4. CONCEPT GENERATION - D-Div-2022-2023-Odd/Repo-2 GitHub Wiki
List of Functions
| TEAM5 | Functions from User Perspective | Functions from Designer perspective |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | To fly in a correct mannner | Beep alarm in the remote controller for exceeding the range |
| 2 | To beep when the device gets out of range | Turning on and off the light |
| 3 | To have good battery backup | To enjoy flying the ornithopter |
| 4 | To carry loads (atleast in small amounts) | Movement of the wings |
| 5 | To be run on batteries and electric charging | |
| 6 | Controlling by the remote | |
| 7 | Remote should be run on batteries and also electric charging | |
| 8 | To carry atleast minimum loads | |
| 9 | Indication of low remote battery | |
| 10 | Accuracy while landing of the device. |
Function Tree
Morphological Chart
| Serial No. | Subfunctions | Means 1 | Means 2 | Means 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movement of the wings | Gear drives | Belt drives | Rope drive |
| 2 | Material used for wings | Plastic | Cloth | Paper |
| 3 | Wheels used for landing | Wooden | Plastic | Card board |
| 4 | Material used for the body | Thermocol | Card board | Fibre |
| 5 | Mechanism involved | DC motor | Mechanical energy | Wind energy |
| 6 | Energy producer | Battery | Electric supply | solar |
| 7 | Indication | beep | sound alarm | software alert |
Selection of means for each of the concepts
| Subfunctions | Concept 1 | Concept 2 | Concept 3 | Concept 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing movement | By motor | By belt | drive | By rotating motor |
| Wing material | Hard plastic wings Paper | steel plates | Fiber wings | |
| Landing wheels | Bottle caps | card board | Bottle caps | wooden piece |
| Body material | card board | thermocol | Empty can | Ice Cream sticks |
| Mechanism involve | Gear mechanism | Belt mechanism | Gear machanism | Gear mechanism |
| Energy means | DC Battery | DC Battery | Lithium battery | Electricity |