TSMU Redesign :
While at Instron I took part in the last leg of a multi-year product redesign. We completely reworked the TSMU, a device that measures transverse strain as a part of Instron’s biaxial strain measurement system. The original system has reliability issues caused mainly by a lack of stability in the mounting of the internal encoder used for measurement. The new system has improved reliability and is a few inches smaller to save material and machining cost. It also needed to have the capability to be easily swapped in the field. I personally worked on the design work, documentation, and testing of all the design changes in this system.
Highlighted in this portfolio are the parts I designed or worked on and the assembly drawings I drafted for documentation and use on the manufacturing floor. I brainstormed designs with a senior engineer I worked with throughout my co-op. Once designs were finalized, parts were prototyped on the in house 3-D printer. Then, the designs were tested and tweaked. When the parts were ready we sent the designs out to a machine shop for final metal prototypes. By the end of my co-op we had a fully functioning prototype ready to be tested on a real system. To the left you can find a selection of the parts I worked on and the drawings I created as a part of this project.
