Boston Acoustics

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While I was at Eleven we were contracted by Boston Acoustics to help them create a complete product family. The result was the VS and Horizon lines, both of which blend the Boston Sound™ with graceful new enclosures. Seen here are the Solo, a bedside radio that funtions happily in both Profile and Landscape; the Duo, an iPod compatible tabletop stereo; and the HPS10, a front-firing subwoofer from the Horizon Line. From the VS line you can see the VS 336, a floor-standing speaker made from aluminum and bent-plywood; and its sibling, the VPS 210 Subwoofer.

Contributions

Design:

Built 3D models in Pro-E based on sketches from the Industrial Design team

Designed rib patterns to minimize sink lines and material usage while maximizing rigidity

Contributed in ideation meetings

Analysis:

Estimated optimal ratio of rib height to thickness, using Finite Element Method, while minimizing impact on outer face

Completed preliminary material stiffness analysis of MDF vs. HDF vs. GF PP