INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

LORD BUDDHA EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Creativity & Innovation (BM006-3-2)

NP1F1601IT

HAND OUT DATE: 13-02-2017

HAND IN DATE: 17-04-2017

WEIGHTAGE: 100%

Rubi Raj Shrestha (NP000056)

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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

LORD BUDDHA EDUCATION FOUNDATION

System Development Methods (CT046-3-2)

NP1F1601IT

HAND OUT DATE: 13-02-2017

HAND IN DATE: 17-04-2017

WEIGHTAGE: 100%

Rubi Raj Shrestha (NP000056)

Approved by:

XMr. Ayushman Shrestha

Faculty Creativity & Innovation

Executive Summary The RVC is a vacuum cleaner which cleans the home automatically with its high sensing

technology to detect the dirt. It has also height and wall sensing technology to avoid fall down

from stairs and to avoid collision on the walls. It travels in straight line patterns partially

overlapped, with the help of a laser range finder that scans around in a full 360° circle, and the

SLAM algorithm that allows it to map the room being vacuumed while it is completing its task.

It is also embedded with the advance technology AI which is necessarily kept to control the

RVC with voice and also to get some good suggestion about keeping home clean. It can give

the alert message to users about its various situation for example: It has completed its task, it

has been stuck somewhere in the home while cleaning and cannot get rid of it.

We can even call the RVC to the place where we are standing and tell it to start the work there.

We can also know the spot where RVC has cleaned and need to be cleaned from our mobile

phone. It has the ability to resume the work, for example: If it goes low on battery while

cleaning it pause the work and go to charging base to get charge and resume its work where it

has paused after having the full battery life. The battery used in the device was lithium ion

which has high backup power and faster to charge the battery.

List of some Symbols, Abbreviation and Nomenclature

RVC: Rocking Vacuum Cleaner

SLAM: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

FFA: Force Field Analysis

FFT: Force Fitting Technique

Table of Contents 1 Problem Statement........................................................................................................... 1

2 Competitor Analysis ........................................................................................................ 1

2.1 Opening ...................................................................................................................... 1

2.2 Neato Botvac Connected ........................................................................................... 1

2.3 iRobot Roomba 980 ................................................................................................... 2

3 Objective ........................................................................................................................... 4

4 Idea Generation ................................................................................................................ 4

4.1 Scamper ...................................................................................................................... 4

4.2 Opening ...................................................................................................................... 4

4.3 Outcomes .................................................................................................................... 5

4.4 Evaluation .................................................................................................................. 6

4.5 Force Fitting Trigger ................................................................................................ 6

4.6 Opening ...................................................................................................................... 6

4.7 Outcomes .................................................................................................................... 7

4.8 Evaluation .................................................................................................................. 7

4.9 Mind Map................................................................................................................... 8

4.10 Openings ................................................................................................................. 8

4.11 Outcomes ................................................................................................................ 9

4.12 Evaluation............................................................................................................... 9

5 Product Concept Description .......................................................................................... 9

5.1 Opening ...................................................................................................................... 9

5.2 Availability of purchase .......................................................................................... 10

5.3 Features .................................................................................................................... 10

5.4 Function.................................................................................................................... 11

5.5 Frequency of usage .................................................................................................. 11

5.6 Price .......................................................................................................................... 11

5.7 Technologies ............................................................................................................. 11

5.8 Analysis .................................................................................................................... 11

6 Market Identification..................................................................................................... 11

7 Idea Evaluation .............................................................................................................. 14

7.1 Force Field Analysis ................................................................................................ 14

7.2 Opening .................................................................................................................... 14

8 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 19

9 Reference ........................................................................................................................ 19

10 Annexure ......................................................................................................................... 20

LIST OF TABLE

Table 1: Competitor Analysis: ................................................................................................... 3

Table 2: SCAMPER ................................................................................................................... 4

Table 3 Outcome of SCAMPER ................................................................................................ 5

Table 4:Force Fitting Triggers ................................................................................................... 6

Table 5: Outcome of FFT .......................................................................................................... 7

Table 6: Outcome of MindMap ................................................................................................. 9

Table 7: Explanation of FFA ................................................................................................... 16

Table 8: Improvement Suggestion of FFA .............................................................................. 17

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: SCAMPER ................................................................................................................. 5

Figure 2: Mind Map ................................................................................................................... 8

Figure 3: Design of RVC ......................................................................................................... 10

Figure 4: Chart of gender ......................................................................................................... 12

Figure 5: Chart of Age Group .................................................................................................. 12

Figure 6: Chart of Purchasing Power ....................................................................................... 13

Figure 7: Chart of Occupation ................................................................................................. 14

Figure 8: Initial force field analysis ......................................................................................... 15

Figure 9: Second Force field Analysis ..................................................................................... 18

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1 Problem Statement In today’s world every individual has become very busy in their work. Every person need to

go to their work to earn money and beside that they also have to do their household work which

have been very difficult because of their busy life. There is no way around it you have to do

household work aside from regular dishes, laundry and your house need deep cleaning. But

due to having busy schedule from their work they were not able to clean the home. And it create

very embarrassing situation when any guest come over for visit and see the home dirty. The

guest may make negative appearance towards home owner. For that people use to hire a worker

to clean the home but they charge high rate and also all of them are not trust worthy. We cannot

leave our house to them, it is risky. We may loss our valuable things from our home. So, the

automatic vacuum cleaner will help you to maintain your home clean from your finger tip.

2 Competitor Analysis

2.1 Opening

Competitor analysis is very important for every company to plan marketing strategies. Only

competitor analysis help us to add up new features in our product so that we can attract more

customer than the competitors. Here in robotic vacuum cleaner industry there are many

competitor which produce automatic vacuum cleaner. Here I am going to take two of the

leading vacuum cleaner to compete.

1) Neato Botvac Connected

2) iRobot Roomba 980

2.2 Neato Botvac Connected

Neato botvac connected is launched by Neato Robotics Company of Newark, California.

Features a Wi-Fi enabled robot that lets you control your Neato robot from wherever you are.

The Neato app makes everything easier- set a schedule, set your robot to clean from wherever

you are, clean your whole house, or choose spot clean (and even choose to cover the area twice

for extra cleaning), stop or pause the robot, and get instant notification about the status of your

vacuuming run. Includes both the combo brush and spiral blade brush. Two cleaning modes -

Eco mode for a quieter, longer cleaning run, Turbo mode for a super powered cleaning with

maximum pickup. Also includes the new ultra performance filter which is easy to pop out and

includes extra filter screen making it easier to clean. Our most powerful robot yet. (Neato, n.d.)

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2.3 iRobot Roomba 980

Roomba 980 is launched by iRobot Corporation of America. Roomba 980 is a vacuum cleaner

which cleans an entire level of your home, automatically increases power where it's needed most,

Connect to clean from anywhere with the iRobot HOME App. At just 3.6 inches tall, Roomba is

designed to fit under most furniture so dirt has nowhere to hide. Using a full suite of sensors,

Roomba works its way around clutter and under furniture as well as in corners. Cleaning head

automatically adjusts to clean carpets, tile, and hardwood floors as it moves through your home.

(iRobot, n.d.)

Product Neato

Botvac

Connected

iRobot

Roomba

980

RVC

Multi Room navigation: The robot vacuum can move

from one room to another to clean. If you expect a

robot vacuum to clean all of your floors not just one

while you take care of other tasks, it’s important that

the unit you purchase can move from one room to

another without your direction.

Scheduled cleaning: The ability to set a specific time

and day for a robot vacuum to clean. A robot vacuum

that cleans your floor automatically, following a preset

schedule, allow you to leave for the day and return to

a clean house.

Dirt Sensor This is one of many detectors on board

most robot vacuums that help the machine determine

where it should vacuum and whether the area needs

extra vacuuming.

Return to dock The robot vacuum stops cleaning to

go back to its base to recharge without direction from

you when it has a low battery. For completely hands

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off cleaning, you want a robot vacuum that heads back

to its charging base after cleaning a space.

Charging Base The robot vacuum comes with a

plastic device that it can connect to and begin

charging. Many robot vacuums come with a charging

unit that sends out a signal that the robot vacuum picks

up. This lets the vacuum navigate its way back to the

charger so it can rest in the open space to charge its

battery. This feature ensures less supervision from

you, which means more time saved for you, and that’s

why we gave more credit to those with this feature than

without in the convenience category.

Bristles Brush The robot vacuum has a roller brush

that consists of short, stiff hairs. This type of roller

brush can pick up fine, soft hairs from carpet and help

agitate carpet to beat out dirt and dust.

Send notification in mobile phone Connecting

mobile to vacuum through home Wi-Fi and get

notification from your vacuum knows the current

situation of vacuum.

Suction coil pipe, Hose some of the dust may also

attach in the wall of the room, though the vacuum

cannot climb the wall user need to pull out the hose

from vacuum and clean the wall.

Artificial Intelligence To control the vacuum with

your voice. You can call the vacuum and it will start

up. Tell it where to clean. And can give some

suggestion.

Table 1: Competitor Analysis:

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3 Objective

The main objective of the project is to move one step ahead to the smart home system.

4 Idea Generation

Idea generation is the process of creating, developing, and communicating ideas which are

abstract, concrete, or visual. The process includes the process of constructing through the idea,

innovating the concept, developing the process, and bringing the concept to reality.

There are many techniques to generate idea. According to project requirement three techniques

that are taught in class are: -

1.SCAMPER

2.Force Fitting Trigger

3.Mind Map

4.1 Scamper

4.2 Opening

SCAMPER is developed by an educational administrator and author Bob Eberle. SCAMPER

is a set of thinking techniques that help those who use them to come up untypical solutions to

problems. A variation of SCAMPER includes a seventh technique and is therefore called

SCAMPER.

Substitute Substitute the laser cover with speaker.

Combine Combining Artificial Intelligence(AI)

Adapt

Modify

Put to other use Used as a dustbin when its lifetime over also toys for kids.

Eliminate

Reverse Joining the HOSE suction pipe again so that it can also clean

the wall of room.

Table 2: SCAMPER

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Figure 1: SCAMPER

4.3 Outcomes

1 Speaker + laser

2 Dustbin + Toys

3 AI + HOSE pipe + speakers

Table 3 Outcome of SCAMPER

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4.4 Evaluation

The best outcome is AI + HOSE pipe + speakers because we are keeping AI to make the

vacuum smarter and the hose pipe to clean the wall of the home and speakers so that we can

hear the suggestion it give to us.

The advantage of Scamper is to generate new ideas.

The disadvantage is it works only on limited environment.

4.5 Force Fitting Trigger

4.6 Opening

Force Fitting Trigger is a technique involving the joining of totally different ideas to come up

with a fresh idea.

Power Bag CCTV LG signature Washing

machine

Light weight Alert/Notification Touch Sensitive

Daily Use Connectivity Cleaning Purpose

Carry Purpose LED Light AI

Affordable Black Efficient

Recharge Storage Convenient

Mobility Sensor Dry

Table 4:Force Fitting Triggers

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4.7 Outcomes

1. Lightweight+ LED light+ Efficient

2. Recharge + Daily use + Connectivity + Cleaning Purpose +AI

3. Mobility + Storage + Dry

Table 5: Outcome of FFT

4.8 Evaluation

The best combination is Recharge + Daily use + Connectivity + Cleaning Purpose + AI

Because RVC can clean the home it can control by your voice and it can connect to your mobile

phone through Wi-Fi.

The advantage of force fitting trigger is it gathers pictures with different function and usage in

order to trigger out new idea. Attributes can be combining to make up a perfect idea.

The disadvantage is the picture might hard to gain information or attributes are hard to think

out just but viewing the picture. When it happened, the whole technique will be ruin. (Proctor,

n.d.)

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4.9 Mind Map

4.10 Openings

Mind mapping is a graphical means of taking or making notes. Graphical noting has been used

since the dawn of humankind early cave painting abd Egyptian hieroglyphics being obvious

example. In more modern times, process engineers and concept-oriented people have used flow

charts and process diagram to develop and explain their trains of thought and procedural flow.

Figure 2: Mind Map

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4.11 Outcomes

1 AI +Notification+ cleaning + Recharge + Sensor+ Black

2 Mobile APP + Wi-Fi + Sensor

3 Remote control+ Battery + hose

Table 6: Outcome of MindMap

4.12 Evaluation

The best outcome is AI +Notification+ cleaning + Recharge + sensor+ Black

Because vacuum should be able to detect the dirt and able to give suggestion to the users.

The advantage of mind mapping is the efficiency of work. It can record more in same amount

of time and easily add more ideas or links later.

The disadvantage is map will be personal and could hard to understand by other reader since

reader dint create for the keywords.

5 Product Concept Description

5.1 Opening

Like Neato Botvac vacuum cleaner, which goes randomly around a room, the RVC travels

in straight line patterns partially overlapped, with the help of a laser range finder that scans

around in a full 360° circle, and the SLAM algorithm that allows it to map the room being

vacuumed while it is completing its task.

The RVC is embedded with the extra features of AI due to which we can control it with our

voice and it can also give us a proper suggestion about the cleaning process of home and itself

just like siri of apple.

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Figure 3: Design of RVC

5.2 Availability of purchase

It will be available in the western market later on it will export to the other countries which can

afford it.

5.3 Features

Features available which make unique than other product is AI. Drop and dirt sensor to avoid

fall down and clean the room automatically respectively.

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5.4 Function

Function of the product is there is an AI from which we can get the suggestion to clean home.

Second function is dirt sensor to clean the room automatically detecting the dirt of room.

5.5 Frequency of usage

It is used daily to clean home and office.

5.6 Price

The product may cost around RM2500-RM2700 due to the advancement of features like AI,

Sensor etc.

5.7 Technologies

The technology involve in the product will be AI at first place. AI is a technology used in this

era to communicate with machine.

Other technology used is SLAM algorithm which allows to map the room. And the sensors to

detect dust, wall and height.

5.8 Analysis

The AI is a features which make RVC unique than the other product which is available in the

market.

6 Market Identification

Market identification is the method used to identify the most favorable location for sales and

marketing campaigns using income, demographic, lifestyle characteristics of a market and

census information. For any business to have a complete knowledge of their market, it is

essential for them to perform a market analysis.

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Gender

Figure 4: Chart of gender

According to the survey made, it has been found that most of the female is in need of the

vacuum because they need to do every house hold work and they think that it will help them to

clean the home more effectively and easily so that they can perform other works at the same

time.

Age Group

Figure 5: Chart of Age Group

38%

62%

Gender

male

Female

10%

40%30%

20%

Age Group

15-20

20-30

30-40

Above 40

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According to the age group, the age group lies between 20-30 has higher chance to use the

product because says it is the need in this new generation because they did not get enough time

to clean home due to their business.

Purchasing Power

Figure 6: Chart of Purchasing Power

People with the monthly income above 5000RM has the chance of buying the automatic robotic

vacuum for their home, office.

12%

24%

64%

Purchasing Power

RM 3000-RM4000

RM4000-RM5000

Above RM5000

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Occupation

Figure 7: Chart of Occupation

According to the survey made it is clear that the teacher and supervisor is very much in need

of such kind of vacuum because they have not so much time to clean the home.

7 Idea Evaluation

7.1 Force Field Analysis

7.2 Opening

Force field analysis is a method used to get a whole view of all the forces for or against a plan

so that a decision can be made which takes into account all interests. In effect this is a

specialized method of weighing pros and cons. Where a plan has been decided on, force field

analysis allows you to look at all the forces for or against the plan. It helps you to plan or reduce

the impact of the opposing forces, and strengthen and reinforce the supporting forces. Once

you have carried out the analysis, you can decide on the viability of the project. Where you

have decided to carry out a project, it can help you to analysis how you can push through a

project that may be in difficulty.

30%

26%

32%

12%

Occupation

Supervisor

Student

Teacher

House wife

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INITIAL FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS

RESTRICTIVE FACTORS

1.Price -4

2. Not able to

understand

-3

3. Marketing -2

4. user friendly -2

5.Energy loss -3

Total: +15 Total: -14

RVC

Net Total: +1

SUPPORTING FACTORS

1. Sensor +4

2.Work Resume +4

3.Mobile

connection

+2

4. Auto charging +2

5.Artificial

Intelligence

+3

Figure 8: Initial force field analysis

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DETAILED EXPLANATIONS

Supporting Factors Restrictive Factors

1.Sensors is used to detect dirt, wall and height

so that it can go automatically to clean the dirt

, avoid the collision from wall and avoid fall

down from stair respectively.

1. The product has many features available so

the price of product is going to be high which

$500.

2. It can resume the work where it has left

before.

2. As the product has vast technology used

every individual may not be able to use the

product because it need some computer skills

too.

3. We can connect it will mobile phone and can

knows the current situation of the vacuum can

get the alert message.

3.As the product is new and innovative it will

be difficult to target the market

4. It can automatically go to its charging dock

when it is low on charge and charge itself.

4. As people is using the old technique of

vacuuming it is totally different than old.

5. Artificial intelligence is used to control

vacuum from voice like siri of apple.

5.Execcsive use of energy

Table 7: Explanation of FFA

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SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

Minimizing the Restrictive Factors

1. We can make the series of the vacuum. One of low cost which is affordable with low

features and one with high features which is expensive. So that both low income and

high income people can afford it.

2. We can provide the user guide to all the users which contain each and every steps to

use the product.

Maximizing the Supportive Factors

1. The product is only connected through Wi-Fi there may problem if there is no any Wi-

Fi connected for that we can also connect it through Bluetooth.

2. While moving towards its charging dock the vacuum may shut down due to extreme

low battery for that we can send the alert message to the user giving its last location in

home and also we can put the charging dock in the middle of house so that it can reach

faster to the charging dock.

Table 8: Improvement Suggestion of FFA

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SECOND FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS

SUPPORTING FACTORS

1. Sensor +4

2.Work Resume +4

3.Mobile connection +3

4. Auto charging +3

5.Artificial

Intelligence

+3

RESTRICTIVE FACTORS

1.Price -3

2. Not able to

understand

-2

3. Marketing -2

4. user friendly -2

5.Energy loss -3

Total: 17 Total: -12

RVC

Net Total: +5

Figure 9: Second Force field Analysis

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8 Conclusion

Hence it is the overall idea of the generating new generation vacuum cleaner which help you

to make your home clean and if this project become success we will move one step forward to

the smart home system.

9 Reference iRobot, n.d. iRobot. [Online]

Available at: http://www.irobot.com/For-the-Home/Vacuuming/Roomba.aspx

[Accessed 12 April 2017].

Neato, n.d. Neato. [Online]

Available at: https://www.neatorobotics.com/robot-vacuum/botvac-connected-series/botvac-

connected/

[Accessed 12 April 2017].

Proctor, n.d. Creative Problem Solving for Managers: Developing Skills for Decision Making

[online], 2nd Edition, UK, Amazon. [Online]

Available at:

http://books.google.com.my/books?id=vVVi7Qc2H0AC&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107&dq=what

+is

+force+fitting+trigger&source=bl&ots=gPUFsBEWD0&sig=8CUneGDZFbezVLYZ34ejKU

bvzQ&hl=en&ei=PYUFTr7TM4m3rAeUjycDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum

=4&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q

10 Annexure

Marking Grid

Marks Allocated Marks scored

Part 1 Objective Statement, Competitor

Analysis and Problem Statement

15 marks

(Objective statement 3

marks,

Competitor analysis 10

marks,

Problem statement 2

marks)

Part 2 Idea Generation 30 marks(10 marks for

each technique)

Part 3 Product Description 10 marks

Part 4 Market Identification 10 marks

Part 5 Idea Evaluation

FFA before improvement,

recommendation, FFA after

improvement

30 marks(10 marks for

each sub-section)

Overall Quality of the assignment:

Including formatting, references, word

count, appendices

5 Marks

TOTAL 100 marks