L3a – Problem Definition

 

 

Exploring the Problem

 

1.    Identify all available info

a.     Design a safe water balloon launcher that will attract and be easy enough for an 8-10 year old to use.

b.     Has to have launching accuracy up to 10 meters of a softball size water balloon.

c.     Has to be cheap and easy to manufacture.

2.    Collect Missing Info

a.     Other pertinent wants of an 8-10 year old, their parents, and the retail stores selling the device.

b.     List wants

3.    Hypothesize

a.     Wants of an 8-10 year old takes priority to all other wants

4.    Collect More Data and Info

a.     Prioritize wants

5.    Define Real Problem

a.     Problem Definition

 

 

Present State/Desired State

 

Present State:  Our team is in the process of designing a mechanical water balloon launcher that can be safely used by 8-10 year-olds.

 

Desired State:  Our team will design and build a working mechanical water balloon launcher that can be safely used by an 8-10 year-old.

 

Statement/Restatement

 

Ideas:  Water balloon launcher design; Used by an 8-10 year old; Parents allowing their children to use it.

 

Statement:  Come up with a design for an 8-10 year old to use and one that parents will like allow their children to use.

 

Restatement:  Make a design that some 8-10 year olds will be able to sometimes use and that their parents will clearly allow their children to use.

 

Restatement:  Create a design that every 8-10 year old will be able to always use and that their parents will certainly allow their children to use.

 

Final Statement:  Create a design that every 8-10 year old will be able to always use and that their parents will certainly allow their children to use.

 

 

Duncker Diagram

 

                                                                                   Problem:

 

 

      

 

 

UDesign

 

 

Customer  Data  and  Wants  Formulation
Project Title:	The Next Generation Water Balloon Launcher
Mission
Statement:	To design a supperior water balloon launcher that meets customer expectations and requirements
	Customer Information				Want Information
	Rank=who is the most important customer?				Priority			Final				Rate of
		10	0.45	0.25	0.15	0.1	0.05	Ranking	Wants and Descriptions			Importance
Name	Organization	Rank	1st   Want	2nd   Want	3rd   Want	4th   Want	5th   Want	1	want1	Intriguing Design		33
8-10 year old	Childern	1	want1	want2	want3	want4	want5	2	want7	Safety		17
Mother/Father	Parents	2	want7	want8	want10	want2	want9	3	want2	Easy to Use		16
KBToys	Retail Store	3	want1	want7	want8	want10	want6	4	want8	Low Cost		10
								5	want3	Accurate		8
								6	want10	High Quality		6
								7	want4	Good Distance		6
								8	want5	Ease of Mobility		3
								9	want9	Ease to Assemble		1
								10	want6	Well Packaged		1
											ordered
	Partner Information				Constraints			wants	score		wants	score	%=scr/SUM*100
		10						want1	6.00	1	want1	6.00	32.7
Name	Organization	Rank	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	want2	3.00	2	want7	3.08	16.8
								want3	1.50	3	want2	3.00	16.4
								want4	1.00	4	want8	1.75	9.5
								want5	0.50	5	want3	1.50	8.2
								want6	0.17	6	want10	1.08	5.9
								want7	3.08	7	want4	1.00	5.5
								want8	1.75	8	want5	0.50	2.7
								want9	0.25	9	want9	0.25	1.4
								want10	1.08	10	want6	0.17	0.9
											SUM	18.33

 

 

	The  Top  10  Customer  Wants
Final				Rate of
Ranking	Want Description			Importance
1	want1	Intriguing Design		33
2	want7	Safety		17
3	want2	Easy to Use		16
4	want8	Low Cost		10
5	want3	Accurate		8
6	want10	High Quality		6
7	want4	Good Distance		6
8	want5	Ease of Mobility		3
9	want9	Ease to Assemble		1
10	want6	Well Packaged		1

 

 

 

 Problem Definition

 

-         As a team we have to design a working mechanical water balloon launcher that complies with our customer wants and expectations.