Conclusion

In conclusion, this has been a very successful blog, project, and course to be enrolled in. We have met all goals and expectations set for ourselves in the design proposal, and are proud of it. The final report and final findings can be found in the right most corner of the tabs at the top of this page under the blog title. Thank you, and enjoy your summer!

-Peter Patrick
-Brian Smolsky
-Trevor Allaghi

The group recently created the wiring diagram that displays how the CeeLites must be wired to the car. The diagram was created using AutoCAD. 

Week 9 Advancements

The wiring diagram for the product has been drawn up, and work has been done on the final report/presentation. The final report is due in one week, and will be published by then. The wiring diagram will be posted shortly.

Finished CAD

We recently finished the CAD drawings for the seat and CeeLite. The CAD provides a clear image of where the light will be placed on the seat.

Week 8 Progress

The lab period of week eight was dedicated to compiling and writing the final report. We also completed the ProEngineer drawings of our product. We ran into complications with the dimensions and coloring of the eat/panel, but we figured it out. This next week will be dedicated to the wiring diagrams and finishing up the final report.

We just finished the C.A.D. Model for the car seat of which we are planning to attach the CeeLite. Screenshots are shown below.

Week 7 - Continued research

Today we completed most of our research and experimentation with the CeeLite products. From that research we determined that we can directly wire the power source of the CeeLite to a car battery, and decided which brightness level to use in the final product.

Week 6 - Continuation of CAD

Today we began to model one of the light panels on the back of a car seat, which is one of the main ideas we came up with. This is the system that will provide light for the back seat passengers of the car. Although we are constructing the back seat design right now, the light source can be installed anywhere in the car. Also, we began to converse about the final report and the aspects that have to be included in our presentation.

Week 5 - CAD drawings

Today during lab we solidified the rest of our project schedule, and how we were going to go about completing our deliverables. We decided that we were going to create CAD(Computer Automated Design) drawings of what our finished product would look like, and a diagram of our projected wiring schematic. These drawings would help visually aid the audience of our report and presentation letting them know what our design would be if we were able to execute it.

Interior Wiring

I was researching wiring for an interior light and this video gives a pretty good overview on what needs to be done. The general wiring for the CeeLite will be very similar to these glow lights.

Week 4 Lab Period Advancements

Today was focused on publishing all the sources each of us has have found over the last week or so. We took a look at each source, and determined if they were pertinent to the development of our research. If the source was not relevant, we "trashed it." Although it has been difficult to find sources on exactly what we've been looking for, useful information has been discovered.

Research

The group was recently doing some research, and we found a few sources on interior lighting. 

http://voices.yahoo.com/is-cars-interior-putting-danger-hidden-542303.html

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/08/ambient-lighting-makes-drivers-feel-safer/

These articles will help us further our knowledge on the subject of the interior lighting cars, and can also aid us with the development of our project.

Week 3- Mercedes S Class

In Engineering Design lab, we discovered that there actually are designs that are somewhat similar to the designs we have had in mind. We learned that there has been other car companies that have incorporated interior lights of multiple colors, such as the Mercedes S Class (2011). A video was found on Youtube that shows this type of lighting system in the Mercedes:

We want to design the LEC panel to be assembled onto/into the ceiling of the car or onto the back of the passenger seat, instead of around the dash, as this video of the S-Class shows.

Week 2- Design Ideas

The second week was used to formulate ideas and uses for the LEC CeeLite panels. It was decided that the panels would be put to use within a vehicle somehow, either as a safe illumination mechanism or a convenience accessory for back-seat passengers. It has been pretty difficult to find research on what we're trying to accomplish, but there has been progress since Week 1.

Week 1- Project Decision

The first week of this course was dedicated to learning about the different possible projects that could be explored, and then choosing one of them. Our group has decided to work on Dark Light, which entails the use of CeeLite(R) LEC Panels in a way which has not been done before. This blog page will be updated weekly, with news and reports on the status of the design project. Take a look at the Team Member Bios to get a better feel for the design team, and the Design Proposal tab for an overview of the project.