5. Concept selection - R-division-2020-2021-even/Repo-01 GitHub Wiki

Weightages assigned to objectives:

PUGH chart:

Justifications to score given in PUGH chart:

Design No Objective Score allocated Justification for the score
1 Safety 9 The sensors will detect and stop for safety
Cost -7 Induction heating systems involved are expensive
Portability -8 It is large compared to the standard machine (Design 3)
Ease of use 12 Technical components involved are easy to handle
Maintenance 5 The technical components involved are not very complex
2 Safety -9 The guide pins used can hurt the user
Cost 7 None of the components are expensive
Portability 8 It is small in size
Ease of use 6 All the components are user friendly
Maintenance -5 Replacing of pistons is quite expensive
3 Safety Datum
Cost Datum
Portability Datum
Ease of use Datum
Maintenance Datum
4 Safety -9 The continuosly moving buckets could hurt the user
Cost -7 DC motors are expensive to purchase and maintain
Portability 8 It can be easily moved due to the rollers present at the bottom of the machine
Ease of use 6 It is an user friendly machine
Maintenance -10 There are a lot of power transmission devices used

Final selected concept:

Concept 1

Structure