THE FUTURE OF CABLE

ATTACHMENTS
By: Caleb Herring
 BACKGROUND & INTERVIEWS:

 Interviewed a project manager

 Interviewed a director of engineering

 Interviewed a lineman from a cable company

 PROBLEM DEFINED:

 Broken utility poles due to cable vison

 Improper attachment’s

 Not enough climbing space

 THE WHO:

 Power Companies

 Cable Companies
 CRITERIA V.S. REQUIREMENTS:

Criteria Requirements

 Cost Effective  Must Have Five Year Life Expectancy

 Sleek Design  Must Break Under Six-Thousand
Pounds of Vertical Pressure
 Easily Installed
 Must Meet All NESC Requirements
 ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY
PROCESS(AHP):
Cost Effective Sleek Design Easily Installed Total Percentage

Cost Effective 1 5 5 11 36.6%

Sleek Design 5 1 3 9 30%

Easily Installed 5 4 1 10 33.4%

 DECISION MATRIX:

Each weight is based on the information that was provided from each of the interviews that were
conducted at the first of the project.
 DESIGN A:

Design A is a bolt or lag screwed installed break away pole attachment for cable vision. It is made
from a polymer housing and is a snap type locking mechanism
 DESIGN B:

DESIGN B IS A BOLT ON BREAK AWAY POLE ATTACHMENT FOR CABLE VISION. IT IS

MADE WITH A POLYMER BASE AND THE CABLE COMPANIES WILL BOLT THERE PRE-
EXISTING EQUIPMENT TO MOUNTING PLATE ON THE FRONT OF APPARATUS.
 DESIGN C:

Design C is a bolt or lag screw installed break away pole attachment for cable vision. The cable
vision will sit in the provided slot and the latch is secured in place with a bolt.
 THE SOLUTION(DESIGN C):

Design C was chosen as the solution as it weighted the most out of the three designs and met the
all the criteria's that were discussed with the potential clients.
 MATERIAL:
The Solution with have a metal base that the polymer extension will attach to. This will allow for a
secure fit on the pole while helping mitigate the chances of overnighting the bolts that attach it to the pole.
The Polymer housing will have stainless steel hardware that will connect the latch to housing and
that will secure the polymer latch door to the end of the extension arm.
 COST SAVINGS:

With Solution C having a Metal base and Polymer base I estimate that the
cost per unit will be between thirty-five dollars($35.00) and fifty dollars($50.00)
While the initial cost may seem expensive. This will save money on pole
replacements and installation times on picking up the wire after a storm event. With
the extension arm protruding from the pole, it will allow for added room in the
climbing space. This will prolong the life of the poles and cable wire, while also
making the pole safer for the lineman to climb.
 SUMMARY:

While doing the DeVILS Project I learned a lot about the actual design
process and how much work goes into each design. While completing this project I
was sure that design A would be the one that I picked, but once completing the
Decision Matrix that design C was the best project. This taught me that even
though you may be completely convinced that one solution may work, it may not
be the best solution for the current problem.
With all the lesson that I received in the brainstorm process and CAD
Software, I learned valuable skills that will help advance me through the process of
obtaining my Engineering Degree. These skills learned through this process have
already played a part in my current career with allow me to learn the fundamental
concepts of CAD