4. CONCEPT GENERATION - G-division-2022-2023-even/Repo-6 GitHub Wiki
4.1 ESTABLISHING FUNCTIONS :
| SL.NO | FUNCTIONS FROM USER PERSPECTIVE | FUNCTIONS FROM DESIGNER PERSPECTIVE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movement of bot | Flattening the sand |
| 2 | Laying of tiles | Storing tiles |
| 3 | Mechanism to dispense tiles | |
| 4 | Movement of bot |
4.2 FUNCTION TREE
4.3 MORPHOLOGICAL CHART :
| SL.NO | SUBFUNCTIONS | MEANS 1 | MEANS 2 | MEANS 3 | MEANS 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conversion of Mechanical energy to Kinetic Energy | V-belt pulley wheels  |
Belt Drive |
Rear Wheels |
Omni Wheels |
| 2 | Flatten the sand | soil tamper  |
Roller  |
Wiper  |
Rammer  |
| 3 | Pushing of the tiles on to conveyer belt | Crankshaft  |
Rotating Arc  |
Inclined plane |
rank and pinion  |
| 4 | Alarm for tiles disposal | Ardinuo buzzer |
Ardinuo alarm clock |
Light alarm  |
Piezo buzzer  |
| 5 | Switching on the bot | remote |
on off switch  |
toggle switch |
mobile controlled  |
| 6 | Storage of tiles | Vertical columns |
Box with a small gap at bottom  |
an open container with no roof for manual feeding of tiles  |
Plastic container with sliding lid  |
| 7 | Conversion of Electrical energy to Mechanical Energy | BLDC  |
Stepper motor |
Servo motor |
DC 3 phase brushless motor |
| 8 | Tile dropping | Conveyer belt |
Suction cups  |
Magnetism  |
mechanical arm |
4.4 GENERATED CONCEPTS :
| SUBFUNCTIONS | DESIGN 1 | DESIGN 2 | DESIGN 3 | DESIGN 4 | DESIGN 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conversion of Mechanical energy to Kinetic Energy | Belt drive | Wheels | Belt drive | R type wheels | Wheels |
| Flatten the sand | Belt drive | Roller | Belt drive | Roller | Wiper |
| Picking/placing the tiles | - | - | Inclined plane | vertical conveyer belt | - |
| Alarm for tiles disposal | piezo buzzer | Sensor to stop working when there is no more sand left | Buzzer | Buzzer | - |
| Switching on and off the bot | On off switch | Toggle switch | On off switch | On off switch | On off switch |
| Storage of tiles | Box/Box | vertical storage box/bin | Box/Box | Box/Box | vertical box with open side |
| Conversion of Electrical energy to Mechanical Energy | DC | DC | DC | DC | DC |
| Tile dropping | Conveyer Belt | Suction cup | Rank and Pinion | Square bar coated feeder | Mechanical arm |