The group Presentation

Here is the presentation slide containing the information used for the presentation session on Wednesday.



Just want to congratulate the Team on a brillant perfomance and hope that it will be a success.

Our final Crane model

After a long period of designing and re-designing we finally finished with out crane model. below is a picture of of the final module.

Conclusion outlining strengths of the contractor

I believe as the project manager of this group that our project has the required strengths to undertake relief work as contracted. The crane has been designed with quality and tough materials but at the same time also keeping the costs of the materials low.
The crane design has been taught out very carefully to make sure it meets the need of the tender. The design conquers all the aspects; it is small enough to fit in a 4x4, measuring at around 3x2 meters.
It can easily be moved around by hand also keeping health and safety regulations in consideration.
Special training is not needed with the use of this crane as it has designed while considering that it can also be used by non-professionals, although it can be provided at an extra cost.
I feel our project has meet the needs of the tender and its robust enough to be successful although there still might be few weakness but are not very significant.
I would like to thank all the team members of their brilliant effort towards this project and hopefully this project will be successful
If you guys would like to input additional strengths please comment below.

Benefits of our crane

Innovate high-performance
applications with versatile Optim
• Achieve higher payloads for lifting and transportation applications.
Ruukki is the only supplier of very thin ultra high-strength steels
from 2.5 mm.
• Create more innovative applications with laser-welded thin, wide
sheets and a broad selection of high-strength sections and tubes.
Create good-looking end-products
with Optim, which has great workshop
capabilities
• Enjoy painless forming of Optim thanks to its minimal yield strength
variation and high thickness accuracy.
• Benefit from easy welding thanks to low alloying of Optim. Increase
welding speed with thinner gauges to save time and money.
• Benefit from excellent surface quality and flatness with our unique
production processes
- direct quenching
- powerful levelling capabilities both for heavy plate and
cut-to-length lines

Cable materials

Initial Designs

Crane Design
Conditions we are considering:
1. To be able to be carried manually
2. Fit the crane in back of a 4 x 4
3. Ability to be assembled
4. Can be hand powered or motor powered

As decided in our last meeting, I designed my initial ideas for a crane that follows the conditions.
There is a potential problem that could occur if these designs were placed straight into the disaster areas. I am currently working on ideas on how to secure the base of the crane i.e. with wheels or fixed. In all situations they are designed to work on level ground. This will need to be considered in the design. Also the balance of the crane needs to considered as it will be used in disaster conditions.

We will update more after our next meeting on our detailed designs....

Crane Specification

The crane specification:

- Be able to lift loads of not less than 1000kg.
- Transport the load not less than 4m from the point of lift.
- Be able to be disassembled and carried manually over 100m of rough ground.
- Be able to be carried by a standard Land Rover size 4x4.

Group H Project Plan Schedule

8^th March 2010

- First group meeting - review project briefing

- Discussion of roles

11^th to 18^th March 2010

- Allocation of roles

- Start of individual research on cranes

- Sketch individual crane idea(s)

18^th March 2010

- Discussion and review of individual research on crane concept ideas

22^nd March 2010

- Group selection of crane concept

25^th March 2010

- Final group meeting before Easter holidays - discuss tasks to be done over the Easter break

25^th March to 19^th April 2010

- Start of in depth analysis of selected crane concept

- Compilation of full Financial Report - breaking down the cost of crane kit

- Web conferencing (Online group meetings)

19^th to 22^nd April 2010

- Review of work and addition of final touches

23^rd April 2010

- Closure of Tender proposal - submission of work

23^rd to 25^th April 2010

- Compilation of Tender Presentation

26^th April 2010

- Submission of Tender Presentation

26^th to 27^th April 2010

- Preparation for Tender Presentation

28^th April 2010

- Group delivery of Tendering Presentations (10mins Long)

Emergency Crane Project- Contractor Organisation

Team Roles:

Adam Rana,
Project Manager

Ilute Nyambe,
Finance Officer

Arnold Ngang,
Chief Designer

Park Jungkyoo,
Stress Analyst

Ravi Parmar,
Materials Specialist

Over the next few weeks, we're looking forward to work on the tender for the Emergency Crane, and designing a small portable crane capable of lifting loads of up to 1000kg. It should provide a huge advantage in the aid of disaster relief efforts.
As a team bidding for this tender, we will be meeting on regular basis on Mondays and Thursdays.
Stay tuned for next post on the early designs of the crane and research.