MP3 Amplifier Assignment

Task: To design and make a fully fuctional MP3 amplifier. To create this I must use CAD/CAM to develop and manufacture this product. The purpose of this speaker will be as a giveaway item to promote a high speed commuter rail network. This blog will show my design process.



Wednesday, 3 November 2010

High Speed Train Inspiration


As I am creating my speaker to promote the high speed rail network, I wanted to look at the different types of trains for inspiration. I want to look at these images and come up with a design using aspects from all of them. I have written what I think about them.

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  1. Anonymous4 November 2010 at 08:59

    Hi Nicky
    Obviously early days with your blog - but you have made a useful start in some ares - (remember that you can create up to 10 pages with multiple entries on each page) Your initial specification addresses some of the main issues - but you might want to put a bit more detail into some elements of it - it can also lead your research directions. I like the mindmap - but this might benefit from some analysis and don't forget to include plenty of reflective work - where you explain some of the decisions you have made as well as how your thinking has been influenced along the way.

    Initial sketches and modelling is clearly an important area that is still currently missing - although I expect you've got that in hand.

    CAD work? - this should be included to show how you have refined and developed your chosen idea for manufacture - and you will need a final evaluation.
    good Luck
    John

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Specification

  • Target Market: The target market will be adults, professionals that commute on high speed trains and the general public using the trains for leisure.
  • Fuction: Speaker to amplify sound from a personal MP3 player. To be used as a promotional item.
  • Size: The speaker will have to be small, this is so easyerly transported from places.
  • Weight: This will be important again as cannot be to heavy to be carryed around on the person.
  • Durability: The product casing will ne to be strong, to be able to indure the bashing from being carryed around. The batteries will need changing, so will need a accessable point for these.
  • Aesthetics: The style of the speaker will be basiced around the high speed trains. Using the shapes and smooth lines. Will need to be modern to appeal to my target market.
  • Matericals: Appropriate materials would be plastic, as this is easy clean and strong.
  • Safety: No bare wires. Make sure circuit is safe and working.
  • Cost: As the product is ibeing designed to be given away as a "freebie" cost much be kept down.
  • Manufacture: Is going to be using CAD/CAM. Should be designed to be mass produced.