Wildlife Tracker: Problem Definition Review MSD I Team P14347

Agenda  Introduce Team  Project Background  Project Deliverables  Use Scenarios & Stakeholders  Benchmarking  Prioritized Customer Requirements  Engineering Requirements  Draft of Project Plan  Risk Assessment  Problem-Solving Process

Team P14347 & Introduction MemberRole Eric Peterson Team Leader / EE Alex Pelkey ME Joesph Ciccarello EE Frank Meola EE Timothy Nash ME

Current State & Issues  Bow and arrow hunting is a popular outdoor activity. An animal fatally shot with an arrow may not drop in place  Injured animals can travel substantial distances, may be difficult to track  Game which has been shot and cannot be found leads to more animal deaths and inefficient hunting

Desired State  Wildlife tracking device will be deployed with shot arrow and detach upon impact  Allows a bow hunter to track fleeing target using handheld device  Does not negatively impact the accuracy of the hunter’s shot  Durable and reusable, with long lasting power source  Leads to less wasteful animal deaths in bow hunting

Project Deliverables  Re-attachable tracking device that connects onto an arrow  Handheld device that monitors the location of the tracking device

Use Scenarios  Attaches to wildlife and tracks the location of it  Misses wildlife and tracks location of arrow

Stakeholders  Primary Customer: Dr. Eli Saber  Faculty Guide: Art North  End Users: Bow Hunters  Other: Hunting Stores/Distributors, Game Wardens, Environmental Activists  MSD Team 14347

Benchmarking  GameVector Deer Recover System $ Currently sold out  Many patents exist that involve this product: US US US

Customer Requirements

Engineering Requirements

Requirement Mapping

Project Plan (Weeks 4 – 6)

Risk Assessment  Effect on flight of the arrow  Device Range  Holding force of the device to the arrow  Durability of the arrow attachment  Size of circuitry to fit device  Placement of attachment/mechanism  Device does not detach, affecting the effectiveness of the shot  Geometry of the device creates a sound during flight alerting the animal

Problem Solving Process Severity Scale  Critical  Major  Ordinary  Minor

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