Team MEATHEAD Project H.O.P.P.E.R

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Team MEATHEADProject H.O.P.P.E.R

• ME 4182 Capstone Design
• Midterm Presentation
• 23 February 2005

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Overview

• Goals
• Motivation
• Conceptual Designs
• Patents
• Chosen Design
• Future Plans
• Closing

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Goals

• Invertible hopper
• Maintain current standards
• Retrofit Capabilities

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Motivation

• Most popular hopper design

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Motivation

• Halo B

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Motivation

• Halo B Video

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Motivation

• Q-Loader

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Motivation

• Q-Loader Video

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Conceptual Designs

• The Juicer

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Conceptual Designs

• The Auger Tube

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Conceptual Designs

• The Bladder Hopper

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Conceptual Designs

• The Gumball Tube

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Conceptual Designs

• The Self-Righting Hopper

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Conceptual Designs

• The AmmoBak

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Patents

• No. 5,954,042

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Patents

• No. 6,327,953

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Design Evaluation
Proposed Designs
Existing Products
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Chosen Design

• The Toroid (Gumball variant)

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Future Plans

• Engineering Analysis
• Part Drawings
• Prototype Review and Fabrication

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Closing

• Invertible hopper desired
• Meet current hopper design demands
• Conceptual designs
• Chosen design toroid

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Questions?