Jacob Levenstein Creative, Adventurous, Daring

Bachelor of Science: Sustainable Product Design & Innovation

F.I.R.S.T Robotics

Punch Bowl Falls, Cascade Locks, OR

Family

GO-PRO POLE REDESIGN

Design Requirements-Non-invasive-Withstand impact / durable-No longer than 2.5 feet in length (30 inches)

Length adjustable -Weigh no more than 2 pounds -Must be able to pan and tilt with camera -Must be able to control the stability of the camera -Be made of only a few parts -Easily adjustable

Existing Problems: -With existing poles, you must use your hand to change the angle of the camera.-Unstable cameras greatly impact video quality.

Initial Concepts

Problems withfirst concepts :-Pulley system not strong enough-L bracket doesn’t perform task well enough

Final Designs

Up / down movements

Left / right movements

Changes Made for Final De-sign-Added sprockets/chain instead of pulleys-Redesigned bracket. Now is a U bracket with a center slot

Stabilizer De-sign:

-Uses a lower and upper bracket with 2 bearings for smooth movements of the camera-Weight added on bottom of lower bracket to help withstabilization

MAGFORM DESIGNSQuality Control Manager -Inspected, measured and regulated every part during production for Magnetic Soap holder and Floating picture frame.-As a company, produced and sold 55 soap holders and 35 picture frames.

Floating Picture Frame Magnetic Soap Holder

MASTERCAM

Solidworks Drawings Tool Path Simulator

Finished Product: Geneva Drive

Footstop for Downhill Longboard Located on front of board

CMM AND PC-DMIS(COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE)

SOLIDWORKSPizza Cutter

Redesigned Pizza Handle Lock-box for PC-DMIS Hasp

Hand Crank

WOODWORKING

Mahogany bowlMahogany & oak

pen

Three piece cherry pedestal

Mahogany, oak & cherry bowl

Mahogany mug

Pine and maple wall mount

Oak bowl with cherry lid

Oak & fir goblet

Butternut Spoon

PRINGLES PACKAGING REDESIGN Problem: Chips are hard to reach and may end up broken in container

Jacob LevensteinAaron Mullen

User Feedback From Interviews“I like the imagery on the can”“The can should be made of a different material”“I can’t get my hand to the chips”“They remind me of when I was young”“Hard to open with one hand”“Sometimes the Pringles on the bottom are broken”

ChildrenWhy do they enjoy Pringles?-great tasting-different flavors-easy to carry-resealable container-advertising-fun to eat

Characteristics-small hands-do not look at price-easily persuaded

AdultsWhy do they enjoy Pringles?-transportable-resealable-takes up less room in cabinets-fits in cup holders-easier to create portions

Characteristics-larger hands-financially responsible-make household decisions

User Characteristics

Design Requirements PortableProtect chipsSeal for freshnessMust be able to reach chipsSmall shelf roomFit in a cup holderOpen easilyAppeal aestheticallyFit wide range of potential customersEnhance the image

Related Packaging Ideas

Concepts

Easy tear, for multi-ple flavors and ra-tionedsnacking

Door on the bottom slides left and right to reveal an open-ing in the container for easy ac-cessto chips

Container splits down the middle to allow ac-cess to all of the chips

Top half of con-tainer screws downward revealing the stack of chips

Extraction: •Bagasse is the main ingredient in the gelatinous casing. •Bagasse is the fibrous matter which is left over from sugarcane after they are crushed for the purpose of juice extraction. •Sugarcane, being the worlds largest crop by production is very abundant in areas of warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, also found in Mexico and Brazil. •Other ingredients needing extraction are: sugar from sugar cane, water, organic fruit purees, etc. •Fruit puree is from fruit is grown all around the world, and is harvested yearly. •Working as a sugar cane farmer comes with many risks including: water pollution, agrochemical use and pesticides, excessive water consumption, declining soil health and fertility.

Primary Processing: •Once the sugar cane is extracted it needs to be crushed down so the sugars and bagasse can be separated. •The sugar cane is pushed through rollers which crushes it and catches the liquids underneath •Stonyfield uses these pearls for frozen yogurt and currently have three different flavored shells available, peach, strawberry and coconut. • The bagasse are combined with sugars , fruit purees, water, milk, etc are all mixed to form the gelatinous skin. •This skin is a protective electrostatic gel formed by harnessing interactions between natural food particles, nutritive ions and a polysaccharide.

Secondary Processing: •Its now stonyfields job to make whatever they are planning on putting inside the gel. •If its frozen yogurt they make the yogurt and then portion it out into small balls. •Since the pearl is a gelatinous material, these balls can simply be wrapped in the gel casing. •When frozen these pearls can remain cold very long creating an ease of carrying.•Their main goal is to sell these pearls without any type of packaging but unfortunately stores aren’t yet equipped to sell them 100% package free. •To fix this problem the small box that these pearls come in is made of 100% sugarcane. •Each box contains 2 pearls.

Useful life and afterlife:•Since this new type of packaging is inspired by nature, similarly to fruits and vegetables these pearls can be cleaned, washed and stored anywhere.•Wikifoods states that these new pearls are: •Portable•Plastic-free•Environmentally friendly•Enables portion control•Opens up new usage occasions•Delivers functional nutrition•Creates unique flavor combinations•Fun – It's okay to play with your food•They have created something for other packaging and food companies to incorporate and help lead our world to become more sustainable. •There is no afterlife for the pearls because they are simply eaten and enjoyed. •The sugarcane packing that the pearls come in can be recycled and reprocessed for further packaging needs.•Wikifoods is continuing to create edible packaging for all different types of foods and hopefully soon these pearls will be sold without any form of packaging.

Wikipearls by Wikifoods In collaboration with Stonyfield

Material Life Cycle Assessment

CARDBOARD CHAIR PROJECT

2ND Step: ¼ Size Models

1ST Step: Concept Sketches

-Focused on shape of support-ing beams to be placed un-der seat-Kept outside shape design from the original drawings

3RD Step : Final Full Scale Model

-Designated specifi-cally for my body -Made using only 100% corrugated cardboard-2 triangle beams for support for seat, 1 rectangular tube at each corner of chair for added strength and stability

XYZ INTERLOCKSKATE BEARING CLEANING STAND

1ST Step: Initial Ideation Drawings

2ND Step: Clay Prototype

3RD Step: Final Steel Design X- Rectangular Steel BaseY - Hexagonal Steel Z - Steel Rod 8mm in Diameter

SOLAR OVEN 1ST Step: Initial Ideation Drawings

-3x3x1 inch cardboard box-4 flaps with tin foil-String laced through flaps to determine angle of flaps-Plexiglass lid to hold in heat

2ND Step: Prototype

3RD Step: Final Design -4 outer flaps with foil, along with 4 angled interior walls with foil-String to determine angle of flaps -Inner heating chamber insulated with foam and painted black-Plexiglass lid to hold in heat-Reached and maintained a temperature of 295 degrees F

HAND OBJECT INTERFACEWALKING STICK HANDLE

Being a lover of the outdoors, I wanted to create a walking stick handle that is comfortable for both lefties and righties and can be held in different ways

Clay1st Design

Soft Foam2nd Design

Hard FoamFinal Concept

SKEYFOB

2ND Step: Prototypes

Cardboard model on left and soft foam model on right

3RD Step: Final Design-1/8 inch aluminum-100% cut and filed by hand -Hole in top for keychain