Approach (JD Consulting, Inc.) Customers need: Specific mechanical component design A professional process Scenario Team assigned for 11-week project Expertise Customer – Initial Market Team – Design process Benchmarking UDesign Machine designCommunication Initial Customer Meeting – ASAP Have an agenda Get the context Discuss tasks Subsequent weekly Customer meetings Delegate tasks Meet internally Make progress in betweenTeam Coordination Team Discussion space on WebCT 50MB of space on Copland Meeting Rooms: 103, 109 SPLRemember The K-T Decision Analysis from MEEG 101???Kepner-Tregoe Templates(Copyright Kepner-Tregoe, Inc., 1994. Reprinted with permission.)Decision AnalysisAlternative:ABCMusts1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.GO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOGO / NO GOWants Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score1.23456789Total A = Total B = Total C =Now, We Use UDesign An Excel spreadsheet tool to organize and process design information A VERY simplified application of Quality Function Deployment Couples with the Pugh Concept Selection Method REF: D. P. Clausing, Total Quality Development, ASME Press, 1994MissionGoalScheduleScopeDefinitionTeamSenior DesignSenior DesignDesign ProcessRequirementsCustomerNeeds/WantsCustomers- Qualitative- QuantitativeCustomer/Wants DataCustomer/Wants DisplayCustomers WantsCustomers WantsKeith Hopper large area, position/speed, not disturb insect, track for 20 min., existing equipment, C++, minimize post pro., wireless device, interchange cameraMike Smith * position/speed, minimize post pro, various conditions, reduce pesticidesRichard Turcotte adaptable to other insects, not disturb insect, simple interface, large area, position/speed* Customer added recently.MissionGoalScheduleScopeDefinitionTeamSenior DesignSenior DesignDesign ProcessRequirementsCustomerNeeds/WantsCustomers- Qualitative- Quantitative- Competitor- Current TechnologyPerformance/CostMetricsImprove it or use itQuantifyBenchmarkingWants/Metrics DataWants/Metrics DisplayPosition/speed X,Y coordinates of insectsInstantaneous errorAccumulation of errorMaximum speed of motionLarge area Size of tracking areaAdaptability to other insects Insect size rangeMaximum speed of motionMinimize post-processing Total acquisition timeFrequency of acquisitionFeedback delayDo not disturb insect Distance from device to insectSmoothness of surfaceVariation in luminanceWants MetricsWants MetricsPrioritized Metrics + TargetsRevised Top 10 Metrics & Target Values1. Size of Tracking Area (7.86%) 1m x 1m2. Distance from Device to Insect (7.38%) 0.5 m 3. X, Y Coordinates of Insect (6.90%) Yes4. Savings/Costs (6.43%) 15. Maximum Speed of Motion (5.95%) 15 mm/sec6. Frequency of Acquisition (5.95%) 1 Hz7. Feedback Delay (5.95%) 0.5 sec8. Variation in Luminance (5.71%) <5%9. Total Acquisition Time (5.48%) 20 min10. Programming Language (5.24%) C or C++3a. Accumulation of Error (4.29%) +/- 1mm3b. Instantaneous Error (4.05%) +/- 1mmMissionGoalScheduleScopeDefinitionTeamSenior DesignSenior DesignDesign ProcessRequirementsCustomerNeeds/WantsCustomers- Qualitative- Quantitative- Competitor- Current TechnologyPerformance/CostMetricsImprove it or use itQuantifyBenchmarkingGenerationSelectionCompareEliminateExpandSynthesizeConceptsConceiveDesign/BuildEvaluateConcept GenerationxyzF(s)TF(s)H(s)RCCartesian TrackPolar TrackSensing SurfaceRobotWide AnglePivotMoving SurfaceBubbleMissionGoalScheduleScopeDefinitionTeamSenior DesignSenior DesignDesign ProcessRequirementsCustomerNeeds/WantsCustomers- Qualitative- Quantitative- Competitor- Current TechnologyPerformance/CostMetricsImprove it or use itQuantifyBenchmarkingGenerationSelectionCompareEliminateExpandSynthesizeConceptsConceiveDesign/BuildEvaluateConcept Selection By MetricsMissionGoalScheduleScopeDefinitionTeamSenior DesignSenior DesignDesign ProcessRequirementsCustomerNeeds/WantsCustomers- Qualitative- Quantitative- Competitor- Current TechnologyPerformance/CostMetricsImprove it or use
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