PORTFOLIOD H R U V I F U L F A G A R

I N D U S T R I A L D E S I G N

Hello! I am Dhruvi Suresh Fulfagar, a recent Mechanical Engineering graduate and a budding Industrial Designer.

Industrial Design serves as the perfect platform to combine my technical and creative skills. I would love to build a career in this field. Working in the Industrial Design sector will be a constant learning process which will enable me to channel my abilities, knowledge and skills to innovate for the society!

Contact Detailsdhruvisf@gmail.com+91 9673390669

Worked With:

- Adobe Illustrator-Adobe Photoshop-ProE-Google SketchUp-Solidworks

Contents

BIO-WASTE COLLECTING SYSTEM

THE CANINE HAIR SQUEEZER

THE ALL CORNER MOP

SKETCHING & PAINTING

Bio-waste Collecting Systemeconomical - low maintenance - simple construction

The project aimed at creating an efficient and economical leaf gathering and disintegrating disposal machine, adapted for reusing and recycling dead leaves and then distributing the finely reduced product to produce organic fertilizer.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

ABOUT THE PRODUCT

- Simple in Construction- Compact- Minimum power requirement.- Low Maintenance- Economical- Non-polluting

SPECIAL FEATURES

Pressure150mm WG

Power Requirement1.5 HP

Capacity 15 kg/hr

(Team of 4)

TRADITIONAL METHODS OF WASTE DISPOSAL INDIA

SIMILAR MACHINES IN MARKET

PROBLEM AREAS

PROBLEM STATEMENTTo design and assemble a simple system for the collection and shredding of dead leaves in farms and house gardens; in order to recycle and reuse it in the form of compost or manure with minimal expenditure of energy.

Disturbs the biological equilibrium

Creates pollution problems

Reduces the nitrogen fixing bacteria (responsible for improving soil

fertility)

Burnt Dumped into lakes

Cost EffectivenessHigh Initial Cost

ConstructionBulky; increasing the areaoccupied

High MaintenanceDue to seperateshredding and collecting units

IDEATION

The idea is to integrate the shredding and collecting unit into one single unit making the machine lighter, more compact and cost effective.

WORKING PRINCIPLE 3D MODELLING

Dry Leaves

Suction Hose

Blower

Shredding

Discharge Hose

Blower

Suction end

Dischargeend

ElectricMotor

Base frame

Caster wheels

Handle

Wag n Wash is a dog grooming parlour in Koregoan Park, Pune. After a visit to the parlour, an evident problem was the way in which dog hair was disposed off. The dustbin being really small was enough to contain the waste of only one grooming session and had to be emptied after every sitting.

Redesigning it in a way that it would contain larger quantity of waste by applying the phenomenon of compression was the initial scope observed.

The product designed is a dustbin cum storage tray which effectively compresses the waste enabling it to store more waste at once, and also takes care of the space contraints.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

THE PRODUCT:

(Solo Project)A bin cum table for your furry onesThe Canine Hair Squeezer

IDEATION:

FINAL CONCEPT

WHEN THE DUSTBIN IS EMPTY : WHEN THE DUSTBIN IS FULL :

COMPONENTS :

1. Tray: For storage.

2. Hollow pipe with a disc: - provides a base to hold the tray- hollow pipe channels the waste- disc compresses the waste

3. Container: - Hinged lid- Bin for storage of waste

4. Outlet: For maintenance

WORKING:

The hollow pipe channels the waste to the container. The disc attached to the hollow pipe compresses the dog hair. The circumference of the disc is lined with bristles so that any dog hair that is stuck to the walls of the bin gets brushed off. The outlet at the bottom can be used to empty the bin. The lid is hinged to the container to enable the separation of the com-ponents (for maintenance). Keeping in mind the space constraint, the upper portion of the hollow pipe is used as a storage tray.

Front view Front view

Container

HingedLid

Outlet

Hollowpipe

Tray

CleaningBrush

Disc forcompression

EXPLODED VIEW

(Team of 2)

The All Corner Mop

ABOUT THE PRODUCT

The All Corner Mop makes it easier to clean difficult locations of your floor. The mop conveniently gets under furniture and behind tricky cornersa around your house

BRAINSTORMING

-Inaccessible corners-Furniture with low G.C -Obstructions

PROBLEMS?

PROTOTYPING

The shape of the mop base is altered so that difficult spots canbe maneuvered into.

Pivoting arms, connected to thebase with torsion springs are shaped such that contact with the leg of a piece of furniturewill cause the arms to ‘hug’ the legand clean up behind it.

The mop handle splits off it’s rigid straight form and it’s front member fits into a trough provided on the base. This facilitates getting under furniture with low ground clearance easily.

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FINAL CONCEPT EXPLODED VIEW

The All corner mop combines features of the two tested prototypes. The shape pf the base helps get behind tricky corners, while the handle breaks midway in a way which increases the ease of cleaning below low furniture.

HANDLE

MOP

CONCEPT SKETCHING PRODUCT SKETCHING

MISCELLANEOUS

CHARCOAL SKETCHING

WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

Thank you!