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Project Overview
Brief Background
- The advancement of modern weapons and projectiles calls for improvement on current body armor testing procedures
- Partnered with Avon Protection, we are the polymer backing team
What is QPD?
Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics - A technology primarily used by Perimetrics LLC. device called the Periometer. The Periometer performs successive taps on teeth and captures data to identify whether they are cracked or not.
Needs Addressed
1st Problem
Following body armor production, only way to test its properties is by destroying it in explosive and penetrative tests, rendering the armor useless
2nd Problem
Using quantitative percussion diagnostics to test material is highly
sensitive and data acquired varies from user to user
Product Overview
QPD Holder Base
The QPD fixture base component. Base will hold the structure in place.
QPD Holder Swivel
This component will allow the fixture to rotate and move along any direction.
QPD Holder
This component is responsible for holding the Periometer pen-like device to allow for accurate and precise data acquisition.
Market Strategy &
Competitor Analysis
Once we have finalized a working prototype and path to manufacture our fixture, we then consider the client pool. The possible clients we can contact about our offering will be dental prosthetic manufacturers and material testing facilities that utilize polymer and metal samples for impact testing.
Dental prosthetic developers who currently use QPDs and want less variance in their dental impact tests with precise results will want to consider our system. Then our main client focus, material testing facilities who test for polymers, metals, etc, with have a new method that gives impact data from samples in a nondestructive and precise manner.
Currently there are no known competitors who make custom fixtures like ours for quick and precise QPD impact testing. We hope to be trailblazers in the impact and ballistics testing with our fixture and QPD system and become the standard in the ever-growing industry.We will pursue a partnership with the QPD manufacturer, Perimetrics, for advertising and market incursion, to relieve the hurdle of market penetration.
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Why our design?
Advantages
- Fixture is specialized for use with Periometer QPD device
- Unique fixture - No competition
- Produces repeatable, accurate, and precise results
- Fully adjustable to test multiple areas
Team
Hung Hoang
I am the Team Lead. I am a 4th year Biomedical Engineer. I hope to apply what I've learned to solve problems impacting our generation.
Contact: hungdh@uci.edu
Ambrocio Sanchez
I am the team Designer, and I am currently a 5th year Biomedical Engineer. One of my goals is to continue conducting research to obtain a PhD in the sciences.
Contact: ambrocis@uci.edu
Jonathan Fung
I am the Market Analyst. I study MSE and wish to branch out into design, data science, and programming. I hope to expand my knowledge of many different fields by working in industry.
Contact: fungjm@uci.edu
Jaime Valdivieso
I am the Marketing Specialist.I am also a fourth-year biomedical engineer under graduate student from UCI. I wish to further sharpen my knowledge of marketing and product development through experiences in the field.
Contact: jaimeav1@uci.edu
Julian Franco
I am the Team Manufacturer/Prototype Developer. I am a 5th year Biomedical Engineer Undergraduate. I enjoy building, repairing and improving designs and wish to apply these skills to multiple industries.
Contact: julianf2@uci.edu
Vishal Badhan
I am the materials specialist. I am a 5th year Materials Science Engineer Undergraduate student. I hope to be able to use the knowledge acquired from my various classes to further this project.
Contact: vbadhan@uci.edu
Dr. Chris Hoo
I am the Project Manager. I oversee the responsibilities of the team and provide advice for the project.
Contact: cmhoo@uci.edu
Avon Protection
Partnered with Avon Protection. A company specialized in armor and helmet systems.