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ENERGY PRODUCTION VIRTUAL STEM HOUSE
EDSGN 100 October 16, 2013
Section 008 Team 7Victor Hagerstrom
Kim HarmonKenny StevensSashank Vanga
• Description of design task
• Design process
• Evaluation
• Prototype
• Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DESIGN OBJECTIVETo design and build a motivational and
educational virtual STEM learning program
to meet 6-8th grade state educational
standards, with a focus on energy
production subsystem, all in a profitable
fashion.
CUSTOMER NEEDS/ STAKEHOLDER INFORMATION
Stakeholders• Faculty• Superintendent• School board• Principals• Parents• Students• Program
engineers• Landfill
operator• Legal council• Computer
manufacturers
Customer needs assessment was described in business team presentation.
More input will still be needed from stakeholders other than teachers, in order to properly gather all necessary information and construct a marketable product.
SPECIFICATIONSEconomics/Logistics
User Friendliness
Sustainability Educational
Low cost of production
Engaging Upgradable Meets educational standards*
Profitable Appropriate for age group
Easy to maintain
Skills based
Easy to use Reusable Experience based
Safe Transportable
*Educational objectives3.3.8.A2Describe renewable and non renewable energy resources.3.4.8.E3Examine how power systems are used to drive and provide propulsion to other technological products or systems.
Table 1
SYSTEMS DIAGRAM
Brainstorming IdeasIdea 1: Mobile Device Application
Aim: To educate elementary school kids in terms of energy production through use of technology.
Procedure: Create an interactive learning application in a touch capable mobile device like an iPad. Schools started using tablets in educating children, so an application that has educating capabilities could be designed and sold to schools.
Brainstorming IdeasIdea 2: Legos!!
Aim: To educate elementary school kids in terms of energy production through use of hands-on activities.
Procedure: Legos can be remodeled easily to form various shapes, in this case solar panels, windmills and other energy producers. Students can be showed how to make Lego models and be explained how the real structures produce energy.
Brainstorming IdeasIdea 3: Educational films
Aim: To educate elementary school kids in terms of energy production
Procedure: Short educational films that show various simple experiments that would explain energy production could be made and sold to schools.
IDEA SELECTION MATRIX
Table 2
CONCEPT SELECTEDThe design chosen was a variation on
the mobile device program.Tablets would add an additional expense to schools that would plan on using our product. Instead, the design will be made into a computer program that can easily be installed onto the computers the school already owns. This will keep the interactivity of the original idea, while decreasing the cost.
PROTOTYPE