Project 1 Laura Gibbons Andy Lee Neil Kruse Mack Burgess Aka. (scrubs) February 27, 2012

Sequence of Activities  Examine Toothbrush  List important functions of the toothbrush  Survey people on what they believe are most important  Analyze results  Benchmarking  Dissection  Concept Generation  Group collaboration on concepts  Progress Report  Pugh Chart

Project Management  We created out copy of project management charts in excel and were able to keep up to date with the dates we had decided on as benchmarks for each part of the project.

SizeNoiseBatteryComfortDurabilityeffectivenesspricedesignsustainabilitycleanlinessSumNormal Size Noise Battery comfort durability effectiveness price design sustainability cleanliness Total: After analyzing these results we decided that we have to make a more efficient electric toothbrush that is low in cost and eco-friendly. We saw these as having the highest ratings when we gave out our survey, which showed that these are the things customers really care about

External Search Activities  We used most of the websites to answer questions for the labs that we did. We had to research other brands of electric toothbrushes, patents on existing ideas, different ways we could incorporate sustainability, and how to generate power.    toothpaste/ toothpaste/    They-Mean-To-Your-Heatlh.-202/ They-Mean-To-Your-Heatlh.-202/  attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment?ui=2&ik=6f89341ef2&view=att&th=13566a401e1930a8&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=f_gyh11s090&safe=1&zw&saduie=AG9B_P_p5qwIE2qCLfVEHEU4THRO&sadet= &sads=7ccnZRWzhrsprELNaxg765gAfUA&sadssc=1 attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment?ui=2&ik=6f89341ef2&view=att&th=13566a401e1930a8&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=f_gyh11s090&safe=1&zw&saduie=AG9B_P_p5qwIE2qCLfVEHEU4THRO&sadet= &sads=7ccnZRWzhrsprELNaxg765gAfUA&sadssc=1   

Top Concepts  Power Generation and accessories Solar panel on toothbrush (bottom), Solar panel that goes on window, USB connection to wall, Shake charge, Turbine that connects to faucet and connects to brush charge dock  Brush Head Design Opposite rotating heads, Flexible head for different angles for hard to reach places, Circular head and rectangular bottom, Inner rotating bristles with opposite rotating bristles around, Full 360 degree brush  Energy Mechanism for Brush Head Connect motor directly to bristle, Motor close to head and connects 90 degrees to bristle, Almost same as Oral-B but with a twist, Finger brush Two heads one motor  Human Factors, Body Design Rubber seals/ gaskets around everything that water could get into, Form fitting for hand, Simple replaceable parts Finger brush, Gorilla glass touch screen with unlock to start and timer on it Antibacterial materials to help keep sanitary Drop resistance up to 6 feet

Visual Concepts

Morphological Chart Power Generation and accessoriesBrush Head Design Energy Mechanism for Brush Head Human Factors, Body Design Solar panel on toothbrush (bottom) Opposite rotating heads Connect motor directly to bristle Rubber seals/ gaskets around everything that water could get into Solar panel that goes on window Flexible head for different angles for hard to reach places Motor close to head and connects 90 degrees to bristleForm fitting for hand USB connection to wall Circular head and rectangular bottom Almost same as Oral-B, but with a twist Simple replaceable parts Shake charge Inner rotating bristles with opposite rotating bristles aroundFinger brush Turbine that connects to faucet and connects to brush charge dockFull 360 degree brushTwo heads, one motor Gorilla glass touch screen with unlock to start and timer on it Antibacterial materials to help keep sanitary Drop resistance up to 6 feet

Pugh Charts Criteria and weights Size (0.08) Noise (0.07) Battery (.10) Comfort (0.10) Durability (0.11) Effectiveness (0.14) Cost (0.11) Design (0.10) Sustainability (0.07) Cleanliness (0.12)TotalRank Power Generation and accessories Solar panel on toothbrush (bottom) Solar panel that goes on window USB connection to wall Shake charge Turbine that connects to faucet and connects to brush charge dock Criteria and weights Size (0.08) Noise (0.07) Battery (.10) Comfort (0.10) Durability (0.11) Effectiveness (0.14) Cost (0.11) Design (0.10) Sustainability (0.07) Cleanliness (0.12)TotalRank Brush Head Design Opposite rotating heads Flexible head for different angles for hard to reach places Circular head and rectangular bottom Inner rotating bristles with opposite rotating bristles around Full 360 degree brush Criteria and weights Size (0.08) Noise (0.07) Battery (.10) Comfort (0.10) Durability (0.11) Effectiveness (0.14) Cost (0.11) Design (0.10) Sustainability (0.07) Cleanliness (0.12)TotalRank Energy Mechanism for Brush Head Connect motor directly to bristle Motor close to head and connects 90 degrees to bristle Almost same as Oral-B, but with a twist Finger brush Two heads, one motor Criteria and weights Size (0.08) Noise (0.07) Battery (.10) Comfort (0.10) Durability (0.11) Effectiveness (0.14) Cost (0.11) Design (0.10) Sustainability (0.07) Cleanliness (0.12)TotalRank Human Factors, Body Design Rubber seals/ gaskets around everything that water could get into Form fitting for hand Simple replaceable parts Finger brush Gorilla glass touch screen with unlock to start and timer on it Antibacterial materials to help keep sanitary Drop resistance up to 6 feet

Criteria Selection We decided on which concepts to choose based off of the PowerPoint Dr. Kremer presented to us about the factors we should most consider: 1. Size – the effect of each concept on the de-orbiting stage size (smaller, better). 2. Cost – the lower the cost the better. 3. Weight – contribution by each concept to the overall stage weight (lighter, better). 4. Power – duration of available secondary power (longer, better). But we also realized that we had to be practical in our design and consider what people actually wanted. We wanted to choose things that people wanted to see in their toothbrush based off of our results from our survey.

Final Toothbrush

Alternative Energy