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Mechanical Design

This document outlines the mechanical design process for a project to design a device to clean household drains more quickly and easily. It describes the problem statement of clogged drains being time-consuming to clean. It then lists the steps of the engineering design process to be followed, including identifying needs, researching, specifying requirements, brainstorming solutions, prototyping, testing, and redesigning. Various creativity techniques are also listed such as morphological charts, concept sketches, and a decision matrix to evaluate design options.

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Mechanical Design

This document outlines the mechanical design process for a project to design a device to clean household drains more quickly and easily. It describes the problem statement of clogged drains being time-consuming to clean. It then lists the steps of the engineering design process to be followed, including identifying needs, researching, specifying requirements, brainstorming solutions, prototyping, testing, and redesigning. Various creativity techniques are also listed such as morphological charts, concept sketches, and a decision matrix to evaluate design options.

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Mechanical Design Process

Practical Test 2 - (15%)


NAME:
ID :
PROBLEM STATEMENT
• The household drain needs to be cleaned every month.
This is to avoid dirt, moss, and clogged with thrash and
debris.
• A clogged drain is problematic and a source of mosquito.
• A popular method is to use drain cleaner brush or water
pressure washer; however, this is time consuming.
• Design a smarter and faster way to clean a standard size
household drain.
• Combine manual brushing action + jet wash to speed up
the process if required. Ignore if you have a better way
i.e. Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) bath.
• Use appropriate Engineering Design Process
Methodology
ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
1. Identify a need / define the problem

2. Do Background Research

3. Specify Requirements / Constraints

4. Brainstorm Solutions → Evaluate → Select Solution

5. Build a Prototype

6. Test and Evaluate

7. Redesign to Improve Solution / Iterate

8. Communicate Your Results


Brainstorm
Multiple
Solution

Function Morphological
CREATIVE
Structure Chart
Method
Method Method
SPECIFY SPECIFICATION / REQUIREMENTS & CONSTRAINTS
OF YOUR DESIGN (10%)
Design

Specification Constraint

• Requirement 1 • Constraint 1

• Requirement 2 • Constraint 2

• Requirement 3 • Constraint 3

• Requirement 4 • Constraint 4

• Requirement 5 • Constraint 5
OBJECTIVE TREE
ANALYSIS (10%)
FUNCTION STRUCTURE
ANALYSIS (10%)

INPUT • Function 1 • Function 2 • Function 3


OUTPUT
MORPHOLOGICAL CHART (20%)
Function Idea 1 Idea 2 Idea 3

F1

You can also use Photos /


Sketches of mechanism with
annotations

F2
Choose appropriate function
and edit

F3
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 1 (15%)

Sketcher name
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 2 (15%)

Sketcher name
DECISION MATRIX (10%) Rank Scale

Assign numeric value rated from best to worse for each criteria.

Function Criteria 1 Criteria 2 Criteria 3 TOTAL

Conceptual
Design 1

Conceptual
Design 2
Conclusion (10%)

What’s your chosen concept, why?

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