Advisor: Junfeng Ma Benjamin Fenyves, Bailey Jones, Brenna Doyle, Paige Mittl 10/8/2014 “This product will revolutionize how cripples consume coffee for the next millennia”-Benjamin Fenyves

 Many Americans have lost their fingers through accidents or war and now have trouble holding coffee mugs

Gripping a coffee mug Multitasking whilst drinking coffee

 Mugs for the Handicapped can enable any handicapped individual to grip a mug with one hand as long as they have one finger  Our new innovative design will free up the other hand, making disabled people’s lives easier and more efficient

Customer Needs Collection AHP Concept Generation Concept Ranking Concept Selection

PracticalityAestheticsSafetyProductionEco-friendlyTotalWeight Practicality Aesthetics 1/911/51/ Safety 1/ Production 1/531/ Eco-friendly 1/7 1/51/ Total 50.96

Concepts Criteria Reference concept H1 B1 I2 H1 B1 I3 H1 B1 I5 H2 B1 I2 H2 B1 I3 H2 B1 I5 H2 B2 I2 H2 B2 I3 H2 B2 I5 H2 B3 I2 H2 B3 I3 H2 B3 I5 H4 B1 I2 H4 B1 I3 H4 B1 I5 H4 B2 I2 H4 B2 I3 H4 B2 I5 H4 B3 I2 H4 B3 I3 Washable Insulation Stability Reliability Low cost (or switch to #6 light weight) Sum +’s Sum 0’s Sum –‘s Net Score Rank Continue? NYYNNYYNNNNNNNNNNNNNN H = handle design B = body design I = insulation

Concepts Reference conceptH1 B1 I3H1 B1 I5H2 B1 I5 Criteria WeightRating Weighted Score Rating Weighted Score Rating Weighted Score Rating Weighted Score Washable 15% Insulatio n 25% Stability 20% Reliabilit y 30% Low cost 10% Total Score Rank Continue? no develop

 The design our team of engineers has developed is a mug with a hole for a finger curved allowing for grip with just one finger  Even people without disabilities can use them, would still be marketable to all consumers

Different size fingers and fingers missing Spinning out of hand Hot coffee burning hand or finger PROBLEMS Custom S,M,L hole sizes as well as custom to which finger utilized If there is much trouble with spinning, lip can be added to rim of mug Mug is made of UHTC SOLUTIONS

 UHTC stands for Ultra High Temperature Ceramic  These ceramics are used by NASA to resist the heat of their engines  Can resist temperatures of up to 2000 degrees Celsius

 Our engineers have put together a clay prototype that you can see here representing what the final product will look like  Finished product will be lighter and more aesthetic

 There were many difficulties in making this design such as choosing between many great ideas  This design could really make in impact on peoples lives to help them live more comfortably