PROBLEM STATEMENT:
We need to mount a fluorescent light bulb in a trouble light so that when it is dropped or thrown at a specified distance the light bulb (or light itself) will not break from impact.
THE COMPANY WE ARE WORKING FOR:
Impact Engineering Team Members
Reece Armatage
Scott Hagen
Brian May
Fred Meyer
Prototype Design
Move light supports toward the middle of the bulb to dcrease the moment in the center of the bulb
A new endcap that is of a 60 durometer, and increase the dimensions of the endcap
Use a bigger diameter polycarbonate tube instead of the original butyrate tube
Back To TheSenior Design home page