Exerting Maximum Effort For Minimal Results Creative Card Placing Machine

Progress Review Quick Review Background Problem Description Mission & Approach Customers/Wants/Constraints System Benchmarking Metrics Functional Benchmarking Preliminary Concept & Concept Evaluation Schedule Budget

Background Exchange of Business Cards Is Commonplace in Industry Marketing Tool / Networking Aid Companies Seeking Creative Method Of Accepting Business Cards Differentiate Themselves Display of Creativity A Prime Example

Problem Description Needs: Develop a device to highlight GDA Digital Media’s functional creativity and celebrate a client’s visit Device will randomly place a business card on the wall in a method representative of GDA’s imaginative style Benefit: Device will convey GDA’s receptive and “down-to-earth” approach to business relations.

Creative Card Placing Machine Team 13 Members: Jeremy Garey, David Conway, Evan Kress, Rob Roche Customer: GDA Digital Media Advisor: Dr. Glancey Mission: To design, build, and evaluate an innovative, multi-step machine that accepts a business card and places it randomly in a defined area of the wall. Approach: The problem will be attacked through detailed problem definition and research. This will encompass identifying specifications, contacting customers, prioritizing their wants, and benchmarking existing solutions. Based on this iterative procedure, potential solutions will be developed and evaluated based on metrics. A prototype will then be constructed and tested.

Customers n Lee MiklesMarketing Manager n GDA VisitorsPotential Customers n Amy LeftonSecretary n Steve FoxGDA Employee n Kinko’sBusiness Card Manufacturer

Top Customer Wants 1. Creative Image 5. Size 2. Reliability 6. Compatibility 3. Limited Run Time 7. Simple Re-loading 4. Customers Represented 8. Employees Represented

Constraints Random Placement In Defined Area Maximum Cycle - One Minute Thirty Seconds Minimum Five Steps No Profane, Indecent, Or Lewd Expressions Cost Not To Exceed $250 No Human Intervention After Startup Must Include GDA Logo And ‘Spike’ Image Print Must Face Outward Designated Wall Area Is 3ft x 3ft Must Include A South Park Character

Metrics Creative - # of Steps, # of Simultaneous Steps, # of Hidden Steps Reliability - Design Life, % Complete Cycles Limited Run Time - Time to Completion Customers Represented - # of Customer Representations

Metrics Size - Machine Length/Width/Height Business Card Compatibility - Card Size, Weight, Thickness Simple Reloading - Reload Time Employees Represented - # of Employee Representations

Metrics Metrics Target Values 1. # of Steps 7 2. # of Customer Representations 3 3. # of Employee Representations 2 4. Time to Completion 35 seconds 5. Design Life 2,500 cycles 6. % Complete Cycles 95.0% 7. Machine Length/Width/Height 2.5ft x 18in x 2.5 ft 8. Reload Time 15 seconds 9. # of Simultaneous Steps # of Hidden Steps Card Size 2.5in x 3in - 3in x 3.5in 12. Card Thickness.012in 13. Card Weight 1 gram

System Benchmarking Labeling Machine Packaging Device Coin Sorter Auto Feed Copy Machine Printing Press

Functional Benchmarking Placement/Positioning Random Generation Human Interaction Rube Goldberg’s Wall Attachment

Placement/Positioning Lego Mindstorms TEI - 3-axis and 5-axis robotic arm OWI-007 Robotic Arm Positioning Tables Arrick robotics - MD -2 Daedal BN Adept Cartesian

Random Generation Plinko Roulette Wheel Peg Wheel Card Deck TI-85 Graphing Calculator PC Electrical Noise Diode Random Bit Generator

Human Interaction Hand Placement Push Buttons E-Switch Control Concepts Grayhill Global Bill Acceptor Throw Switch

Rube Goldberg’s Seesaw’s Cars Balls on Tracks Elevator Trap Doors Dominos Switches Mousetraps Gears

Wall Attachment Double Sided Tape Staples Push Pins Glue

Preliminary Concept Five Functions Placement/Positioning Robotic Arm Random Generation Plinko Human Interaction Hand Placement/Throw Switch Rube Goldberg 10 Steps Wall Attachment Double Sided Tape

Preliminary Concept Rube Goldberg Steps

Preliminary Concept Random Placement Plinko Generates Random Position for Robotic Arm

Concept Evaluation Metrics Target Values Concept Values 1. # of Steps  # of Customer Reps # of Employee Reps Completion Time 35 seconds 25 seconds 5. Design Life 2,500 cycles % Complete Cycles 95.0% > 90% 7. Machine Size 2.5ft x 18in x 2.5 ft 2.5ft x 18in x 2.5 ft 8. Reload Time 15 seconds 20 seconds 9. # Simultaneous Steps # of Hidden Steps Card Size 2.5in x 3in - 3in x 3.5in All 12. Card Thickness.012in Cards 13. Card Weight 1 gram Acceptable

Budget Maximum of $250 Bulk of money spent on robotics and electronics for random placement GDA will supply logos, South Park items, etc.

Schedule

Conclusion Thus Far Refined List of Customers and Wants Developed Metrics Ranked Benchmarks Conceptual Design Next Steps Develop Creativity Metrics Continued Conceptual Design and Evaluation Further Benchmarking Random Generation Robotics