Need statement

A college is interested to showcase the working principles of a automatic launching bot to their students. In order to fulfill their requirements the automatic launching bot must fulfill certain criteria's like the robot must be small, portable, user friendly etc.

So we have designed a automatic launching robot which launches Disc.

2.1 Question and answer

Sl.No	Question as such	Answer	Objective/Function/Constraints
1	What should the machine launch?	Discs	objective
2	Should it be automatic or manual?	Semi-Automatic	Objective
3	What should be it's launching range?	1-2m	Constraint
4	What should be the budget?	1000-2000/-	Constraint
5	What should be the storage capacity?	At least 4-6 discs	Constraint
6	Should it be user friendly?	Yes	Objective
7	How many discs should the bot launch?	1 at a time	Constraint
8	Should the bot be phone operated?	Yes	Objective
9	Should the robot be portable?	yes,It must be portable	Objective
10	Should it be Ecofriendly?	Yes	Objective
11	Should it show ready to launch indicator?	Yes	Function
12	Weight of the whole machine	Within 5kg	Constraint
13	Should it indicate after the launch	Yes	Function
14	Should it be able to change its launching direction (up and down)?	Yes	Function
15	Should it have refill indicator?	Yes	Function
16	What should be used as indicators	LED Lights and using buzzers	Function
17	Should the bot have button to start and stop the bot?	Yes	Function

2.2 Basic survey and requirements

Slno.	Observation from surveys	Requirements
1	Cost	It should be within 1000-2000/-
2	No.of launches	1 at a time
3	Mobility of the machine	It should be transportable
4	Nature of the materials to be used	Must be eco-friendly
5	Sensors used	Light sensors and sound sensors

2.3 Identifying client Objectives

Step 1:Prepare a list of design objectives

Sl.no	Objectives
1	Should launch discs
2	Should be semi-automatic
3	Should be user friendly
4	Should be portable
5	Should be phone operated
6	Should be eco-friendly

Problem definition version 2.1:-

Design a semi-automatic machine to launch discs ,it should be user friendly ,portable ,phone operated and eco-friendly.

2.4 Identify constraints

Sl.no	Constraints
1	Launching range of 1-2m
2	Budget between 1000-2000/-
3	Storage capacity of at least 4-6 discs
4	Launching capacity of 1 at a time
5	Weight of the whole machine within 5kg

Problem definition version 2.2:-

Design a semi-automatic machine to launch disc ,it should be user friendly ,portable ,phone operated and eco-friendly with a launching range of 1-2m ,budget between 1000-2000/-,storage capacity of at least 4-6 discs, launching capacity of 1 at a time and weight of the whole machine should be within 5kg.

2.5 Establish Functions

Step 1:Prepare a list of design functions

Sl.No	Functions
1	It should indicate that it is ready to launch
2	It should indicate after completion of the launching process
3	It should be able to change its launching direction (up and down)
4	It should indicate that it must be refilled when it is empty
5	The bot should indicate using LED lights and buzzers
6	The machine should have a button to start and stop the machine

Problem definition version 2.3:-

Design a semi-automatic machine to launch discs ,it should be user friendly ,portable ,phone operated and eco-friendly with a launching range of 1-2m ,budget between 1000-3000/-,storage capacity of at least 4-6 discs, launching capacity of 1 at a time and weight of the whole machine should be within 5kg,It should indicate that it is ready to launch and should indicate after completion of the launching process, It should be able to change its launching direction (up and down) and It should indicate that it must be refilled when it is empty and the bot should indicate using LED lights and buzzers ,the machine should have a button to start and stop the machine.