ENGINEERING /PORTABLE GARDEN DESIGN

PROCESSCHAD KIRBY

SUMMARY

• EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• WORK EXPERIENCE

• ENGINEERING INTRODUCTION

• ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

• PORTABLE GARDEN DESIGN

EDUCATION

• SIOUX FALLS

• TRI-VALLEY H.S.

• SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

EDUCATION

• SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY• FORMULA SAE RACING TEAM

• DESIGN AND BUILD A RACECAR IN ~9 MONTHS• COMPETE AGAINST OTHER COLLEGES FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD

• Other Competition Teams• http://www.sdsmt.edu/Academics/CAMP/Teams/

WORK EXPERIENCE

• INTERSHIP ROCKWELL-COLLINS – DECORAH, IA• MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

• AIRCRAFT DISPLAY & GUIDANCE SYSTEMS

• SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS – WICHITA, KS• DESIGN ENGINEER – 1 YEAR

• BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT

• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER – 4 YEARS• 747 FUSELAGE• USAF REFUELING TANKER

WORK EXPERIENCE

• MASABA MINING EQUIPMENT – VERMILLION, SD• PROJECT ENGINEER – 3 YEARS

• CUSTOM AGGREGATE AND AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT• DESIGN TO COMPLETION

ENGINEERING INTRO

• CONSIDERED ENGINEERING AS A CAREER?

• DEFINITION• The branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building,

and use of engines, machines, and structures.

• THE KNACK VIDEO• The Knack

ENGINEERING INTRO

• DISCIPLINES

• Aerospace Engineering• Chemical Engineering• Civil Engineering• Computer Engineering• Computer Science• Electrical Engineering• Geological Engineering• Industrial Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Metallurgical Engineering• Mining Engineering• Petroleum Engineering

ENGINEERING INTRO

• WHAT KINDS OF THINGS REQUIRE ENGINEERING?

• YOUR INTERESTS RELATED TO ENGINEERING

• AVERAGE STARTING SALARY

• $60,000

ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

• IDENTIFY A PROBLEM

• IDENTIFY CRITERIA OR DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

• BRAINSTORM AND DEVELOP CONCEPTS FOR A SOLUTION

• DECIDE ON AN APPROACH

• BUILD A PROTOTYPE

• BUILD THE FINAL PRODUCT AND PRESENT RESULTS

PORTABLE GARDEN DESIGN

• IDENTIFY A PROBLEM

• Why are you designing a portable garden?

• IDENTIFY CRITERIA OR DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

• What are the requirements for the design• Materials• Functionality• Budget• Watering• Drainage• Type of plant• Type of soil

PORTABLE GARDEN DESIGN

• BRAINSTORM AND DEVELOP CONCEPTS FOR A SOLUTION

• Generate ideas and drawings based on the design criteria

• DECIDE ON AN APPROACH

• Pros and Cons of each concept• Pick a concept that matches the design criteria and solves the problem

PORTABLE GARDEN DESIGN

• BUILD A PROTOTYPE

• Test and Evaluate• Refine the design if necessary

• BUILD FINAL PRODUCT AND PRESENT RESULTS

• If the prototype satisfies the design criteria, build the final product

PORTABLE GARDEN DESIGN

• EXAMPLES OF BUCKET GARDENS

PORTABLE GARDEN DESIGN

• WATERING METHODS

• TOP – DOWN• DRIP IRRIGATION

• WATER PRESSURE• Gravity fed – water tower concept

• SPRAY HOSE

• BOTTOM – UP• WICKING

• CAPILLARY ACTION • Adhesive force between the water and the wick is stronger than the cohesive forces within the water itself

PORTABLE GARDEN ACTIVITY

• WATERING SYSTEM

• DEFINE REQUIREMENTS

• 5 GROUPS

• COME UP WITH AT LEAST ONE WATERING CONCEPT

• EACH GROUP PRESENTS CONCEPT(S)

• DETERMINE A SOLUTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH