Concept Sketches, Preliminary Concept Selection, and Final Concept - Assignment 5

MECH 525: Product Design
Drummer’s Assistant: Building A Low-Resolution Prototype
Prepared by:
Roy Bou Nasreddine
Omar Ballouz
Ayoub Hejazi
Rebal Abou Fadel
Bahaa Abed
Submitted to: Dr. Samir Mustapha

Drummer’s Assistant: Building A Low-Resolution
Prototype
Table of Contents
Table of Contents...............................................................................................................1
Table of Figures...................................................................................................................2
Building A Low-Resolution Prototype................................................................................3
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Concept Sketches.................................................................................................................3
Concept 1:........................................................................................................................3
Concept 2:........................................................................................................................4
Concept 3:........................................................................................................................5
Concept 4:........................................................................................................................6
Concept 5:........................................................................................................................7
Concept 6:........................................................................................................................8
Concept 7:........................................................................................................................9
Concept 8:......................................................................................................................10
Concept 9:......................................................................................................................11
Concept 10:....................................................................................................................12
Concept 11:....................................................................................................................13
Concept 12:....................................................................................................................14
Concept 13:....................................................................................................................14
Concept 14:....................................................................................................................15
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Concept 15:……………………………………………………………………………15
Patents................................................................................................................................15
Concept Selection..............................................................................................................16
Table of Figures
Figure 1: Concept 1.........................................................................................................................3
Figure 2: Concept 2.........................................................................................................................4
Figure 3: Concept 3.........................................................................................................................5
Figure 4: Concept 4.........................................................................................................................6
Figure 5: Concept 5.........................................................................................................................7
Figure 6: Concept 6.........................................................................................................................8
Figure 7: Concept 7.........................................................................................................................9
Figure 8: Concept 8.......................................................................................................................10
Figure 9: Concept 9.......................................................................................................................11
Figure 10: Concept 10...................................................................................................................12
Figure 11: Concept 11...................................................................................................................13
Figure 12: Concept 12...................................................................................................................14
Figure 13: Concept 13...................................................................................................................14
Figure 14: Concept 14...................................................................................................................15
Figure 15: Concept Sketches Comparison.....................................................................................16
Figure 16: CAD Model for the Selected Concept.........................................................................16
Figure 17: CAD Model of the Second Selected Concept..............................................................17
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Drummer’s Assistant: Building A Low-Resolution Prototype
Introduction
Our team's focus is developing a beginner's drum kit, we have initiated the creation of a low-
resolution prototype. This aims to solidify our understanding of the product's functionality to
refine our design further. Through this document, we will delineate our prototyping plan,
organize the brainstormed concepts, detail some of the data collected, discuss our findings,
and propose any necessary adjustments to the current design of our beginner's drum learning
kit.
Concept Sketches
Concept 1:
Figure 1: Concept 1
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Prototype
Description:
 Instead of long regular wires, this concept presents retractable spring wires that don’t
take up a lot of space.
 The LEDs are mounted to the drums via clippers.
 The base in the middle contains all the electric components to power the LEDs.
Customer needs fulfilled:
 Easily attached and removed.

 Lightweight and portable.
 Doesn’t damage the equipment when removed.
 Rechargeable
Specifications fulfilled:
 Compatibility: this concept is compatible with any type of drum

 Replaceable lithium battery
Concept 2:
Figure 2: Concept 2
Description:
 This device is connected via Bluetooth to the phone/laptop.
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 The base has a Bluetooth button and a slider which controls the intensity of the light of
LEDs (circles).
 The LEDs are attached to the drums either by a suction mechanism or by a
sticky material.

 Provides feedback to the user.
 Portable and lightweight.
 Does not change the tone of the drums.
 Compatibility: this concept is compatible with any type of drum.

 High sensitivity piezoelectric sensor to relay feedback.
 User friendly interphase on an app.
 Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity.
Concept 3:
Figure 3: Concept 3
Description:
 Can attach to any drum type.

 Hook minimizes possible damage on the drum.
 Composed of 2 parts: the lower one is stuck on the drum while the pole easily slides and
hooks in.
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 High sensitivity microphone relays feedback.
 Replaceable lithium battery.
 Easy to remove adhesive.
 9 LED lights.
Concept 4:
Figure 4: Concept 4
Description:
 This design consists of one module that mounts to the center of the drum set.
 The LEDS are built into one piece.
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 This design is easier to manufacture due to there being more space for the components
and less complexity, but it will be harder for a drummer to follow it due to the lights
not being on their respective drums.
 Portable.
 Not interfering with drumming.
 Don’t change the tone of the drums.

 3 LEDs.
Concept 5:
Figure 5: Concept 5
Description:
 This is a modular design, the advantage is that it can be expanded to multiple

drums, which are usually added to a drum set by each drummer.
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 They work by individually connecting to the app and will be bought individually.
 It is more portable due to their mot being a main control module.
 Portable.
 Not interfering with drumming.
 Don’t change the tone of the drums.
 Adaptable to any modified drum set.

 Lightweight.
Concept 6:
Figure 6: Concept 6
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Description:
 The two adjustable clamps hold the device on the drum.

 The LED (orange) is controlled to light in time with the beat.
 If the sensor (vibration or sound) reads the required signal in time, the green turns on,
else, the red turns on.
 Ease of Attachment and Convenience.

 Stable.
 Versatility and Compatibility.
 Flexibility in Placement.
 Real-time Feedback for Skill Enhancement.
 Does not change the tone of the drum
Concept 7:
Figure 7: Concept 7
Description:
 Two clamps (normal drum component clamps) hold each of the parts of the device to
the drum.
 Part (1) contains batteries, microcontroller, and a vibration sensor. Part (2) lights up
on the drum in synchronization with the drum
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 The two parts are wired together while part (1) is connected by Bluetooth to the
user’s phone/laptop.
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 Ease of Attachment and Convenience

 Stable
 Versatility and Compatibility with wide range of drums
 Flexibility in Placement
 Real-time Feedback for Skill Enhancement
 Inexpensive
 Does not change the tone of the drum
Concept 8:
Figure 8: Concept 8
Description:
 This concept allows easy attachment and removal using magnets

 This allows attachment to any drum type

 High sensitivity microphone relays feedback
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 User friendly interphase on an app
 Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity
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 8 LED lights
Concept 9:
Figure 9: Concept 9
Description:
 This design is easy to install on the sides of the drum with a sticky material from one side
of the device.
 The other side is Velcro fasten the 2 layers together.
 The switch containing the LEDs and a piezoelectric sensor can be opened so that the
lights can be visible to the user.
 The green light indicates a correct hit at the right time, the red one indicates a hit in
the wrong timing, and a piezo sensor that senses the vibration at the beat if it is at the
right/wrong timing.
Customer needs Fulfilled:
 Portable.
 Does not interfere with drumming.
 Does not change the tone of the drum.
 Gives feedback.
 Connects to phone/laptop.

 High sensitivity piezoelectric sensor to relay feedback.
 User friendly interphase on an app
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 Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity
 2 LED lights
Concept 10:
Figure 10: Concept 10
Description:
 Hooking mechanism to attach

 This can attach to the drum but not on the cymbal pole.
 Does not damage the instrument.

 Gives feedback.
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 One main LED light.
Concept 11:
Description:
 A simple design containing LEDs connected with wires.

 This is connected to a base containing the battery and other equipment.
 Inexpensive.
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Concept 12:
Description:
This is a very simple model of a led strip supported by 2 clips.

 Portable
 Easily attached and removed
 Does not interfere with drumming
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Prototype
Concept 13:
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Description:
This is an updated version of the previous design, with 4 clamps instead of 2 to make the
LED strips more fixed and steady on the rim.
 Portable
 Not affect the sound of the drum
Concept 14:
Description:
 This device is for the cymbal pole, the LED lights on when you need to hit the cymbal.
 It is connected to the controller where all the electronics are needed for it to function.
 Easy to attach and remove.

 Stable.
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Concept 15:
Description:
This sketch illustrates 6 separate LED lights that the user can put on the drum using clamps.

 Lightweight
 Portable
 Not change the tone of drum
 Inexpensive
Patents
 https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5922981
This is a patent for lights that are installed in the drum set that light up when the drum is
hit, for aesthetic purposes. It is not a learning tool but uses a similar system to sense the
hit and light up.
 https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/7202406
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This patent from 1993 is a learning tool that employs a similar system to ours. Components are
attached to the drum set and use colors to teach visually, however it is not interactive and has
no electrical system. It is not able to provide feedback or teach a beat in real time.
Concept Selection
After finishing the sketches, we need to decide which concepts are the best for us to
develop and for the users to use. And to do that, we compared each concept and assessed them in
a scoring system (selection matrix). And the results were as follows:
Figure 15: Concept Sketches Comparison
The score was determined by adding 1 point for each plus (+) and subtracting 1 point for
each minus (-).
As we can see, concept 5 had the highest score of 9. So, we developed a CAD model
for this concept.
Figure 16: CAD Model for the Selected Concept
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For this design, we compiled a list of materials required to build this model. The list
goes as follows:
Material:
 Housing and clamp: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), injection molded due to
its relatively cheap production costs and strength.
Components:
 Microphone: piezo microphone from VIKASCY Item model

number, 10A7019TH18WIX.
 Red LED: Part no.: 333973 Manufacturer: Jameco ValuePro.
 Rechargeable lithium polymer battery: 25mAh LP171320, chosen for small size
and adequate power.
 Circuitry: we will use a Bluetooth audio receiver and transmitter outsourced instead of
designing our own circuit. The is made for audio but can output a signal to light the
LED and is very low consumption in term of power. (MH-MX8 M38 Bluetooth
Receiver).
We also chose concept 9 because it also has a high score of 7. Its CAD model is shown below.
Figure 17: CAD Model of the Second Selected Concept
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MECH 525: Product Design

Drummer’s Assistant: Building A Low-Resolution Prototype

Roy Bou Nasreddine

Rebal Abou Fadel

Submitted to: Dr. Samir Mustapha

Building A Low-Resolution Prototype................................................................................3

Figure 1: Concept 1.........................................................................................................................3

Figure 2: Concept 2.........................................................................................................................4

Figure 3: Concept 3.........................................................................................................................5

Figure 4: Concept 4.........................................................................................................................6

Figure 5: Concept 5.........................................................................................................................7

Figure 6: Concept 6.........................................................................................................................8

Figure 7: Concept 7.........................................................................................................................9

Figure 8: Concept 8.......................................................................................................................10

Figure 9: Concept 9.......................................................................................................................11

Figure 10: Concept 10...................................................................................................................12

Figure 11: Concept 11...................................................................................................................13

Figure 12: Concept 12...................................................................................................................14

Figure 13: Concept 13...................................................................................................................14

Figure 14: Concept 14...................................................................................................................15

Figure 15: Concept Sketches Comparison.....................................................................................16

Figure 16: CAD Model for the Selected Concept.........................................................................16

Figure 17: CAD Model of the Second Selected Concept..............................................................17

Customer needs fulfilled:

 Easily attached and removed.

 Compatibility: this concept is compatible with any type of drum

 This device is connected via Bluetooth to the phone/laptop.

Customer needs fulfilled:

 Easily attached and removed.

 Compatibility: this concept is compatible with any type of drum.

 Can attach to any drum type.

 Easily attached and removed.

 Compatibility: this concept is compatible with any type of drum.

Customer needs fulfilled:

 Compatibility: this concept is compatible with any type of drum.

 This is a modular design, the advantage is that it can be expanded to multiple

Customer needs fulfilled:

 Compatibility: this concept is compatible with any type of drum.

 The two adjustable clamps hold the device on the drum.

Customer needs fulfilled:

 Ease of Attachment and Convenience.

 Ease of Attachment and Convenience

 Does not change the tone of the drum

 This concept allows easy attachment and removal using magnets

 Compatibility: this concept is compatible with any type of drum

Customer needs Fulfilled:

 Compatibility: this concept is compatible with any type of drum

Figure 10: Concept 10

 Hooking mechanism to attach

Customer needs fulfilled:

 Does not damage the instrument.

 High sensitivity microphone relays feedback.

Figure 11: Concept 11

 A simple design containing LEDs connected with wires.

Customer needs fulfilled:

Figure 12: Concept 12

Customer needs fulfilled:

Figure 13: Concept 13

Figure 14: Concept 14

Customer needs fulfilled:

 Easy to attach and remove.

Figure 15: Concept 15

Customer needs fulfilled: