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UNH Police Department First Responder Training Tools

The objective of this project was to develop innovative training tool designs for the UNH Police Department. This project was presented to the UNH Mechanical Engineering Department as a request for training tools and was offered to the ME 755-756 class as a Senior Design Project. These tools, which included a breaching door and target rack, were intended to assist police officers in training for forced entry in emergency situations as well as for shooting/target practice. The breaching door was designed to be stable and upright as a stand-alone structure. A locking mechanism was designed to represent different locks and lock strengths by utilizing different sized wooden dowels that would simulate a breakage and opening of the door. The specially designed locking mechanism could be used as different forces to mimic possible scenarios that could occur during a forced emergency entry. The door, plate and hinges were designed to be highly durable and withstand any impact the door may take during training. An in-line target rack was designed for safety and stability during firearms training. The team utilized servo motors, which were controlled by Arduino units, to reset the targets in an upright position by a push of a button. The rack was designed to be lightweight and portable along with the ability to prevent bullets from ricocheting back in the shooter’s direction. Due to unforeseen circumstances, a physical finished product for the breaching door and the in-line target rack could not be produced. The project was turned over to the UNH Police Department ‘as is’ with the intent to continue as a Senior Design Project for next year’s class. The future steps left on this project for the breaching door include: completing construction of the support structure, attaching the locking mechanism, and testing the door for forced entry. For the in-line target rack, the future steps include: completing the welding needed for the base target set up; and completing, attaching and testing the motor control mechanisms. For both designs, what was left was testing for durability and stability, and training the UNH Police officers on the proper usage and maintenance of the equipment.

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