AUTO-SHEATHING SAFETY KNIFE

UTC Aerospace Systems
Patent Pending

While interning with UTC Aerospace Systems, I was tasked with designing a safety knife to meet UTC's new blade exposure regulations. After sketching a lot of design ideas on paper, I modeled my preliminary design in NX. I then 3D printed several prototype iterations before arriving at the final design. The final product worked so well that UTC decided to pursue a patent for the design.

PROJECT SUMMARY

• Designed an entirely unique product from the ground up.

• Gained considerable experience with 3D modeling.

• Gained experience with 3D printing and rapid prototyping.

• Created animations in NX showing how to operate and maintain the knife.

• Created assembly instructions for further production of the knife.

NOTE: The details and pictures of this design cannot be disclosed as the patent is pending.

The picture below is a slide from an all-company meeting at UTAS in which they announced the success of this project.