'MP3 players are very popular and are ideally suited for the individual listening. Sometimes however it is useful to amplify sound so that the device can be listened to without the restriction of headphones or a similar group of people can listen to it together .'
The above is a typical context taken from a GCSE short Course specification.
Your task is to design and manufacture a prototype product in response to this context that incorporates the given amplifier circuit. CAD/CAM is to be used extensively in the development of your prototype. This will be a corporate 'freebie' used to promote the launch of one of the following new ventures:
- an energy drink
- the launch of the movie Tron Legacy
- a high speed commuter rail network
- a web based information service for the 2012 Olympics
Pro/Engineer and Corel Draw should be used to refine and developed the product's shape, form and function. The prototype product should be manufactured using CAM equipment (eg laser cutter, Fused Deposition Modeler, CNC router, sublimation printer etc) as the principal means of production.
