Engineering Design

You must create a 3 step mechanical locking mechanism, and explain how it works/operates. You dont need to explain the materials in this lock. Talk about how it will make the cabinet child and pet proof.

Draw out this mechanical locking mechanism and name your locking mechanism.

You should have two Medicine Cabinet designs, your best and your alternative. Name both of your medicine cabinet designs.

Compare/Contrast the locking mechanism you’ve created to another one online. Use a number of

criteria to compare your locking system to the other one.

Use a table and a ranking system to compare your locking system to the other.

Things to consider when picking out the material for your medicine cabinet

Criteria for your table

- Is it flameable or not?

-incase it burns, woudl the fumes harmful?

-Is it moisture resistant?

-Does the material catalyze growth of bacteria?

-Cost of material

-Strength of material?

-Density of material?

-Durability of material?

-Easy material to manufactor/work with?

-availabilty of material?

-Safety aspect of material?

-Wear and tear of material?

Will you use the same material for the whole medicine cabinet, or will the shelves, frame, doors, side walls, back walls use different material?

Create a table for the sidewalls to show how you picked out the material you will be using

What shape will your medicine cabinet be and explain why you chose that shape

What will the dimensions of this cabinet be and explain why you chose those dimensions.