COURTNEY WALSH (ME)

Preliminary Project Plan:

P08428 – LED Lighting Technologies

Preliminary Project Plan

Project Name LED Lighting Technologies for a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Venture

Project Number P08428

Project Family Sustainable Products, Systems, and Technologies Track

Track Sustainable Technologies for the RIT Campus

Start Term 2007-2 for MSD1

End Term 2007-3 for MSD2

Potential Faculty Guide Dr. Christopher Hoople (EE) Choice

Potential Faculty Guide George Slack (EE) Choice

Faculty Consultant Dr. Robert Stevens (ME) Choice

Faculty Consultant Dr. Vincent Amuso (EE) Choice

Primary Customer RIT Facilities Management

Phase 0: PlanningMission Statement

Product Description This specific project will focus on developing a replacement for the Metal Halide walkway fixtures that are located around campus. These metal halide fixtures need to provide a good return on the investment. There already exists a fixture, non LED, that facilities is looking at, but the cost is too high to put in. The LED fixture needs to be energy efficient, cost effective, and easy to maintain.

Key Business Goals The primary business goals of this product are to: Develop a new energy efficient means of lighting that can replace metal halide lightingDecrease the use of natural resources on the RIT campus by consuming less energy through a better technology Reduce RIT's global footprint while maintaining, or improving upon, the current lighting standardsCreate a new product in the market for lighting technologyChallenge the students involved to produce a low cost and creative means of replacing conventional lights with LED lights.

Primary Market The product focuses on the RIT community as a whole. The direct customer of the product would be facilities management. They would be the group that would need to install the product and maintain the product throughout its life. Facilities management would decide whether or not the product is worth replacing the existing lighting on campus. They are looking for a product that has enough value to invest in it. It needs to be energy efficient and cost effective with relatively little maintenance.

Secondary Market This product, once developed, would be able to be applied to any fixture using a metal halide light bulb. The plan is to create a direct replacement for the light. There may need to be some tweaking of the design to fit into an alternate structure, but the overall concept will be the same.

Stakeholders RIT StudentsRIT Facilities ManagementRIT Finance and AdministrationRIT FacultyParents

Phase 0: PlanningMetal Halide Description

Replacement Primary use on campus is for

walkway lighting Can be seen on quarter mile

Metal Halide High-intensity discharge lamp

High light output for their size Operate under high pressure and

temperature Point light source

Require reflective devices Metal halide lamps produce light

by passing an electric arc through a mixture of gases

Requires electrical ballast Regulates the arc current flow Delivers the proper voltage to

the arc

Phase 0: PlanningStaffing Requirements

Mechanical Engineers 2Mechanical engineers would be in charge develop the overall package for the LED technology. A fixture to encase the LEDs needs to be developed that would suit the area where the lighting will be positioned. CAD experience as well as some manufacturing experience is necessary to develop a finished product.

Electrical Engineers 2These students will need to be able to apply their knowledge of electrical systems in order to interface the LED lighting with the available power source. The power sources available will range from grid power to solar power. In the case of sources like solar radiation, they will also have to take into account the need for energy storage within the unit or is a common storage unit for several lighting units on the system. Also, electrical engineers will prepare the electronic hardware to be mounted into the device.

Industrial and Systems Engineers1This student will apply their knowledge of manufacturing efficiency and sustainability to help with the production and sustainable systems objectives of this particular project. These portions of the project will be especially important when looking to produce a lighting system for the third world as it will have to be very affordable and have a long life time while being able to stand up to the potentially extreme conditions it may be subjected to.

Industrial Design1This student will head up the cosmetic design of the product. Regardless of the end application of the lighting system, the units will have to be visually appealing in addition to meeting all of the functional criteria for the product – Industrial Design will play a key roll in this portion of the project.

Business MajorsConsultantThe business major will not be needed until the end of the project when the product can be marketed and sold to various customers. The primary customer will be RIT, but an entrepreneurial opportunity will be developed so that the product can be used in various markets publically. Skills in management and entrepreneurship will be helpful.

Phase 0: PlanningIntellectual Property Considerations

Intellectual Property Considerations

Most of the work completed by the students in this track is expected to be released to the public domain. There will be some private work that only certain groups will be able to see. Facilities Management, the primary customer, will have access to all information produced by the team. This project may develop some entrepreneur opportunities, so all of the information will not be made public. Certain key aspects of the project will be kept proprietary.

Phase 0: PlanningPreliminary Work Breakdown

StructureThree Week Project Plan

Person Week 0 - 1(03 Dec 07)

Week 1 - 2(10 Dec 07)

Week 2 - 3(17 Dec 07)

All

Establish team values and norms Understand customer needs Present individual "research" to group

Review and understand the project Meet with customers to establish any additional needs Participate in brainstorming session

Meet with faculty guide and consultants (or Brainstorm any additional needs) Determine product target specificationsTeam building exercises/ice breakers Participate in benchmarking session -Identify and gather any additional benchmarking materials - -

ME 1

Introduce project to team Arrange meeting with customers Look into possible interface options and prepare report

Help team get up to speed (Or lead needs brainstorming session) Lead brainstormingArrange the necessary meetings Lead benchmarking session Help others when/where needed

- Focus on human interface portion of benchmarking session -

- Record and publish results from benchmarking and needs evaluation -

ME 2

Review CAD package tutorials Focus on materials and mechanical analysis portion of benchmarking session Look into possible materials and prepare report

Review Fatigue analysis package for deformation, stress, and thermal (heat transfer) analysis

- -

EE 1Review EE analysis programs Focus on power supply portion of benchmarking session Look into power supply options and prepare report

Review chosen control language - -

EE 2Review EE analysis programs Focus on power storage and light emitting portions of

benchmarking sessionLook into storage and lighting options - prepare report

Review MATLAB - -

ISE 1Review CAD tutorials Focus on manufacturing, sustainability, and environmental

concern portions of benchmarking sessionLook into sustainability and DFM options - prepare report

Review sustainability guidelines - -

Phase 0: PlanningPreliminary Work Breakdown

StructureDiagram Representation

Phase 0: PlanningTeam Values and Norms

Punctual Each team member will arrive on time and will notify fellow team members of any expected absences. It is important that the team member ensures that at least one member of the team confirms the notification

ThoroughEach team member is expected to do their assigned work in a manner such that it does not have to be redone by another, and if they feel that they have been assigned too much work to do that they seek out help from other team members or faculty consultants

AccurateEach team member will accurately complete and document their work

Professional and EthicalEach team member will credit work and information to the proper sources and will be trustworthy in all of their dealings.

Demonstrates the core RIT values of SPIRIT.Each team member will remember that they are representing RIT and as such the reputation of RIT and the SD program are reflected in their work.

CommittedEach team member will contribute an equal share to the success of the project and commit to the challenge set before them with the understanding that the SD process should a fun and informative

Phase 0: PlanningGrading and Assessment

Preliminary Grading SchemeGrade Level Senior Design I Senior Design II

DHave multiple concepts in the works with a semi-clear plan for executing at least one of them

Have completed concept development for at least two of the original concepts and have a project production plan for one of the concepts

C Have a concept singled out and in the process of being completed

Have finished concept development and begun working on the final project

B Have a working concept nearly developed Have finished the bulk of product

A Have finished concept development and are ready to proceed with fabrication Have a completed working product

Phase 0: PlanningResource Requirements

PeopleFaculty Guide – Aid with progress of projectFaculty Consultant (Various Departments) – Aid with any issues that may be presentedDave Hathaway – Aid with machiningProfessor Timothy Landschoot – Aid with mechanical testing in labsRIT – Customer

Environment Senior Design Lab – Work SpaceME Shop – Parts FabricationEE Labs – Electronic TestingStorage Space – To store the product, test rigs, and equipmentSystem Dynamics Lab – System Response testingMechanics Lab – Tensile Testing

EquipmentEE Equipment – Soldering, Measuring Equipment, Oscilloscope, Light intensity meterSoftware – MATLAB, LABVIEW, ProEngineer (or equivalent) ME Machine Shop Tools – Production of Prototype

MaterialsAC to DC Converter LED LightsFixture Materials - Aluminum, Screws, Reflector material, Plastic

Phase 1: Concept DevelopmentIdentify Customer Needs

Needs Statements from Facilities Management: Easily standardized between lighting fixtures

Needs to be cheap Recyclable

Avoid bat cave look Try to spread the light out Attain the most foot candles possible

Obtain a light with a higher CRI Better lighting

Specify different colors - white light, warm light, etc. Vandal-resistant Relatively easy to install Keep peak demand low

Decrease energy bill Keep the fixture price low Solar power possible Most cost-effective method for power

Good return on investment Needs to be value in the lighting and in the fixture Long life span Better efficiency of lamp and fixture

Phase 1: Concept DevelopmentIdentify Customer Needs

Graphical Interpretation

Phase 1: Concept DevelopmentTarget Specifications

Graphical Interpretation

Issues and Risks

What kind of power source could be used to attach the LED lighting fixture to the RIT grid?

How can we make it last for many years? How can we avoid making the light like a bat cave? How can

we spread out the light? How can we keep the const of the fixture down? How can we make it easy to install? Is there a way to decrease the peak demand? Is there a way to make the light recyclable? How will we produce the proposed product in a timely

manner? How will we develop a system with a long (approximately

100,000hrs) life time? How will we make an expensive technology product

inexpensive enough to make it viable on the RIT campus? Who will fund the project? Who will buy/lend purchasing aid for the product? How will this stay within the desired environmentally

friendly guidelines? How will we interface all of the components of the product? How will the product be received by the stakeholders,

customers, and end users?

Outstanding Items

Develop better target specifications Possibly improve upon the grading scheme set out for

SDI and SDII Develop more specific team values and norms Determine what will happen with the PRP that is created