Need Statement

A school in Hubballi wishes to set up a musical instruments room. To build craze among little kids,the school is looking for some robots that can play musical instruments and entertain the kids.

1.1 Question and answer

Sl.No	Questions	Answer	Objective/Constraint/Function
1	which instrument do you want the bot to play	Jaltarang	Function
2	should the bot have to produce different tunes	yes. the Bot should play 3 to 4 tunes	function
3	how much can it cost	around 4000 rupees	Constraint
4	what should be the size of the bot	2ft * 2ft * 2ft	Constraint
5	should the bot and jaltarang instrument be separate or together	separate	objective
6	what should be the weight of the bot	around 3 to 4 kg	Constraint
7	do you want options to change the tunes	yes	objective
8	should the bot be user friendly	yes	Objective
9	what should be the duration of its working	The bot should play continuosly for 1 hour	Constraint
10	how do you supply power(battery/electricity)	Battery	Objective
11	what other features do you expect	Yes, Play the music with different light effects	Function
12	do you want any options to control volume of the music	yes	function
13	Should the robot be portable or fixed	Portable	Objective
14	do you need indicator after completion of the song	yes	Function

1.2 Basic Survey and Requirements

sl.no	observation from surveys	requirements
1	volume of water in cups	it depends upon amount of water in each cup
2	material of cups in jaltarang	ceramics
3	number of cups	7-8
4	material of sticks used	cane sticks

1.3 Identifying the client's Objectives

Sl.no	Objectives
1	The bot should be user-friendly
2	The bot and jaltarang instrument should be separate
3	The bot is should be movable

Problem Definition version 1.1:-

Design a musical bot that plays jaltarang instrument .The bot should be movable and user-friendly. The bot and the instrument should be separate .

1.4 Identify constraints

sl.no	constraints
1	Cost of the bot should be around 4000 rupees
2	Size of the bot should be 2ft * 2ft * 2ft
3	Weight of the bot should be around 3 to 4 kg
4	7-8 Ceramic cups should be used
5	The bot should play continuously for 1 hour

Problem Definition version 1.2:-

Design a robot which plays the different music using battery. The size of the bot should be 2ft * 2ft *2ft and weight should be less than 5kg. It should not exceed Rs. 4000 and should continuously work for 1 hour. The jaltarang instrument consists of 7 to 8 ceramic cups and 2 sticks .

1.5 Establish Functions

sl.no	Functions
1	There should be an indicator after completion of the song
2	The bot should play jaltarang insrument
3	Select the tunes
4	Control the bot
5	The bot should have the option change the music
6	The bot operates using the battery

Problem Definition version 1.3:-

Design a musical bot that plays the jaltarang instrument. The bot must be user-friendly, portable, and most importantly economical. It must be able to generate more than 2 tunes with particular specifications to change the tunes as well as to optimize the volume of the tune. The size is constrained to 2ft x 2ft x 2ft., whereas the weight to be less than 5kg. And the cost to be less than Rs.4000. The bot must be operated with the help of the battery and must play the music continuously for at least 1 hour. It should also have an indicator to indicate the completion of one music so as the user can select the next music to play further.