This page lists articles about the engineering design projects I’ve been involved in. My career began in design and I’ve worked on a wide range of commercial designs ranging from sawmills to medical devices. I also designed the BriefBike concept; an e-bike that flicks open and folds in a single motion, and that’s as easy to walk with as a roller case. BriefBike is now being developed by Better Bicycles Ltd.
Other design projects:
Using CAD to Synthesize Mechanisms
When I’m designing a linkage mechanism I often have some particular motion that I need to achieve. In this article I explain the first step…
Bicycle Suspension Analysis and Optimization presented in Seville
Title: Kinematic Analysis and Optimization of Bicycle Suspension Force exerted at the pedals of a bike cause an increase in vertical and horizontal ground reaction forces…
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Machine Design for Stenner Saw Mills
Jody Muelaner has a wide range of experience in the design of industrial machinery. This has involved kinematic and structural design of mechanisms, chain and…
Design of Plastic Lighting Enclosure for GDS
Jody Muelaner supported Global Design Solutions (GDS) in designing a new LED lighting product. This design was considered aesthetics, ease of use and ease of manufacture…
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Consumer Electric Heater Development for Electric Fires Technology
Design Brief This development work began with a concept for a more realistic flame effect. Previous electric fires had used a light mounted behind ribbons…
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FEA Failure Analysis of Pressure Vessel
Customer Profile and Brief CypherCo are a manufacturer of specialist fluid transfer products for the beverage and agro-chemical industries world-wide. I was contracted to determine cause of…
FEA Contact Analysis of Biomedical Device for SRA Developments
Analysis Brief SRA Developments are a leading innovator of ultrasonic medical devices. I carried out a detailed non-linear 3D surface contact Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for an…
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CFD Combustion Model for Yeoman Stoves
I carried out computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of the combustion process in a gas stove for Yeoman Stoves. This company constructs domestic gas stoves and…
Design of Ergonomic Rucksack Frame
Design Specification Load carriers are worn on the back as backpacks for leisure and military applications as well as for other uses such as chemical…
Temperature Adjustable Clothing for Ultralight Backpacking, Mountaineering etc
This page introduces my concept for Temperature Adjustable Clothing (TAC). This is a radically new configuration of clothing which enables a single layer of clothing…
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