Group 11 - Ryobi Router This is a Test As part of an
undergraduate engineering course final project, our team of five
students was tasked with reverse engineering a modern hand-held
wood router. The procedure was to consist of a complete product
dissection including disassembly, reassembly and information
documentation. The work effort was divided into phases, each
encompassing different procedures within the overall project.
The initial phase consisted of a complete disassembly of the
product and accompanying photographs and documentation. This was
relatively simple as the unit neatly breaks down to four major
components which in turn can be further reduced. Once all
components were stripped, identified, and cataloged we turned to
the task of analyzing each component while considering various
engineering issues relevant to the construction of the item.
Once satisfied with the intense scrutiny of each component, the
next phase consisting of reassembling the unit was underway.
Again, engineering issues such as