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The creation of a prototype will often reveal design flaws, hidden assumptions, new requirements, etc. This learning is fed back into the development process to create a new design leading to another prototype. When sufficient quality is reached, the product is released (leading to Marketing Plans, User Documentation, Production Plans, and other considerations). | The creation of a prototype will often reveal design flaws, hidden assumptions, new requirements, etc. This learning is fed back into the development process to create a new design leading to another prototype. When sufficient quality is reached, the product is released (leading to Marketing Plans, User Documentation, Production Plans, and other considerations). | ||
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*[http://www.steamautomobile.com/lcc/contact.php Steam Automobile Club of America] | * '''[http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/ | Open Source Ecology]''' | ||
*Karl Petersen | ** Marcin Jakubowski, Visionary | ||
* | ** Mark Norton, Project Leader | ||
* '''[http://www.steamautomobile.com/lcc/contact.php | Steam Automobile Club of America]''' | |||
** Tom Kimmel | |||
** Ken Helmick | |||
** Karl Petersen | |||
* '''[http://www.cyclonepower.com/index.html | Cyclone Power Technologies]''' | |||
** Harry Schoell | |||
* '''[http://www.tinytechindia.com/steamengine.htm | TinyTech, India]''' | |||
** V.K. Desai | |||
Revision as of 02:01, 6 May 2011
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The Development Process
The product development process consists of the following steps:
- Gather Requirements
- Create a Design
- Specify What Will be Built
- Describe How to Build It
- Bill of Materials with Sources
- Fabrication Plan (Diagrams, CAM, CNC, etc)
- Assembly Instructions
- Prototype
- Final Product
The creation of a prototype will often reveal design flaws, hidden assumptions, new requirements, etc. This learning is fed back into the development process to create a new design leading to another prototype. When sufficient quality is reached, the product is released (leading to Marketing Plans, User Documentation, Production Plans, and other considerations).
Progress
- 2.5.09 - We are still developing a strategy for building the first steam engine. We have not decided whether we should cast the engine block or approach it by using stock tubing and parts.
- 4.30.11 - Project has been re-started based on dialog between Marcin and Mark Norton.
- 5.3.11 - Updated design goes into review at SACA.
Unanswered Questions
- What kind of steam control valve should we use?
- What will be fabbed vs. bought off-the-shelf?
Design Snapshot
The following description is a summary of the current Steam Engine Design. For more details, please see Steam Engine Design.
Two designs are under active consideration with the steam control valves being the main difference:
Ball Valve Design
Piston Valve Design
Collaborators
- | Open Source Ecology
- Marcin Jakubowski, Visionary
- Mark Norton, Project Leader
- | Steam Automobile Club of America
- Tom Kimmel
- Ken Helmick
- Karl Petersen
- | Cyclone Power Technologies
- Harry Schoell
- | TinyTech, India
- V.K. Desai