Plastic Extruder - Mechanical Integration and Design Course Project

Executive Summary:

- Designed plastic extruder with ability to output constant diameter filament with input of plastic pellets

- Managed team efforts via collaboration tools (Trello, Google Drive, etc.) to complete mission objective quickly and accurately

- Utilized design matrices to determine optimal design and integration of subsystems

- Designed and built robust electrical system for control of motor and heating subsystems - Fully modeled systems in SolidWorks to pitch design concepts and guide prototype phase

- Completed prototype revision based on quantitative and qualitative data gathered during testing phase

- Periodically updated clients with sprint reports that detailed specific progress and achievements - Produced model that was described by instructors as being "polished" and "well-functioning"