PROBLEM DEFINITION

Need statement:

A home food outlet prepares peanuts and stores them in Container. Because of increasing demand, the owner wishes to go for automatic peanut pealing machine . 4.1 Question and Answers

Sl.No	Questions	Answer	Objective/Function/Constraint
1.	What should the machine do?	Pealing of peanuts	function
2.	How many peanuts can it hold?	1/2kgs	Constraints
3.	What should be the maximum weight of Machine?	Less than 2kgs	Constraint
4.	What should be the Size of Machine?	Dimensions 30cm30cm30cm	Constraint
5.	Should the machine be portable or fixed?	Portable	Objective
6.	How much machine can cost?	Less than 5000	Constraint
7.	Should the machine be user friendly?	Yes	Objective
8.	What other features are expected?	It should notify the user after completion	Function
9.	How much can machine cost	5000	Constraint
10	How does the machine work	automatic	objective
11	Will the cleanliness of the machine maintained?	Hygiene is maintained	objective
12	what should machine do after peeling ?	it should transfer peeled peanuts forward	function
13	Is the machine worth buying	yes	objective
13	How should grains be stored ?	In a container	objective
14	Can standards parts be used	yes	objesctive

1.2 Basic Survey and requirements

Sl.No	Observation from Surveys	Requirements
1	Weight of Machine::	It should be easy to carry and transportable
2	Time of usage ::	The machine should work fine for at least hours
3	Cost ::	Machine should be built within Rs.4000
4	Materials to be used :	: Materials used to build, must be non toxic and light weight

1.3 Identifying Client's Objectives

Sl.No	Objectives
01	Machine should be automatic.
02	Machine should be portable
03	Machine should be hygienic.
04	Machine should be User-friendly.
05	Is machine cost efficient

Problem definition version 1.1 :- Design a automatic peanut pealing machine, which is able to do accurate and hygienic peeling process, it should be portable and user-friendly

1.4 Identify constraints

Sl.No	Constraints
01	Machine should be less than 5kgs
02	Dimensions 30cm30cm30cm
03	Machine should peal at least 1/2kgs per minute.
04	Machine should be able to peel at least 15-20 peanuts per minute
05	Cost of the machine should be within Rs-5000

Problem definition version 1.2 :-

Design a automatic peanut peeling machine, which is able to do accurate and hygienic peeling process, it should be portable and user friendly. Machine must not exceed the volume of 5kgs, should be able to peel atleast 15-20 peanuts per minute, budget to build should not exceed Rs.5000.

Identify functions

Sl.No	Functions
01	Peel the peanuts.
02	Transfer the peeled peanuts forward.
03	Detect the peeled peanut.
04	Store the separated peeled peanuts.

Problem definition version 1.3 :-

Design a automatic peanut peeling machine, which is able to do accurate and hygienic peeling process, it should be portable and user-friendly. Machine must not exceed the volume of 5 kgs , should be able to peel at least 15-20 peanuts per minute, budget to build should not exceed Rs. 4000 and it should work for 3 hours continuously. Machine should peel the peanuts and transfer forward after process is completed and detect the peeled peanut and should store the peeled peanuts separately.