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Design and Simulation of a Multi-Point Security Door

📅 Mar 2024 – Jun 2024📍 Mexico City
Overview

This project involved designing a multi-point security mechanism for fire-resistant doors in collaboration with ASSA ABLOY. The primary goal was to enhance safety and fire resistance by integrating innovative design elements and advanced manufacturing techniques.

Skills
  • 🖍️ Mechanical Design
  • 🖱️ CAD Modeling (SolidWords)
  • 💻 Thermal, static and dynamic simulations
  • 🧱 Material selection (Granta Edupack)
  • 🗂️ Project management
  • 🔗 Simulink
  • 🛠️ Prototyping and testing
My final presentation of my project with the presence of my teammates, my professors, a representative from our training partner Assa Abloy, and the MechE director of my Campus. We received a diploma for our work and our prototype is visible on the right.
My final presentation of my project with the presence of my teammates, my professors, a representative from our training partner Assa Abloy, and the MechE director of my Campus. We received a diploma for our work and our prototype is visible on the right.

Defining the problem

ASSA ABLOY required the development of an innovative multi-point locking mechanism to enhance the security of its steel doors. The challenge was to create a reliable, efficient, and manufacturable mechanism that could seamlessly integrate with existing door models while providing improved resistance against forced entry.

The solution

The team designed and prototyped a four-bar mechanism with automated security pins. Advanced simulations validated the thermal, static, and dynamic performance of the components. CNC manufacturing was chosen to ensure precision and high-quality production. Moreover, we created a “digital twin” that allowed the interconnectivity of the physical model with the digital one. The result was a robust, fire-resistant door with multi-point locking capabilities.

Reflection

This project demonstrated the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the application of engineering principles to solve complex problems. It provided hands-on experience in design, testing, and manufacturing, contributing to enhanced technical and project management skills.

Our final prototype.
Our final prototype.
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