Puzzle Design Challenge

Example Only
Have you ever looked at a product that has been well-designed? Do you find
yourself asking questions such as, How did the designer think of that idea? or
What is involved in the creation of that product? The more you study and learn
about design and how designers create items, you begin to learn certain skills and
knowledge that you can only acquire through experience. Design challenges provide
opportunities to apply skills and knowledge in unique and creative ways.
Taking an idea you have and transferring it from a concept to a sketch, to working
drawings, to models, and then to a working prototype is exciting and fun. It also
entails several steps. When you are a one-person design and build team, the task of
effective communication is rather simple. However, what happens when you must
communicate your ideas to others, or when the responsibility for building a teams
solution falls on someone elses shoulders? This increases the level of responsibility
significantly and requires the development of a complete set of design
documentation in order to communicate effectively.

Define the
Problem:

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List the criteria and constraints.

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Is the
Problem valid
or justifiable?
Generate
Concepts:

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How many different puzzle part combinations are there?

Students submit Joes Pictures here of the many different puzzle
piece combinations.
There are many combinations. Too many to list.

Based on
your data,
create
different
puzzles

Ideal #1

Decision Matrix
Idea

1
2

Total of 5
parts?
1
1

Part
#1

Part
#2

Part
#3

Part
#4

Part
#5

1
2

1
2

2
2

2
2

1
2

Value
Yes=1/no=0 Straight
criteria:
Object.
(one
direction)
0
Justificati
on of your
chosen
Puzzle
Cube
design
solution:

Develop a
Solution:

Cubes
extend
into 2
planes

Total

8
11

Cubes
extend
into 2
planes

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Insert the Puzzle Part layout / Isometric Puzzle Cube

Isometric and multi-view sketch of puzzle piece one

Isometric and multi-view sketch of puzzle piece two

Isometric and multi-view sketch of puzzle piece three

Isometric and multi-view sketch of puzzle piece four

Isometric and multi-view sketch of puzzle piece five

RED.idw, fully dimensioned of puzzle piece one

BLACK.idw, fully dimensioned of puzzle piece two

BROWN.idw, fully dimensioned of puzzle piece three

PINK.idw, fully dimensioned of puzzle piece four

YELLOW.idw, fully dimensioned of puzzle piece five

Insert two different isometric views of the assembled puzzle

Insert the a single image of steps to assemble the cube

Insert a picture of your assembled puzzle cube here

Insert a picture of your disassembled puzzle cube here

Construct and
Test:

The Statistical analysis of the time it takes to solve

the puzzle.
Times:
1. 10:00
2. 00:21
3. 10:00
4. 6:21
5. 10:00
Mean: 5:34
Mode: 10:00
Standard Deviation: 3:59
Median: 10:00
Minimum: :00:21
Maximum: 10:00

Frequency

Solving Puzzle Cube

3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0

Frequency

Distance (minutes)

Data Summary Statement:

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Testing
the
Solution:
A discussion of possible changes to your puzzle cube that
would improve the design.
Evaluate the
Design:

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Why is it important
to model an idea
before making a final
prototype?

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Which assembly
constraint(s) did you
use to constrain each
piece of the puzzle to
the assembly such
that it did not move?
Describe each
constraint used and
explain the degrees
of freedom that are
removed when each
is applied between
two parts. You may
wish to create a
sketch to help

When adding unconstrained pieces to an assembly, the assembly piece has six
degrees of freedom.
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explain your
description
Based on your
experiences during
the completion of
the Puzzle Design
Challenge, what is
meant when
someone says, I
used a design
process to solve the
problem at hand?
Explain your answer
using examples from
the work that you
completed.
What else could the
furniture company
do or make with the
scrap used to make
your puzzle cube?

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