Adaptive Coffee Mug By Jenna LaRosa, Cullen Young, and DJ Ramachandran Advisor: Junfeng Ma
The Problem
Hand Disabilities can lead to many other motor issues… -lack of muscles control -lack of strength -inability to hold certain things
The Design Process
Customer Needs Hierarchy 1. User Friendly (.308) 1.1 Light (.0219) 1.2 Well-insulated (.0656) 1.3 Safe (.0832) 1.4 Dishwasher safe (.0619) 1.5 Microwave safe (.0564) 1.6 Easy to use (.0191) 2. Flexible (.154) 2.1 Different size mugs (.0109) 2.2 Different size hands (.0328) 2.3 Portable (.0188) 2.4 Collapsible (.0151) 2.5 Waterproof (.0075) 3. Aesthetics(.077) 3.1 Visually appealing (.077) 4.Practical(.308) 4.1 Efficient (.171) 4.2 Durable (.0856) 4.3 Keurig accessible (.0514) 5. Cheap(.154) 5.1 Cost-efficient materials (.0963) 5.2 Environmentally friendly materials (.0362) 5.3 Environmentally friendly production (.0216)
Analytic Hierarchy Process
User-Friendliness
Flexibility
Practicality
Cost-Efficient
Top Customer Needs ●Safe ●Cost-efficient materials ●Durable ●Efficient ●Visually appealing ●Well-insulated ●Dishwasher safe ●Single-serve coffee brewer accessible ●Environmentally friendly materials
Product Development
Classification Tree
Concept Screening and Scoring
Problems we faced: ●Making a clay model ●Teamwork and communication
Thanks and questions!