BRAVES Cleve Fann Josh League Craig Pope Bill Pryse Allan Quaife

Overview ME 4182 Design Bid  Swivel Chair and Gun Rest Deliverables  Problem Statement  Design Partition  Project Plan  Task Assignments Conclusion

Swivel Chair and Gun Rest Problem Statement : Tree stands used for hunting often have a stationary bar that is part of the frame for the stand. This bar only offers mediocre assistance to the hunter and only when he is aiming straight ahead. Proposed Resolution : A Gun Rest that would swivel from side to side will increase the accuracy range of the gun. By attaching a swivel chair a hunter could also quietly aim at an object.

Scope An aluminum arm, attached by a bearing to the bottom of a deer stand. The arm must be strong, lightweight, adjustable, camouflaged, glare-free, and absolutely quiet. In addition, a mechanism will be devised to stop the arm and hold it stable for a sound shot. The swivel seat will aid the hunter in positioning his/her body in a comfortable and stable shooting position. The seat must also be completely quiet and glare-free.

Market In Georgia alone, for the Deer Hunting Season, there were 289,703 modern firearm hunters, and 69,078 muzzleloader hunters. Average deer per hunter: 1.6 This displays the possibility of a huge demand for shooting stability devices and stands, not only in Georgia, but wherever game is hunted. Source: ocument=209&txtPage=2/ Hunting industry provides $22 billion revenue annually and 250,000 jobs nationwide. Source: 57&SubSectionID=60

Design Partition Arm: material, diameter, length, aesthetics Bearing: size, style, load Stopper: design, material Seat: swivel Gun Rest: padding, design Height Adjuster: mechanism to raise/lower gun rest and its design

Project Plan Allan: Seat design Bill: Webmaster Cleve: Bearing design Craig: Arm design Josh: Stopper design

Timeline File timeline.xls on webpage has full length timeline

Task Assignments Allan: Design seat swivel mechanism. Ensure that the seat betters the hunter’s range of motion, operates silently, and is durable. Bill: Design group website, take photos and videos, assist in part designs. Cleve: Design bearing system for arm rotation. Calculate loading, size, and suitable type of bearing. Create bearing-to-stand attachment. Craig: Design arm and gun rest. Ensure that the arm is lightweight, durable, quiet, adjustable, and capable of clearing the stand at all points. Ensure rest is quiet and stable. Josh: Design stopper system. Ensure that the system stops the arm quietly and securely and releases easily.

Task Assignments (team) Stable stand Arm rotates smoothly and attaches to bearing and stand securely Gun rest is stable and adjustable on arm Stopper system does not hinder arm rotation until its use is required Seat is safe and secure on stand All work and subsequent updates are posted to website

Conclusion Next Week  Conceptual Designs Ongoing  Website Development

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