1 PROBLEM DEFINITION

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NEED STATEMENT

THERE IS A NEED OF TRANSFERING MATERIAL IN WORKSHOP FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER PLACE USING MATERIAL HANDLING BOT

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1.1 QUESTION AND ANSWER

                 Table 1: Questions and answers

SL.NO	QUESTION	ANSWER	OBJECTIVE/FUNCTION/CONSTRAINTS
1	WHAT IS THE USE	TO TRANSPORT MATERIALS	OBJECTIVE
2	WHAT IS THE SIZE	2x2x2 FEET	CONSTRAINTS
3	HOW MUCH WEIGHT IT CAN HANDLE	LESS THAN 500 GMS	CONSTRAINTS
4	WHAT SHOULD BE THE BATTERY LIFE	3 HOURS	CONSTRAINTS
5	WHAT SHOULD BE SPEED OF THE MODEL	1-2 CM/S	CONSTRAINTS
6	WHAT ARE ITS CHARACTERISTICS	FULLY AUTOMATIC,SENSORED MACHINE	OBJECTIVE
7	WHAT ABILITY IT HAS	IT CAN PICK AND HOLD THE ITEMS EASILY	FUNCTION
8	WHAT THE BUDGET SHOULD BE	IT SHOULD BE LOW	OBJECTIVE
9	WHAT KINDS OF PLACES WILL IT RUN ON	IT WILL RUN ON ROUGH AND SLIPPERY PATHS	FUNCTION
10	WHAT SHOULD BE THE WEIGHT OF MACHINE	2-5 KG	CONSTRAINTS
11	WHAT KIND OF MACHINE IT SHOULD BE?	IT SHOULD BE USER FRIENDLY	OBJECTIVE
12	WHAT SHOULD BE THE COST OF MACHINE	RS.4000-5000	CONSTRAINTS
13	WHAT ARE FEATURES EXPECTED	INDICATORS TO LIFT THE OBJECT,TASK COMPLETION,OBSTACLE DETECTION	FUNCTION
14	WHAT SHOULD BE ITS APPEARANCE?	AESTHETIC OR THEME BASED	OBJECTIVE
15	MATERIALS USED AS OBJECT	SMALL BOXES

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1.2 BASIC SURVEY AND REQUIREMENTS

          Table 2: Observation from a literature survey

SL NO	OBSERVATIONS FROM SURVEY	REQUIREMENTS
1	WEIGHT OF MACHINE	MACHINE SHOULD WEIGH 2-5 KG
2	NUMBER OF HOURS	MACHINE SHOULD WORK EFFICIENTLY UPTO 3 HOURS
3	COST	MACHINE SHOULD BE BUILT IN MINIMUM BUDGET
4	WEIGHT IT SHOULD CARRY	IT SHOULD CARRY WEIGHT LESS THAN 500 GMS
5	MATERIALS TO BE USED	MATERIAL MUST BE NON TOXIC AND LIGHT WEIGHT

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1.3 IDENTIFY CLIENT'S OBJECTIVES

STEP 1:PREPARE A LIST OF DESIGN OBJECTIVES

        Table 3: Objectives identified

SL NO	OBJECTIVES
1	TO TRANSPORT MATERIALS
2	IT SHOULD BE FULLY AUTOMATIC
3	FULLY SENSORED MACHINE
4	IT SHOULD BE USER FRIENDLY
5	BUDGET SHOULD BE LOW
6	IT SHOULD BE ASTHETIC OR THEME BASED

PROBLEM DEFINITION VERSION 1.1:-

Design a fully automatic, sensored material handling machine for transporting materials accurately and it should be user friendly and it should be theme based or asthetic.

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1.4 IDENTIFY CONSTRAINTS

STEP 1: PREPARE A LIST OF DESIGN CONSTRAINTS

  Table 4: Identified Constraints

SL NO	CONSTRAINTS
1	SIZE SHOULD BE APPROX. 2X2X2 FEET
2	WEIGHT IT CAN HANDLE SHOULD BE LESS THAN 500 GMS
3	BATTERY LIFE SHOULD BE 3 HOURS
4	SPEED SHOULD BE 1-2 CM/S
5	WEIGHT OF MACHINE SHOULD BE 2-5 KG
6	COST OF MACHINE SHOULD RANGE 4000-5000RS.

PROBLEM DEFINITION VERSION 1.2:-

Design a fully automatic, sensored material handling machine for transporting materials accurately and it should be user friendly and it should be theme based or asthetic. Machine should not exceed 2X2X2 feet, it should be able to handle weight of less than 500 gms, it should have battery life of 3 hours, it should have speed of upto 1-2 cm/s, the weight of machine should be 2-5 kg and it should cost in the range of Rs 4000-5000.

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1.5 ESTABLISH FUNCTIONS

STEP 1: PREPARE A LIST OF DESIGN FUNCTIONS

      Table 5: Identified Functions

SL NO	FUNCTIONS
1	DETECT THE OBJECT
2	LIFT THE OBJECT
3	HANDLE IT CAREFULLY
4	MOVEMENT ON ROUGH AND SLIPPERY PATHS
5	INDICATE ON LIFTING THE OBJECT
6	INDICATE OBSTACLES
7	INDICATE ON TASK COMPLETION

PROBLEM DEFINITION VERSION 1.3:-

Design a fully automatic, sensored material handling machine for transporting materials accurately and it should be user friendly and it should be theme based or asthetic. Machine should not exceed 2x2x2 feet, it should be able to handle weight of less than 500 gms, it should have battery life of 3 hours, it should have speed of upto 1-2 cm/s, the weight of machine should be 2-5 kg and it should cost in the range of Rs 4000-5000. Machine should detect the object, it should properly lift the object and indicate it on placing it on the machine, it should detect and indicate us of obstacles and also be able indicate the task completion. Machine should be able to move on slippery as well as rough path.

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