1. Jesse Escobedo Philip Wong
Stirling Engine
Jesse Escobedo Philip Wong

2. Maintain temp difference
Objective Tree
Safe operating temp
Ease of
movement
It actually works
Straightforward
operation
Easy to
stop
Safety
Functionality
Cooling
Alignment
Fragile parts avoided
Maintain temp difference
Stirling Engine
Withstand cooling/
heating
Schedule
Tolerances
Moving parts
Feasibility
Durability
Size of Pistons
Ease of Assembly
Interchangable parts
Withstand dozens
of trials

3. Morphology Chart - - - - - - + ++ + + B A S E L I N Two cylinder
One cylinder
Two cylinder + fins
Two cylinder + cooling system
One cylinder + fins
One cylinder + cooling system
2 Stirling Engines
Ease of Construction B A -
- -
- - -
Ease of Operation S E
Performance L + ++
Durability I
Coolness N
+ +
Schedule
Total
5 -; 1+
1”Z”
2 -; 2+
2 ”Z”
7 -; 3+
0 ”Z”
3 -; 1+
9 -; 4+

4. Engineering Design Drawings

5. Animation