Prof. Milton Aguirre, is developing a stress management device (AIRpen) that encourages slow-paced breathing exercise in real-world situations.
Scope of Work-
Focus: Develop a low to mid-volume assembly process and its tool for producing 500+ AIRpens needed for NIH-funded clinical trials.(product efficiency, cost, end customer)
Current Issues: Small lead to inconsistent assembly times
Process Requirements:
Create a Design for Assembly (DfA) strategy to assemble the device quickly and in budget.
Conceptual Design – Identify conventional(manual) and advanced(automated) manufacturing techniques to effectively assemble the device.
Feasibility Testing – Design a series of prototypes that demonstrate the viability of the DoA strategy. Develop testing procedures to evaluate the DoA assumptions and ideas quickly and cheaply.
System Integration – Build the assembly processes and tooling to assemble the device effectively.
Experimental Testing – Verify the durability, accuracy, and repeatability of the DoA process under laboratory conditions.
The AIRpen Capstone Project client (Professor Milton Aguirre), needs a Design for Assembly (DFA) strategy to efficiently and affordably implement for the assembly of the AIRpen product, because the AIRpen is comprised of multiple parts of smaller geometries which may require precise assembly operations and movements performed on them either through manual or automated work.