Team Uno 9/16/04 Stephanie Rohrs Steve Schwall Final Product Concept

● What? How to create a product that will provide shade for a specified volume autonomously? ● Why? Reduce sun burns and keep user cool and happy. ● Who? Users who don’t want to constantly have to get up to adjust sun umbrellas as the sun moves through the sky. ● Where? By the pool, backyard, resort, anywhere someone wants a shaded area. ● When? 12 hour period ● How? The SmartShade! The Problem

Design Requirements Must shade a 2’ x 3.5’ x 5’ rectangular prism 1 that is 1.5’ above the ground, while the sun is above 30° from the horizon 50lbs max for the base 2, 51lbs max for the Smart Shade 3 Easy to open – the devices and canopy that will be pushed up in opening must be under 45lbs 4 Function in winds up to 25mph 5 Must provide 12hrs of shade Minimum adjustment speed is 120°/minute Noise volume of the device must be under 60 decibels 6 Material selected for fabrication must be water, rust, and corrosion resistant Must have a manual turn on/off option 1 National Center for Health Statistics 2 PatioUmbrellas.com 3 National Institute for occupational safety and health 4 Canadian National occupational health and safety 5 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology 6 League for hard of hearing

Solution to the Problem: Development of the Smart Shade ● Overall Product Concept Tilt Rotate

Key Deliverables Joint Systems Tilt Joint Rotating Joint Sensors Power Source Wiring configuration Intelligence and Programming Electronics and circuitry ProE models Assembly and Debugging Trade Studies