Puzzle Cube Design
1. Define the Problem
Design Brief
Step 1
Problem Statement
A local office furniture manufacturing company throws away tens of thousands of scrap ¾” hardwood cubes that result from its furniture construction processes. The material is expensive, and the scrap represents a sizeable loss of profit.
Criteria
1. The puzzle must be fabricated from 27 – ¾″ hardwood cubes.
2. The puzzle system must contain exactly five puzzle parts.
3. Each part must consist of four to six hardwood cubes/
4. No two puzzle parts can be the same.
5. The five puzzle parts must assemble to form a 2 ¼″ cube.
6. Some puzzle parts should interlock.
7. High school students an average of 5 minutes/seconds to solve the puzzle
2. Generate Concepts
Sketches of Possible Parts
Step 2
Puzzle Cube Design
Step 2
Autodesk Inventor was used to model three dimensional images of the parts sketched earlier
3. Develop the Solution
Decision Making Matrix
Step 3
Gantt Chart
Step 3
CAD rendering of Part
Step 3
Detail Drawing
Step 3
Exploded Assembly
Step 3
