ME 470 – Engineering Design Processes and MethodologyDesign Project SelectionDue: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 (end of lab)OverviewEach group will be applying the techniques outlined in the Ulrich and Eppinger textbook to perform a conceptual design (design up to but not including detail design and prototyping). To do that, each group will select an area of design opportunity (unmet need, problem, etc.) to address with their design.We will be looking mostly at designs that solve problems that have small market demands because manyof these problems haven’t been completely addressed by the marketplace. Therefore, significant design and marketing opportunities are still available. Examples include:Problem 1 – Portable Tensile TesterBecause Tensile Testers are usually large expensive pieces of equipment, most schools own only a few. This makes the scheduling and teaching of laboratories challenging. Some schools would prefer a small, transportable, inexpensive device for material testing. Then multiple testers could be brought to the classroom and all the students could be doing testing at the same time.Problem 2 – DOE Demonstration DeviceDesign of Experiments is a topic that is often taught with the example of data generated by the students. In our class we are using catapults to generate the data. Instructors would like to see other options for data generation. The devices should be small, inexpensive, easy to use, reliable, and especially, be interesting to the students. The device should have adjustments for several factors and levels.Problem 3 – Assistive DeviceA number of people have difficulty with handwriting due to tremors (Essential Tremor, Parkinson’s, etc.). They would still like to be able to hand write small things like checks, grocery lists, Sudoku puzzles, and birthday cards that are not well suited to use of a printer. A variety of means have been used for stabilization of everything from airplanes to cameras. Again, a small, relatively inexpensive device that’s not too Darth Vader would be desired.Problem 4 – Accommodating Plug-in Vehicles In the next few years more students are likely to be bringing plug-in electric vehicles to campuses. Schools are unlikely to want to subsidize these students fuel cost. What physical and economic systems could be put in place to accommodate these students?Problem 5 – Energy conversion/storageThe Rose campus is facing a change in energy costs such that we pay more as energy demand at the energy provider increases. Consequently, an additional energy source that would be available for peak demand would be helpful. Significant energy is used in movement of people between classes. The design of devices that could capture and/or store some of this energy is a possible choice.Problem 6 - Your ChoiceYour design should address a problem that is not currently well addressed in the marketplace. It should be primarily a mechanical device, but certainly can have electrical or software components. It should be simple enough to be conceptually designed in a few weeks. Something like a three ring binder is too simple and something like a Segway is too complicated. Something like a portable light source (e.g. flashlight) or a handheld, powered screwdriver are about right in terms of complexity (though may be well solved). This is an opportunity to select something that you would like to bring to marketor is a particular opportunity for those who would like to lay the groundwork for a Capstone Design Project (ME 471, ME 472). For example, you may have had an internship experience or be in an on-campus design group like REV or HPV that has given you an idea for an unmet need.Tasks:1. Select a design opportunity. If you have chosen Problem 5, clearly outline how your project meets the criteria (mechanical, appropriate complexity) and get this project preapproved by your instructor.2. Categorize your design opportunity using Exhibit 2-4 (page 19). Your design will be either Technology Push or Market Pull and then likely include one or more other process types. Justify your selections (approximately one paragraph per Process Type.)3. Turn in your approved choice by the end of lab Wednesday, March 10,