“DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF MULTIPURPOSE

v FOLDABLE AND EXPANDING DESK”

Authors
Abestano, Jade
Cabanada, Jan Marheille
Suico, Nicole
 INTRODUCTION

Students in the Drafting course spend a lot of time working with their plates
with the use of a drafting table. Common drafting tables are heavy, and inconvenient for
students to transfer while working. On top of that, students complain about the table’s
lack of space. As a result, it does not suit their preferred body position and students are
having a hard time working due to discomfort. According to Zakaria (2018), desks now
available on the market come in a wide variety of styles, sizes, and configurations that
can accommodate anything that is placed on them.

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 INTRODUCTION
Introduction
As is common knowledge, a desk is often huge, awkward to move,
and not always user-friendly. To find a solution to this issue, designing is
taking into account all of the existing flaws. This design for a desk allows it
to be folded up into a smaller space, is user-friendly since the height can be
adjusted, is portable, and serves several purposes.

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 INTRODUCTION

Utilizing equipment and furniture that is foldable, modular, space-

saving, and/or multipurpose is one way to significantly lessen the influence
that tiny houses have on the surrounding environment. This may be
accomplished via the use of flexible and efficient furniture and equipment.

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 INTRODUCTION

The goal is to create a versatile desk that can be folded, adjusted to

different heights and angles, and used for various purposes. The study
acknowledges the lack of literature and innovations for portable drawing
desks with both expandable and adjustable features, emphasizing the
unique challenges of this specific context.

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 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This study aimed to develop a design and fabrication of multipurpose foldable and
expandable desks for the students’ drafting tables and evaluate the aspect of design and
features of its functionality. Specifically, it aims to answer the following questions:
(1) How does a desk have to be designed in order to be suitable for the students?
(2) Do the fabricated foldable and expandable desks that can be adjusted to
different heights and can fold?
(3) How does the developed multipurpose foldable and expandable desk in terms
of:
a. Efficiency
b. Accuracy
c. Safety
d. Acceptability

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 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

To have a guide toward explaining the Design and Fabrication of Multipurpose

Foldable and Expanding Desks, the researcher used theory which will also introduce the
main variables of the study. This study is supported by the theory of:

Design Thinking Theory

Design Thinking Theory was developed by Razzouk and Shute (2012) with this goal in
mind. In this investigation, the notion of design thinking will be used by us in order to
construct the concept. Design thinking is an analytical and creative process that involves a
person in chances to experiment, build and prototype models, get feedback, and rethink.

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 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK.

The researchers established a conceptual framework for the study, beginning with
the application of scientific principles to plan and design a versatile foldable and
expanding desk. The well-crafted design forms the basis for developing a prototype
with multifunctional capabilities. User feedback is collected and utilized to refine and
improve the project, aligning it with user preferences and usage patterns.

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 CHAPTER II

This chapter shows the research method of the study. These include the research design, sampling
and participants, instruments, data gathering procedure, data gathering, data analysis and ethical
consideration.

Research Design
The researchers made use of the quantitative design to go through factors around the
innovation. Quantitative design allows researcher to acknowledge the participants’ perspectives about
the product. The researchers will take advantage of the questionnaires to gather critical observations
and utilize the results for a thorough analysis with the factors including the materials, cost
effectiveness, ergonomic stressors, and features of the pieces of the product.

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 CHAPTER II

Project Development
The researchers used the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement,
and Evaluate) model to guide the research development.

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Figure 2. Shows the model of the Multifunctional Expanding Desk that will serve as the final design of the project.

Chapter 2
 Sampling and Participants

The research project targets a total of 30 participants at Mindanao State

University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) who are enrolled in the
course Drafting Technology involving manual and computer-aided drafting.

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Instrument
The set of questions are in order according to their category in which the
respondents specifically state their degree of acceptance to a statement typically in
five points:
(1) Strongly Agree; (2) Agree, (3) Neutral, (4) Disagree, (5) Strongly Disagree
Comments/ suggestions/ recommendations will also be solicited by the
respondents as support to the study. The respondents will evaluate based on their
personal feelings, perception, and experiences while enrolled in distance learning.

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 Numerical Rating for the Evaluation Criteria
The set of questions are in order according to their category in which the
respondents specifically state their degree of acceptance to a statement typically in
five points:
(1) Strongly Agree; (2) Agree, (3) Neutral, (4) Disagree, (5) Strongly Disagree
Comments/ suggestions/ recommendations will also be solicited by the
respondents as support to the study. The respondents will evaluate based on their
personal feelings, perception, and experiences while enrolled in distance learning.

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Numerical Rating for the Evaluation Criteria
 Data Collection
Upon completion of administration and collection of questionnaires from the
respondents, the data will be encoded, organized, and cleaned.
The following statistical tools will be used:

Frequency - This will be used to (a) arrange and summarize the survey data in a tabular
format, (b) interpret the data, and (c) identify outliers (extreme values) in the data set.

Percentage - Percentages are one of the most commonly used statistics. Percentage
figures are derived by dividing one quantity by another with the latter rebased to 100.
Percentages are symbolized by %. Besides being especially useful when making
comparisons, they come in handy for studying a difference
compared with a benchmark or initial value.
 Product Design: Orthographic and Isometric

Foldable and Expanding Desk

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 Product Design: Orthographic and Isometric

Height Adjustable Leg

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 Product Design: Orthographic and Isometric

Desk Hinge

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 Product Design: Orthographic and Isometric

Self-Locking Folding Hinge

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 Product Design: Orthographic and Isometric

Leg leveler/Stopper

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