Need statement:

Packing machines are used to package products or components. This product area includs equipment that forms, fills, seals, wraps, deans and packages at different level of automation.

4.1 Question and answer

	Questions	Answers	Objective	Function	Constraint
1	Should the machine be automatic or manual?	yes , the machine should be automatic	Objective
2	Machine should be fixed or portable?	Machine should be portable	Objective
3	What should be the maximum weight of the machine?	Less than 10kg			constraint
4	What should be the size of the machine?	3 cubic meters			constraint
5	How many packages are packed per minute?	at least 2 packages will be packed			constraint
6	should the machine be user friendly?	yes	objective
7	What other features are expected?	it should sense the packets		function
8	How much machine should cost?	Try to make it within 5000Rs			constraint
9	For what time it should work ?	It should work for 2 hours continuously			constraint
10	should it dispense the packets ?	yes		functions

4.2 Basic survey and requirements

SL NO	Observations from surveys	Requirements
1	weight of the machine	it should be easy to carry and transportable
2	No. of operational hours	it should work for 2 hours continuously
3	Cost	machine should be affordable
4	NO. of packages to be packed per minute	minimum 2

4.3 Identifying client's objectives

SL NO	Objectives
1	The machine should be automatic
2	Machine should be portable
3	Machine should be user friendly
4	Machine should be affordable

Problem definition version 1.1

Design a automatic packing machine which is affordable, portable and user friendly  

4.4 Identify constraint:

SL NO	CONSTRAINTS
1	Machine should be of 3 cubic meters
2	It should work for 2 hours continuously
3	Machine should pack two products per minute
4	Cost of the machine should be within Rs-5000
5	Machine should be less than 10 kg

Problem definition version 1.2

Design a automatic packing machine ,which is affordable, portable and user friendly. Machine must not exceed the volume of 3 cubic meters,which works for 2 hours continuously, should be able to pack two product per minute ,budget to build should not exceed Rs5000 and machine should be less than 10 kg  

4.5 Establish functions

SL NO	Functions
1	sensing of packets
2	pack the product
3	dispensing of packets

Problem definition version 1.3

Design a automatic packing machine ,which is affordable, portable and user friendly. Machine must not exceed the volume of 3 cubic meters ,which works for 2 hours continuously, should be able to pack two product per minute ,budget to build should not exceed Rs5000 and machine should be less than 10 kg .It should sense the packets ,pack the product ,dispense the packets.