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- 2024-05-02 Design Review and Manufacturing Engineering Supportby Kazu FujimotoPrepping for Critical Design Review on Static Tests Provided Manufacturing Engineering support on build up on an Engineering Development Unit Prototype – provided guidance on assembly parts, processes, and test requirements
- 2024-04-11 Test Procedureby Kazu FujimotoLearned something interesting about loading assumptions. Why for testing, we will only pull at a certain value, say NDD at 115% then back off vs. holding it for a long period of time. For aircraft loading and testing: “you’re not trying to show that you can hold the load and the part doesn’t yield. I … Read more
- 2024-04-08 Visual Aid Instructionsby Kazu FujimotoVisual Aid Instructions
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- 2024-04-02 Test Procedure and Test Planby Kazu FujimotoFurther progress on completion of test procedures and test plans
- 2024-04-01 Test Procedure Common Product Lifecycle Managementby Kazu FujimotoTest Procedure
- 2024-03-28 Test Procedure Program Requirementsby Kazu FujimotoTest Procedure Test Plan Critical Design Review (CDR)
- 2024-03-26 Visual Assembly Drawingby Kazu FujimotoVisual Assembly Drawing for Flight and Test Assemblies
- 2024-03-25 Test Procedureby Kazu FujimotoTest Procedure Updates Discussed integration of my load train into other static tests Discussed need for load cell calibration and needing to factor that into schedule to meet program objectives
- 2024-03-22 Load Train Communicationby Kazu FujimotoLoad Train Communication
- 2024-03-21 Test Procedureby Kazu FujimotoTest Procedure for new Fitting Testing
- 2024-03-20 Machine Designby Kazu FujimotoMachine Design work for Static Testing Layout Document review
- 2024-03-19 CAD Design Changes to Static Test Configsby Kazu FujimotoModified thread length to be representative of what we get in real life from supplier bolting (McMaster). McMaster bolt drawings are not very representative of what we get in real life due to stuff like varying thread and grip length. Even had to get supplier to measure thread length so that we know if we … Read more
- 2024-03-18 Test Plan Send to Stakeholders and Machine Drawingsby Kazu FujimotoTest Plan Machine Drawings Discussed the development of increasing hydraulic line capabilities for in house lab Research Instron Lab Testing Machined for Testing Capabilities Discussed flight hardware geometry requirements and integration of respective geometry into testing
- 2024-03-12 Test Plan, Staff Meeting, Manufacturing Engineering Supportby Kazu FujimotoTest Plan Status Update: Staff Meeting: Manufacturing Engineering Support: Technical Conflict – Taking over as RTE of Fitting Static Testing as a Manufacturing Engineer / Product Design Engineer
- 2024-03-11 Test Plan Update Completionby Kazu FujimotoFinished updating the test plan to add fitting instrumentation requirements
- 2024-03-08 Test Plan Updates – Instrumentation Implementationby Kazu FujimotoUpdating Test Plan per updated technical requirement definition includes:
- 2024-03-07 Test Plan Updatesby Kazu FujimotoUpdated test plan and defined loading requirements for crash case About the author Kazuyoshi Fujimoto, PEPrincipal Mechanical Engineer Kazu performs consulting work regarding Oil & Gas, Automotive, and Aerospace & Defense. Kazu is licensed as a professional engineer in the state of California and has 9+ years of experience in Oil & Gas, Automotive, and … Read more
- 2024-03-06 Test Plan Updates and Tooling Trackingby Kazu FujimotoTest Plan Tooling Tracking Hardware NC Tag Dispositioning
- 2024-03-04 Test Plan Updatesby Kazu FujimotoCompared required updates regarding reviewing technical documentation such as Test Requirement Document and Test plan. Summary of changes to implement in revising test plan include: Recently received some updated Test Requirement Definition from Structural Analysis Group. At a high level, updated requirements include defining usage of: About the author Kazuyoshi Fujimoto, PEPrincipal Mechanical Engineer Kazu … Read more