Design and prototype of a lamp build kit for STEM education

This thesis describes a case study of an early phase product design process. Company J is a startup toy company creating toys that encourage STEM education and participation. One product in their anticipated lineup is a lamp construction kit. Through the process of assembling users learn about basic engineering and electronics concepts. This project concerns redesigning an early-stage prototype to further the product development and move it towards mass-manufacturability. The design process began with different levels of ideation and concept selection. Then, models were made both virtually and physically to attain user feedback. Once the final design was selected, more advanced prototyping methods were used to create a next-generation prototype.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Wright, Lauren L

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Maria Yang.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105655

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/105655