Project Vision
The goal of the life cycle testing project is to showcase to students the interplay between design, analysis, and testing. Through the performance of physical experiments, finite element analysis (FEA), and the design of an instrumented machine that can conduct fatigue testing, a realistic testing system for an armchair will be developed.
There are many different aspects of engineering that come into play in the design, analysis, and testing segments of this project. Portions of this initiative, such as machine design, material selection, FEA, sensors, IoT enabled experiments, and industry 4.0, can be used to develop a wide range of meaningful and engaging projects for students across different engineering disciplines.