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One of our early designs
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Early design considerations
In our early design there weren't really any problems with it. The only thing wrong was the back. The back of the chair stood strait up and there was not really any comfort to it. If you were to look around at all the other chair prototypes they all looked like the one we were making. They all had stiff backs and were rather box looking. So the things wrong with it were its comfort and its creative look.
Front view of our final prototype
Final Prototype Back
Final prototype structure
Final design considerations
What led us to this final design was its form and creative touch. It was rather similar to the first design but it was a curve. The whole thing was a curve. The curvy-ness to it was what no other chair had. It's curve and its crative-ness and its nice structure was what made us choose it.
How we scaled up our prototype
We scaled up our chair in a way that no other CSS engineering group did. We scaled it up using the smart board. We scanned it on to the computer and then we projected it on to the smart board to trace. The reason we did this was because curves are very hard to duplicate and make larger so by doing it the way we did it it was exactly the same just larger.
Human-sized chair, front view
Human sized chair, side view
Teamwork reflections
We learned that we have to be agreeable, and not be really stubborn about what we want. We need to go with what other people want sometimes. Also that everyone needs to help for it to work out. If one of us had tried to do this whole chair by ourself in the time given, we would have most definatly failed engineering this term.
Improvements
The design could be improved probably by making it a little bit wider and probably taller. When an adult sits in it, it will be so low that you could fall if you let your self down too fast. Wider because if we had made it wider, it would have been a lot better for anyone who sits it it. It would be more comfortable if it was wider. We were planning on making it more wide but then the notches broke so we made it thinner and thinner.
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The mission of this non-profit organization
This organization provides all services to the homeless people of Manhattan. Taken From The Website: For decades, the streets of Manhattan's Bowery neighborhood were filled with down and out individuals sleeping off a drunk or panhandling. In 1971, a small group of men who were homeless or living in flophouses came together and bravely decided to change their lives through recovery, caring professional support, and community action. The Bowery Residents' Committee (BRC) was born. BRC's legacy still resonates in our programs and the people we serve, even as both have grown and changed. BRC is where change happens – where individuals change their lives and where our programs adapt in response to new challenges and changing needs. We engage men and women who have serious and complex problems at a point when they are ready to take the risk inherent in trying to turn their lives around. Our programs empower our clients with the knowledge and skills to permanently overcome poverty, addiction, physical and mental illness, homelessness, and unemployment.
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The importance of this non-profit
This organization is important because it helps many homeless people every day that need help. This organization gives shelters, employment, medical help, and much more. With out this many homeless people would be suffering more than they all ready are. This organization helps homeless people in need.