Need Statement

A medicine vending machine(Balms) stores the basic meds required for the hostel students, Medical stores . Hostel Students don't have the facility to procure the meds immediately, Medical stores especially in villages.

2.1 Question and Answers

Sl.No	Questions	Answers	Objective/Function/Constraints
1.	What the vending machine should vend?	Basic Medicines	Objective
2.	Whether it should be automatic or semi-automatic?	Semi-automatic	Objective
3.	What should be the price range?	Rs 4000-5000	Constraint
4.	What should be the dimension of the machine?	1.5ftx1.5ftx1.5ft	Constraint
5.	What should be the weight of the machine?	Less than 2.5 kg	Constraint
6.	What Should be the mode of payment?	Coins/Tokens	Objective
7.	It should be portable or fixed?	Portable	Objective
8.	Should it provide receipt?	No	Function
9.	Should the machine be user friendly?	Yes	Objective
10.	What other features are expected?	It should have indicator process to signal completion	Function

2.2 Basic Survey and Requirements

Sl.No	Observation from Surveys	Requirements
1.	Size of the machine	It could fit anywhere
2.	Weight of the machine	It should be easy to carry and transportable
3.	Materials to be used	Materials used to build must be reliable, non-toxic and light weight
4.	Cost	It should be built with minimum cost as possible
5.	No. of meds to dispense	The machine could dispense upto 5 meds at a time

2.3 Identifying Client's Objective

Sl.No	Objectives
1.	Machine should be user-friendly
2.	Machine must be hygienic
3.	Machine should be portable
4.	Machine should be semi-automatic

Problem Definition 1.1:

Design a semi-automatic vending machine which is able to vend balms, it should be portable and user friendly, it should be hygienic and portable.

Identify Constraints

Sl.No	Constraints
1.	Machine must weight less than 3.5kg
2.	Dimensions 4 cubic ft
3.	Prize should be within the range Rs 4000-5000
4.	Compartments should be 2-3

Problem definition 1.2:

Design a semi-automatic vending machine which is able to vend balms, it should be portable and user friendly, it should be hygienic and portable. Machine must weigh less than 3.5kg and dimensions should be around 4 cubic ft, prize range should be of Rs 4000-5000, there should be 2-3 compartments.

Establishing Functions

Sl.No	Objectives
1.	Displaying Contents: a. Read and display the content present in compartment, b. Display the selected once.
2.	Delivering: Accurately selecting the required med and delivering it.

Problem Definition 1.3 :-

Design a semi-automatic Balm vending machine, which is able to accurately vend different types of balms to the costumer. It is most effectively used in villages where there is no proper medical facilities like hospitals, pharmacies, medical stores and even in hostels and PG's Through this people can have easy access to medicine which they require, it should be portable and user friendly, it should be hygienic. Machine must weigh less than 3.5kg and dimensions should be around 4 cubic ft, prize range should be of Rs 4000-5000, there should be 2-3 compartments. It should read and display the content present in compartment and display the selected once. Machine should accurately select the required balm and deliver it and we intend to do this prototype within 2 months.