Engineering Labs.

The Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop was recently required to move some isolation tables on campus. The move involved: lifting the table from its old location, tilting it up so that it fits through doorways and around corners, moving the table to its new location (possibly in a different building), re-tilting the table down to its original orientation, and lowering it down to its new final position. Doing all this without the proper equipment could result in injury to the people doing the moving, damage to the equipment being moved, or damage to the labs, hallways, and elevators on campus. Isolation table movers do exist – an example of a system in use locally is pictured below (note: the photos below depict half of the system. There is a second stand to grasp the opposite end of the table, and the two stands are used in pairs):

The ME Machine Shop staff needs a tool that they can use in the future to safely move the isolation tables currently being used in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. Such a device would also be useful to people at RIT outside KGCOE who have similar equipment moving needs. The goal for the senior design team is to assess the types of isolation tables present in

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KGCOE and on campus, and to develop a working prototype that would be stored in the ME Machine Shop and available for use when campus moves are required.

Customer Requirements (CR):The Isolation Table Mover needs to (be)…1. Portable

1.1. Fit in hallways1.2. Fit in freight elevators1.3. Fit through doorways1.4. Move over non-level ground

2. Easy to use2.1. Usable by two people 2.2. Quick to mount/release isolation tables2.3. Store compactly in the ME Shop2.4. Have easily understood instructions for use2.5. Be safe for the user(s)2.6. Low maintenance

3. Able to transport the isolation tables in use on campus3.1. Able to transport optical breadboards3.2. Accommodate isolation tables of various sizes3.3. Accommodate isolation tables of various weights3.4. Transport other types of isolation tables?3.5. Transport other types of heavy, bulky items?

Engineering Requirements (ER):1. Size of isolation tables compatible with mover (range, CR 3.2)2. Weight of isolation tables compatible with mover (range, CR 3.3)3. % of isolation tables on campus that device can accommodate (drive up, CR 3.1, 3.4, 3.5)4. Force exerted by user during attaching/detaching table (drive down, CR 2.1, 2.5)5. Force exerted by user during table transport (drive down, CR 2.1, 2.5)6. Incline that can be traversed (drive up, CR 1.4)7. Surface unevenness that can be tolerated (drive up, CR 1.4)8. # pinch points (drive down, CR 2.5)9. Time to mount table for transport (drive down, CR 2.2)10. Time to release table (drive down, CR 2.2)11. Time to assemble table for use (drive down, CR 2.4)12. Expected life based on stress/fatigue analysis (drive up, CR 2.6)13. Time between maintenance (drive up, CR 2.6)

Constraints:1. Footprint when stored (drive down, constrained by ME Shop, CR 2.3)2. Height when stored (drive down, constrained by ME Shop, CR 2.3)3. Footprint when in use (drive down, constrained by doorways, hallways, elevator, CR 1.1, 1.2,

1.3)

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4. Height when in use (constrained by doorways, elevators, CR 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)5. Cost (drive down)

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

results) working prototype technical paper poster All teams finishing during the spring term are expected to participate in ImagineRIT

Additional required deliverables: User manual and assembly instructions

Budget Information:List major cost items anticipated, and any special purchasing requirements from the sponsor(s).

Intellectual Property:None

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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)

Initial/date

Machine Shop Staff:Jan Maneti (primary customer), Dave Hathaway, Rob KraynikEnvironment (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

Access to isolation tables on campus to take measurements

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

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, as well!

Disc. # Req. Expected ActivitiesBMECEEEISE 1 Ergonomics and safety

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ME 4 Mechanical design and fabricationOther

Skills Checklist:Indicate the sills or knowledge that will be needed by students working on this project. Please use the following scale: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

Mechanical EngineeringME Core Knowledge ME Elective Knowledge

1 3D CAD 2 Finite element analysisMatlab programming Heat transfer

1 Basic machining Modeling of electromechanical & fluid systems1 2D stress analysis 2 Fatigue and static failure criteria1 2D static/dynamic analysis 1 Machine elements

Thermodynamics AerodynamicsFluid dynamics (CV) Computational fluid dynamicsLabView BiomaterialsStatistics Vibrations

IC EnginesGD&TLinear ControlsCompositesRoboticsOther (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 Experiment

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ISE Core Knowledge ISE Elective KnowledgeMaterials science Systems design – product/process designMaterials processing, machining lab Data analysis, data mining

2 Facilities planning: layout, mat’l handling Manufacturing engineeringProduction systems design: cycle time, throughput, assembly line design, manufacturing process design

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

Project management Other (specify)Engineering economy: Return on InvestmentQuality tools: SPCProduction control: schedulingShop floor IE: methods, time studiesComputer tools: Excel, Access, AutoCADProgramming (C++)

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 softwareBasic 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

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CE Core Knowledge CE Elective KnowledgeOther (specify)

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