Utveckling av ett nytt ändbeslag för spinnakerbom

Sammanfattning:

In this project a product development has been made of a spinnaker pole end fitting. The project has been made in cooperation with Seldén Mast AB; a company that is manufacturing sailing rigs and that is located in Gothenburg.

The project has been following a design process that is inspired from Archer’s three-phase model, which consists of an analytical part, a creative part and an executive part. The project started with an extensive pre-study that contained a market analysis of existing fittings today and interviews with users. After the pre-study the concept generation started with a Brainstorming session and then continued with more structured methods as the Idea generator and Contrast thinking. The methods resulted in three different concepts that were presented for Seldén. These concepts were then made as CAD-models as well.

The concept selection started with a questionnaire that was sent out to the user-group where the three different concepts were presented. Next selection method was The Weighted Objective Method. It was the same concept that was chosen in both methods and after some discussions with Seldén a final decision could be made.

The project resulted in a fitting that has a softer, rounder shape and a more simple design than the fittings Seldén are using today. The new concept also had a more effective tripp trigger-solution and a design that will release the rope in a more simple way. On the back of the fitting a shock-absorber was placed in the shape of a rubber-plate.