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Engineering Design
Prepared by: Nguyen Thuan Chi
Lecturer: Mr. Pham Bach Duong

1 Engineering Design
Table of contents
Introduction……………………………………………………………….p.2
Task 1………………………………………………………..................... p.10
Task 2……………………………………………………………………..p.23
Task 3……………………………………………………………………..p.37
PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 1

Introduction
We are living in a modern world, with the fast development of technology and the
replacement of robots instead of labour, as a result the demands for high-
quality products are rising too, there are a lot of products which are produced to make
people’s lives more comfortable and convenient, in addition, they can bring perfect
experiences to their lives in high-quality every day.
The i-Home Company is a leading company in Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam in the
field of home innovative appliances and they are focusing on meet those requirements.
Research and development (R&D) group is built up to solve newly appearing
problems and rising issues, it's also responsible for the new (showing the ability to
create interesting new things) product too. I am assigned to participate in a R&D team
of i-Home company and I need to team up with another individuals, to research and
develop a new creative product and make it real. The developing product must follow
engineering design process to ensure viability and meet customer satisfaction.
➢ Personal profile and team establishment:
To establish a good team, the team members managed and done MBTI test which is a
personality test designed to help him/her to identify some significant personal
preferences helps us understand ourselves better as well as know the most common
(feature/ quality/ trait). After the test, I’ve teamed up with three other members, they
are Ha The Viet, Tran Tien and Tran Khanh Toan.
I’m Nguyen Thuan Chi and I will do my best to become a good electronic and
electrical engineer. It’s great to have a chance to join a team in a leading company in
Vietnam to get hands-on experience in proactive environment and apply what I learned
in university into real life. My type due to MBTI test is ISFJ and arcording to function
table I can define my dominant character (ISFJ stands for Introvert, Sensing, Feeling,
Judging and represents individual's preferences in four dimensions characterising
personality type, according to Jung's and Briggs Myers' theories of personality type).
My type is introverted sensing, extraverted feeling, introverted thinking and
extraverted iNtuition. And there is functional analysis of ISFJ type (I 64%, S 76%, F
71% and J 57%). 40% to 45% population of the world has my temperament. People
who have this temperament is a kind of quiet, kind and conscientious. Can be
depended on to follow through. Usually puts the needs of others above your own needs
(make decisions mostly based on personal concerns and the people involved). Stable
and practical, we value securityand traditions. Well-developed sense of space and
function (see the world with more emphasis on information that comes through own
five senses). Rich inner world of observations about people (prefer to spend time and
re-energize in own inner world of ideas and images). Extremely perceptive of other’s
feeling. Interested in serving people.
My symbolic name is Protertor. Natural personality type matches are ESTP (Promoter)
and ESFP (Performer) (for more information, please visit
http://digitalcitizen.ca/myers-briggs/)

ISFJs are characterized above all by their desire to serve others, their "need to be
needed." In extreme cases, this need is so strong that standard give-and-take
relationships are deeply unsatisfying to them; however, most ISFJs find more than
enough with which to occupy themselves within the framework of a normal life.
(Since ISFJs, like all SJs, are very much bound by the prevailing social conventions,
their form of "service" is likely to exclude any elements of moral or political
controversy; they specialize in the local, the personal, and the practical.)
ISFJs are often unappreciated, at work, home, and play. Ironically, because they prove
over and over that they can be relied on for their loyalty and unstinting, high-quality
work, those around them often take them for granted--even take advantage of them.
Admittedly, the problem is sometimes aggravated by the ISFJs themselves; for
instance, they are notoriously bad at delegating ("If you want it done right, do it
yourself"). And although they're hurt by being treated like doormats, they are often
unwilling to toot their own horns about their accomplishments because they feel that
although they deserve more credit than they're getting, it's somehow wrong
to want any sort of reward for doing work (which is supposed to be a virtue in itself).
(And as low-profile Is, their actions don't call attention to themselves as with
charismatic Es.) Because of all of this, ISFJs are often overworked, and as a result may
suffer from psychosomatic illnesses.
In the workplace, ISFJs are methodical and accurate workers, often with very good
memories and unexpected analytic abilities; they are also good with people in small-
group or one-on-one situations because of their patient and genuinely sympathetic
approach to dealing with others. ISFJs make pleasant and reliable co-workers and
exemplary employees, but tend to be harried and uncomfortable in supervisory roles.
They are capable of forming strong loyalties, but these are personal rather
than institutional loyalties; if someone they've bonded with in this way leaves the
company, the ISFJ will leave with them, if given the option. Traditional careers for an
ISFJ include: teaching, social work, most religious work, nursing, medicine (general
practice only), clerical and and secretarial work of any kind, and some kinds of
administrative careers.
While their work ethic is high on the ISFJ priority list, their families are the centers of
their lives. ISFJs are extremely warm and demonstrative within the family circle--and
often possessive of their loved ones, as well. When these include Es who want to
socialize with the rest of the world, or self-contained ITs, the ISFJ must learn to adjust
to these behaviors and not interpret them as rejection. Being SJs, they place a strong
emphasis on conventional behavior (although, unlike STJs, they are usually as
concerned with being "nice" as with strict propriety); if any of their nearest and dearest
depart from the straight-and-narrow, it causes the ISFJ major embarrassment: the
closer the relationship and the more public the act, the more intense the embarrassment
(a fact which many of their teenage children take gleeful advantage of). Over time,
however, ISFJs usually mellow, and learn to regard the culprits as harmless
eccentrics :-). Needless to say, ISFJs take infinite trouble over meals, gifts,
celebrations, etc., for their loved ones--although strong Js may tend to focus more on
what the recipient should want rather than what they do want.

Like most Is, ISFJs have a few, close friends. They are extremely loyal to these, and
are ready to provide emotional and practical support at a moment's notice. (However,
like most Fs they hate confrontation; if you get into a fight, don't expect them to jump
in after you. You can count on them, however, run and get the nearest authority
figure.) Unlike with EPs, the older the friendship is, the more an ISFJ will value it.
One ISFJ trait that is easily misunderstood by those who haven't known them long is
that they are often unable to either hide or articulate any distress they may be feeling.
For instance, an ISFJ child may be reproved for "sulking," the actual cause of which is
a combination of physical illness plus misguided "good manners." An adult ISFJ may
drive a (later ashamed) friend or SO into a fit of temper over the ISFJ's unexplained
moodiness, only afterwards to explain about a death in the family they "didn't want to
burden anyone with." Those close to ISFJs should learn to watch for the warning signs
in these situations and take the initiative themselves to uncover the problem.
(according to Jung's and Briggs Myers' theories of personality type)
Introverted Sensing
As for ISTJs, the dominant Si is oriented toward the world of forms, essences,
generics. Again, "for both of the IS_J types, the sense of propriety comes from the
clear definition of these internal forms. ... A 'proper' chair has four legs," etc. (by Joe
Butt and Marina Margaret Heiss, Humanmetrics.com, 2017).
Extraverted Feeling
A kind of "regression toward the mean" provided by the Fe auxiliary function serves to
socialize the expression of these forms. I suppose it's the auxiliary nature of this
Feeling, coupled with the balancing effect of {detachment from the internal
idiosyncratic view of free-floating data perceptions} that makes ISFJs tentative,
conservative, and reticent to boldly state the rights and wrongs in the relational world.
(by Joe Butt and Marina Margaret Heiss, Humanmetrics.com, 2017).
Introverted Thinking
Introverted Thinking is turned inward and is largely invisible. It is only with great
difficulty, if at all, that the ISFJ could willingly commit anyone to their doom. Perhaps
this explains why ISFJs are loyal to the end; there is no sense of purely objective (i.e.,
impersonal) judgement of anyone but themselves (and that only by their own
standards). Here is this type's achilles heel that makes many of them so vulnerable to
the scoundrels and ne’er-do-wells who often use and abuse them. (by Joe Butt and
Marina Margaret Heiss, Humanmetrics.com, 2017).
Extraverted iNtuition
ISFJs are easily undone by Extraverted iNtuition, their inferior function. Believing in
the fantastic, and disbelieving the technologically extant, are errors that may guide the
gullible (or unfoundedly sceptical) ISFJ off a precipice of mis-conclusion.
This childlike Ne is, however, the likely source (coupled with fun-loving Extraverted
Feeling) of the practical joking, punning and (usually harmless) impishness of some
ISFJs. (by Joe Butt and Marina Margaret Heiss, Humanmetrics.com, 2017).

Figure a. MBTI test results
Figure b. Types of characteristic

In addition to this, Tien’s type is INFP (73%, 57%, 62% and 62%), Viet’s type is INTJ
(64%, 52%, 62% and 52%) and Toan’s type is ESTJ (64%, 62%, 52%, 52%). The way
of thinking of the team creation and construction is that two of four have two common
functions to support as well as against with another. The choosing desire is picking up
the one has extreme mark in their two-part thing and take them into account, there is a
graph that we used to form the team.
Chi (ISFJ) Toan (ESTJ)
Tien (INFP) Viet (INTJ)

Figure c. My team’s creation and construction base on MBTI results

Following the clockwise arrow, this is supportive direction while diagonal is opposite.
We need to have a differences in a team to come up with more ideas or problems as
well as more solutions. While each person has a supporter, it means that they may
have same character or same the way of thinking and when they come up with some
common ideas, they can strengthen these. And when members in a team argue each
other, they will have the best solution for each issue.
Product planning
➢ Individual issue proposal:
• My problem
Each member must propose a critical issue so that the group can consider making a
product. Because I have a habit that I usually put my wallet in the back pocket of
jeans, so my wallet has been hooked by the robber twice when I go to university by
bus. I’ve seen my friends have some difficulties on finding their wallet they’ve lost
after having a meal in restaurant or washing their faces in the public toilet, they’re look
so tired.
• Potential solution
Before my solution, people have had some ways to reduce wallet losing, there are:
using credit cards or using digital wallet (eWallet) ( they have general features that
users don’t have to bring cash, they just need to swipe the cards or use their smart
phones to connect to the online bank transfer to pay online and users can pay more
than what they’re having at that moment then they refund and use as normal).
But I see one thing that in Vietnam, people use cash primarily and most shops and
restaurants don’t have card swipe machine or don’t have back account as well as not
using online bank transfer service, so solutions above are not appropriate. Therefore,
the solution I came up with which is created a better way to bring cash without losing.
There are several ways to make a normal wallet better such as smart phone activation
(the wallet connects to smart phone using GPS and Bluetooth and the phone will alert
everytime users forget wallet behind), fingerprint activation (store up to 5 fingerprints
and this locks the wallet and only unlocks on fingerprint recognition of the owner) -
the fingerprint method is chosen due to its simpleness and wasting very little while
working or producing something to even someone who is afraid of technology.
Because of smart functions above, this wallet will be different to normal wallets, it
needs power supply and long last without charging as well as can be fast-charged with
the battery charger. Those things will make the robber can’t hook users’ wallet, in
addition they also rarely forget the wallet on table in restaurant or washstand in public
toilet.
• Specifications
This product is based on a fingerprint, a bluetooth module and an Arduino
microcontroller chip. Fingerprint scanner is used for activation and GPS will locate the
wallet then send signal to smart phone through bluetooth module and if the owner is
away from the wallet, the phone will alert. While Arduino microcontroller chip is used

to control all functions through a code which is uploaded before by Arduino board. All
components are put into a small space and working under minor rechargeable battery.
Energy: Rechargeable battery
Size: Small, larger than normal wallet a little
Material: Leather
Features: Fingerprint + GPS + Bluetooth
➢ Group
• Issue and current solutions
My team have researched and we saw that in rainy season, people have some
difficulties in drying their clothes outside as they usually do. The problem is they
usually dry their clothes outside on the drying rack and when they go to work or
school and it’s raining, as the result their clothes are wet. There are some products in
the market which have already solved the problem but they aren’t familiar to
Vietnam’s people. So my team decided to design a product which is based on the
available one but have high-quality and ideas of the structure are provided by my
team.
• Other products
According to the research, my team has found some available solutions.
The first solution is the most ineffective way to handle this problem, it takes a large
home’s inner space and too much time to dry.
The second solution is the fixed rack and pull clothes back or frontwards from outside
to inside due to user’s settings but it doesn’t work automatically, user needs to control
it.

The last one is the most high-quality product, its operation is totally automatic thanks to
its sensors while the one disappointment is the size and user can’t move it.
Potential solution is based on technology and automatic work of 3 products above. My

team tend to make a product which works fully automatic and takes the smallest home’s
inner space as it can and easy to move around.
• Abstract operation and material
The material requirements are Arduino, rain sensor, LDR, ultrasonic sensor,
aluminium alloy frame and DC motor. Its operation is quite easy to understand that
when rain sensor detects any water on its surface, microcontroller will activate the
motor and pull the roof out to cover the clothes. When it’s dry, the roof will be pulled
in by the motor. The roof is also pulled out when it’s getting dark. And the motor will
stop immediately when the ultrasonic sensor sense the barrier and the distance it
collected further or closer than the one have been coded.
• Product planning
Our team has 4 members. Each member has to do different jobs following the tasks
assigned by the leader. Viet is the leader and he responsible for design and CAD
drawing. I’m the coder and I have to accountable for all the codes of my team’s
product such as code for rain sensor, for LDR as well as ultrasonic sensor and make
sure that it will operate smoothly and true to the logic we want it to do. Tien and Toan
will build the frame and put everything together.
The timing plan is illustrated by Gantt chart below

Time: From February 10, 2017 to June 12, 2017

Time 10 17 24 3/ 10 17 24 31 7/ 14 21 28 5/ 12 19 26 2/
/2 /2 /2 3– /3 /3 /3 /3 4– /4 /4 /4 5– /5 /5 /5 6–
– – – 10 – – – – 14 – – – 12 – – – 9/
Activities 17 24 3/ /3 17 24 31 7/ /4 21 28 5/ /5 19 26 2/ 6
/2 /2 3 /3 /3 /3 4 /4 /4 5 /5 /5 6
MBTI test and
issue research
Product
planning and
abstraction
5W and 1H
questions and
survey creation
Survey
conducting and
list of needs
List of metrics
and proposed
specifications
Concept
drafting and
mapping
Concept
drawing with
CADs
Concept
screening and
scoring
Concept
choosing and
re-mapping
CADs detail
Concept
implementatio
n
Concept
testing and
refinement
Concept
prototype
Write final
report

Task 1. Preparing a design specification to meet customer

requirements
a) Conduct a survey to find out customer requirements
In the first step of design process, we need to identify customer’s needs. It helps us to
make sure that our product is focused on customer’s needs and we don’t lose any
critical needs. It also allows us to understand hidden needs as well as clear needs. In
addition, this step permits to give a good reason for the product (detailed descriptions
of exactly what is required). The thinking behind this method is we want to make a
reliable information channel between us and customers.
In this step, we like to use online survey as well as do some interviews to gather
information from customers. To Have a good survey, my team is required to answer a
list of questions:
• What is it?
• Who need it?
• Where can people use it?
• Why do they need to use it?
• When do they use?
• How they use?
• How do you want it to be?
Answer those questions, each member can figure out the fundamental product
description and then my team concluded the following answer for each question:
• It’s an automatic clothes rack which has rain sensor and Light Dependent
Resistor.
• It is used for those who are busy and don’t have time at home to prevent their
clothes on the rack from sudden rain.
• It is normally placed at where typical rack is.
• People who are not at home will worry about their clothes when it’s rainy.
• When the rain come out of blue and they will be home late from work (sunlight
is off).
• In the morning, after washing and hanging clothes, people provide a power
supply by a battery. Then they go to work and they don’t have to be nervous
about wet clothes. Because when it’s raining, rain sensor will be activated, the
clothes are protected by the fit roof being pull out. Similarly, it also operates
when the sunlight off by LDR.
• We want to make it by aluminium alloy and 4 wheels for being slight and easy
to move. Moreover, it should have a battery charger.
After having a product description, we tend to design a survey which is suitable for all
types of customer is readable in terms of its length and questions. There is my team
survey form which is carried out online:
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Survey on issue of hanging clothes in rainy season

This survey questionnaire aims to collect data on wet hanging-clothes due to rain. All
surveyed information to shape the device and find a solution for the problem. We look
forward to having help and support from you. Special thanks!!!
*Important
1. Your gender:
 Male  Female  LGBT
2. What do you do? *
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. How do you feel when hanging the washing during rainy season?
 Fine  Uncomfortable  Very annoyed  Indifferent
4. Do you wash and dry your clothes at home or using laundry service? *
 At home  Using laundry service
5. Are you often absent at home? *
 Sometimes  Working hours  Regularly  Rarely
6. Are you interested in solving the problem of wet clothes during rainy season? *
 Indifferent  Curious  Very interesting
7. Have you ever known or used any automatic clothes rack?
 I know  Never heard of  Known and have used
8. Are you satisfied when using that equipment?
 Satisfied Unsatisfied  Never used
9. Where do you usually hang the washing? *
 Outdoor Indoor
Other: …………………………………………………………………………
10. What would you do if you see that it’s going to rain while the clothes are hanging
outside and you are not at home? *
 Call the family member  Run to home  Accept to get wet clothes
 Other: ……………………………………………………………………….
11. What is your monthly income? *
 Under 5 million VNDs  From 5 million to 10 million
VNDs
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 From 10 million to 20 million VNDs Over 20 million VNDs

12. How much do you expect an automatic clothes crack? *
 Under 1 million  From 1 million to 2 million
 From 2 million to 5 million  No interest in price
13. Do you want a fixed or movable equipment? *
 Fixed  Equipment can be moved
 Other: ……………………………………………………………………………
14. What is additional function that you expect this equipment to have? *
 Drying  Automated gathering dried clothes  No more needs
 Other: ……………………………………………………………………………
15. Which material do you want this equipment to be made from? *
 Wood  Metal (Stainless steel, Iron, ...)  Do not care about the material
 Other: ……………………………………………………………………………
16. What kind of power source will you expect this equipment to utilize? *
 Using residential electricity  Using solar energy 
Using accu
17. Which size would you expect this equipment to be? *
 Medium size, easy to move  Small and compact
 Large, to be able to expose more clothes
 Other: ………………………………………………………………………………
18. How many clothes do you want to hang on the rack? *
10 clothes  15 clothes 20 clothes  Over 20 clothes
19. How long do you want this equipment to last? *
 3 years  5 years 7 years  Over 7 years
20. Which criteria do you care about? *
 Shape
 Durability
 Solve the long-term problem
 The device is easy to clean
 Price
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Then, we come to step 2 and interpreting the gathered data from the survey, there are
survey outcomes,
The survey was conducted by 100 people and those are 57 men and 40 women and 3
LGBT. They include 62 students, 10 salespeople, 12 housewives, 4 production store
managers and the lefts come from different fields.
And here is the results
How do you feel when hanging the washing

during rainy season?
9%
24%
29%
38%
Fine Uncomfortable Very annoyed Indifferent
Do you wash and dry your clothes at home or using laundry

service?
14%
86%
At home Using laundry service
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Are you often absent at home?
8%
28%
47%
17%
Sometimes Working hours Regularly Rarely
Are you interested in solving the problem of wet clothes

during rainy season?
14%
23%
63%
Indifferent Curious Very interesting
Have you ever known or used any

automatic clothes rack?
4%
17%
79%
I know Never heard about Know and have used
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Are you satisfied when using that equipment?

2%
19%
79%
Satisfied Unsatisfied Never use
Where do you usually hang the laundry?
6%
12%
82%
Outdoor Indoor Other
What would you do if you see that it’s going to rain while
the clothes are hanging outside and you are not at home?
7%
28%
44%
21%
Call the family member Run back home Accept to get wet clothes Other
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What is your monthly income?
7%
10%
48%
35%
Under 5 million From 5 million to 10 million From 10 million to 20 million Over 20 million
How much do you expect an automatic clothes crack?
8%
7%
30%
55%
Under 1 million VNDs From 1 million to 2 million VNDs

From 2 million to 5 million VNDs Do not care about the price
Do you want a fixed or movable equipment?

1%
23%
76%
Fixed Movable Other
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What is additional function that you expect this equipment

to have?
2%
21%
22%
55%
Drying Automated gathering dried clothes No more needs Other
Which material do you want this device to be made from?

0%
20.20%
27.30%
52.50%
Wood Metal (Stainless steel, Iron,..) Do not care about the material Other
What kind of power source will you expect this equipment

to utilize?
12%
12%
76%
Using residential electricity Using solar energy Using accu
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Which size would you expect this equipment to be?

1%
9%
49%
41%
Medium size, easy to move Small and compact Large, to be able to expose more clothes Other
How many clothes do you want to hang on the rack?
14.10% 18.20%
29.30%
38.40%
10 clothes 15 clothes 20 clothes Over 20 clothes
How long do you want this equipment to last?
16%
5% 28%
51%
3 years 5 years 7 years Over 7 years
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Which criteria do you care about?
Shape
40%
Durability
75%
Price 58%
Solve the long-term problem 19%
14%
The device is easy to clean
According to the collected data from the survey, we’ll take the most common choices
as a customer statement and then explain it.
Question Most common choice Explained choice
The feeling when hanging Uncomfortable Awkward with this problem
the washing in the rainy
season
The way they handle your Washing at home Handle by themselves
clothes
How frequent are you absent Regularly Don’t spend much time at home
at home
Do you want to solve this Curious Want to know the solution
problem
Have known or used any Not yet and never used Don’t know any product like that
automatic clothes rack
What would you do if you Accept the fact Can’t do anything
see that it’s going to rain
while the clothes are
hanging outside and you are
not at home
Monthly income 5 million VNDs to 10 million Average income
VNDs
How much they expect the 1 million VNDs to 2 million Affordable price
automatic clothes rack VNDs
Where they hang their Outdoor Place where their laundry can
washing easily be dried by sunlight
Fixed or movable equipment Movable equipment The equipment can be moved
easily in their place
Additional function Gather dried clothes Automatic gather clothes when
they’re dry
Material Metal It must be durable
Kind of power source Accu The power source can be
rechargeable and independent
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The equipment’s size Small and compact The equipment doesn’t take too
much space
Capacity 15 clothes It can store the clothes of a
normal family
Durability 5 years It can last in the acceptable time
Criteria which they care the Durability All the component should work
most well at least 5 years
Table 1.1. Survey’s results analysis
b) Based on the survey result, present the major design parameters

After analyzing the customer statement, we have the list of needs from the survey
No. Need Important rate
1 Durability 5
2 Power supply 3
3 Mobility 4
4 Price 4
5 Capacity 3
6 Size 2
Table 1.2. List of needs
From the table above, the most extremely important need is durability, then they
concern about equipment’s ability to move around and its price, following are power
supply and capacity and in the last is the size. Base on list of needs, we can develop a
list of metrics. The relationship between needs and metrics is central to the total
concept of specifications. The working assumption is that a translation from customer
needs to a set of accurate, measurable specifications is possible and that meeting
specifications will therefore lead to satisfaction of the customer needs.
No. Need Metric Unit
1 Durability Material: Iron, aluminium alloy, steel,
… (relative measurement - RM)
Life span (absolute measurement - AM) Year
2 Power supply Power consumption (AM) Watt
Battery life (AM) Ah
3 Mobility Material (RM)
Dimension (AM) Cm
Shape (RM)
Weight (AM) Kg
4 Price Money (AM) VND
Material (RB)
Manufacturing hour (AM) Hour
Number of component (RM) Cardinal number
5 Capacity Number of clothes (AM) Cardinal number
Shape (RM)
Material (RM)
6 Size Dimension Cm
Shape
Table 1.3. List of metrics
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c) Obtain design information from appropriate sources and prepare a design

specification
After completing list of needs and list of metrics, we can synthesize available
information to propose the equipment specifications. Hence, the list of specifications
contains ideal value and marginal value (acceptable value)
Specifications Unit Ideal Value Marginal Value
Basic Working voltage Volts 100 – 240 VAC N/A
Weight Kg 8kg < 11kg
Material Aluminium N/A N/A
alloy
Dimension (Length x cm 180 x 60 x 160 180 ± 20𝑐𝑚 × 60 ±
Wide x Height) 10𝑐𝑚×160 ± 10𝑐𝑚
Capacitive of Battery Days 20 days 18 days <
Capacity (maximum Clothes 15 clothes 13 clothes <
clothes)
Response time to rain Seconds 5 seconds < 8 seconds

and light (when
getting dark)
Additional Bigger battery Battery 1 N/A
feature
Drying with fan N/A N/A N/A
Advanced Wireless control N/A N/A N/A
Table 1.4. Proposed specifications
d) Demonstrate that the design specification meets requirement
The proposed specifications corresponding to ideal and marginal value allow each
member to figure out how the product will form and then follow those specifications
and value to design a product as well as abstract the main function of the product.
Then, we will create a need/metric correlation matrix due to list of needs and list of
metrics.
Number of components
Manufacturing hours
Power consumption
Number of clothes
Battery capacity
Metric
Dimension
Life span
Material
Weight
Money
Shape
Need
Durability
Price
Mobility
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Capacity
Power
supply
Size
Table 1.5. Need/metric correlation matrix
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Task 2. Analysis and evaluation of possible design

solutions and preparation of a final design report
a) Produce an analysis of possible design solutions
There is my team concept map in which each member proposes their own concept
including the basic information (size and the shape of the product), how it works and
additional features. Concept 1: Viet, Concept 2: Chi, Concept 3: Tien, Concept 4:
Toan
Figure 2.1. All concept specifications
Figure 2.2. Mapping table

b) Produce and evaluate conceptual design
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Figure 2.3. My concept map
Figure 2.4. My concept drawing draft
Figure 2.5. My concept draft by Autodesk AutoCAD
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USB port Sensors
Source
(accu) Motor
Controller
Figure 2.6. My concept block

c) Select the optimum design solution
After concept generation with mapping and drafting is concept selection. Concept
selection has two stages, the first stage is concept screening and the second stage is
concept scoring.
According to Ulrich and Eppinger, there are 5 steps in the concept screening stage:
• Prepare the selection matrix.
• Rate the concepts.
• Rank the concepts.
• Combine and improve the concepts.
• Select one or more concepts.
Step 1: Prepare the selection matrix
In this step, each member makes a list of criteria and then entered on the matrix in
responding to each concept.
Selection Criteria Importanc Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4
Design e
10%
Durablity 20%
Price 15%
Ease of use 10%
Ease of 5%
maintainance
Capacity 15%
Ease of 15%
manufacture
Mobility 10%
Step 2: Rate the concept

In this step, we chose one concept as reference and compare the other to it. The
relative score of better (+), same (0) and worse (-) is marked to reflect the difference to
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the reference concept.

Selection Criteria Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4 (R)
Design ++ 0 0 0
Durablity 0 + 0 0
Price - + + 0
Ease of use - 0 0 0
Ease of maintainance 0 0 0 0
Capacity + 0 + 0
Ease of manufacture - 0 ++ 0
Mobility 0 0 -- 0
Step 3: Rank the concepts

In this step, we then calculate the sum of each concept and rank each concept.
Selection Criteria Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4 (R)
Design ++ 0 0 0
Durablity 0 + 0 0
Price - + + 0
Ease of use - 0 0 0
Ease of maintainance 0 0 0 0
Capacity + 0 + 0
Ease of manufacture - 0 ++ 0
Mobility 0 0 -- 0
Score 0 2 2 0
Step 4: Combine and improve the concepts
In this step, we will review the low score concept and revise as well as enhance some
features in need to increase its score. After revising and improving we have a new
concept which is called concept 1+.
Selection Criteria Concept 1 Concept Concept Concept Concept
(revised) 2 3 4 (R) 1+
Design ++ 0 0 0 ++
Durablity 0 + 0 0 0
Price - + + 0 0
Ease of use - 0 0 0 0
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Ease of 0 0 0 0 0
maintainance
Capacity + 0 + 0 0
Ease of - 0 ++ 0 +
manufacture
Mobility 0 0 -- 0 0
0 2 2 0 3
Step 5: Select concepts

In this step, we complete the concept screening stage and chose 3 concepts to carry out
concept scoring.
Selection Criteria Concept Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4 Concept 1+
1 (R)
Design ++ 0 0 0 ++
Durablity 0 + 0 0 0
Price - + + 0 0
Ease of use - 0 0 0 0
Ease of
maintainance 0 0 0 0 0
Capacity + 0 + 0 0
Ease of manufacture - 0 + 0 +
+
Mobility 0 0 - 0 0
0 2 2- 0 3
Revised Y Y No
e conceptescreening
Figure 2.7. Completed
s
In concept scoring stage, concept 3 is chosen s
as a reference and there is a concept
scoring matrix.
Concept 1+ Concept 2 Concept 3 (R)

Selection Criteria
Importance Rating Weighted Rating Weighted Rating Weighted
score score score
Design 10% 5 0.5 3 0.3 3 0.3
Durablity 20% 3 0.6 4 0.8 3 0.6
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Price 15% 2 0.3 3 0.45 3 0.45
Ease of use 10% 3 0.3 3 0.3 3 0.3
Ease of 5% 3 0.15 3 0.15 3 0.15

maintainance
Capacity 15% 3 0.45 2 0.3 3 0.45
Ease of 15% 2 0.3 1 0.15 3 0.45

manufacture
Mobility 10% 5 0.5 5 0.5 3 0.3
3.1 2.95 3
Develop No No
Figure 2.8. Concept scoring

There are re-map, reblock and redraft of the chosen concept after revising and
improving.
Figure 2.9. Final concept map after revised
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Sensors
USB
port
Power source
Controller Motor
Figure 2.10. Final concept block after revised
Figure 2.11. Final concept draft after revised
d) Carry out a compliance check
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According to mapping table, we can conclude the specifications of the chosen

concept as
Basic Specifications Unit

Shape of frame and shield
Rectangle and rectangular
box
Size (Length x Weight x 180 x 50 x 160 cm
Height)
Weight 8kg
Material Aluminium
Capacity (clothes) 15
Power Battery
Activation Rain + Light intensity
Movement Movable
Controller Arduino UNO R3
Addition Custom color
Then, we will have a look at the proposed specifications

Specifications Unit Ideal Value Marginal Value
Basic Working voltage Volts 100 – 240 VAC N/A
Weight Kg 8kg < 11kg
Material Aluminium N/A N/A
alloy
Dimension (Length x cm 180 x 60 x 160 180 ± 20𝑐𝑚 × 60 ±
Wide x Height) 10𝑐𝑚×160 ± 10𝑐𝑚
Capacitive of Battery Days 20 days 18 days <
Capacity (maximum Clothes 15 clothes 13 clothes <
clothes)
Response time to rain Seconds 5 seconds < 8 seconds
and light (when getting
dark)
Additional Bigger battery Battery 1 N/A
feature Drying with fan N/A N/A N/A
Advanced Wireless control N/A N/A N/A
The basic specifications in the chosen concept are met within the acceptable value while
the advanced feature and additional features are removed for reducing the cost and the
complexity of the product. Then, we finalize the specification of the concept and carry
out the build of the product.
Basic Specifications Unit
Shape of frame and shield Rectangle and rectangular
box
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Size (Length x Weight x 180 x 50 x 160 cm

Height)
Weight 8kg
Material Aluminium
Capacity (clothes) 15
Power Battery
Activation Rain + Light intensity
Movement Movable
Gathering mechanism Pull the shield out
Controller Arduino UNO R3
Addition Custom color
Bill of material (BOM)

No. Category Description Group Unit QTY Price/unit Total price
(not included
labor)
1 Frame Aluminium Part Kg 2 70,000 140,000 VND
VND
2 Roof shield Aluminium Part Kg 5 70,000 350,000 VND
VND
3 Accu Dry-accu Asemble Pcs 1 380,000 380,000 VND
PANASONIC 12V- VND
7.2AH ( LC-
P127R2P1 )
4 Motor Dc motor Asemble Pcs 1 100,000 100,000 VND
deceleration GA12- VND
N20 (1:20)
5 Motor L298 V3 Asemble Pcs 1 80,000 80,000 VND
controller VND
6 Arduino Arduino UNO R3- Asemble Pcs 1 145,000 145,000 VND
microcontroller ATmega328 VND
7 Rain sensor Rain sensor Asemble Pcs 1 45,000 45,000 VND
VND
8 Light intensity LDR Asemble Pcs 1 2,000 2,000 VND
sensor VND
9 Infrared sensor Ultrasonic sensor Asemble Pcs 1 46,000 46,000 VND
HY-SRF05 VND
10 Wheel Wheel Asemble Pcs 4 12,000 48,000 VND
VND
As the result, the price for producting our product ( not included labor) is about
1,300,000 VND.
e) Produce a final design report
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Figure 2.13. File folder of final design report
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Figure 2.14. Final concept in Solidworks
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Figure 2.15. Final concept demo implementation

The final report is put into a folder where it contains all the related material to the
design process and the product. We’ve uploaded it to Google Drive and there is a link
to check it:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_isWVp7dykuUTdjS3hhMkRhN2s
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Task 3. Applying computer-based technology is used in the

engineering design process
a) Identify the key features of a computer-aided design (CAD) system
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer systems (or workstations) to aid
in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD software is
used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design,
improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for
manufacturing. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print,
machining, or other manufacturing operations.
CAD system is very common in our world nowadays, especially in designing area.
CAD systems exist today for all of the major computer platforms, including Windows,
Linux, Unix and Mac OS X. The user interface generally centers around a computer
mouse, but a pen and digitizing graphic tablet can also be used. View manipulation can
be accomplished with a spacemouse (or spaceball). Some systems allow stereoscopic
glasses for viewing 3-D models.
There are some key features of CAD which help people in design and manufacture
phase:
• Smart Dimensioning: Easily for drawing and edit the form of the object with
very accuracy dimension. You can preview the product before making the real
one.
• 3D free-form design tools: The virtual object can be pushed/pull faces, edges,
and vertices to model complex shapes and add smooth surfaces. Solid, mesh,
and surface modeling give you flexibility and control when designing in 3D.
The navigation bar includes frequently used tools such as steering wheels, view
cube, and show motion, as well as pan, zoom, and orbit.
• Simulation of performance: Among the most common types of simulation are
testing for response to stress and modeling the process by which a part might
be manufactured or the dynamic relationships among a system of parts.
Simulation is also used in electronic design automation, in which simulated
flow of current through a circuit enables the rapid testing of various component
configurations
• Surface Curve Extraction tool: Extract isoline curves through a specified point
on a surface or face of a solid to determine the contour lines of any shape. The
tool displays a preview of the resulting spline before you pick the point. You
can specify the direction of the isolines, either in the U or V direction.
• Context-sensitive PressPull tool: Extrude and offset curves, creating surfaces
and solids. Use the Multiple option to select multiple objects within a single
PressPull operation. You are no longer limited to clicking inside a bounded
area: Now you can select 2D and 3D curves for a quick and easy PressPull
operation.
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(Autodesk.ca, 2017)
• Photo Plug-In: Quickly place any digital photo or image into your CAD Pro
documents using the Photo Plug-In feature. This is a great feature for Floor Plan
Software and House Plan designs!
• Paint Pro Plus: Easy to use paint tools allow you to quickly modify digital
photos or images to meet your design requirements.
• Auto-Shape Tools: With a simple click of the mouse you can add any of our
Auto-Shapes to your computer aided design floor plans in just a few seconds.
• Architectural Drafting Tools: Powerful point and click tools for quickly
creating any type of floor plans. These easy to use tools are great for any kind
of architectural drawings.
• Automatic Tape Measure Tool: CAD Pros’ automatic tape measure tool allows
you to know the precise distance between objects such as walls, symbols or
detailed parts of a drawing.
• Save any CAD Pro drawings as a PDF file: Save your computer aided design
CAD Pro drawings as a PDF file, this will allow you to quickly communicate
your design ideas with friends, family and consultants.
• Smart Dimensioning Tools: When creating drawings or blueprints that require
precise dimensions, let CAD Pro take the work out of the process. CAD Pro’s
“Smart Dimensioning” tools will automatically create all your blueprint
dimensions with a few simple clicks.
• Custom Clipboard Files: CAD Pro has the ability to create advanced custom
clipboard files. Users can create as many clipboard files as they want, while
keeping them handy for quick copying and pasting into other CAD Pro
documents.
• Sketch Tracing: Sketch your design on a piece of paper, scan it and it becomes
a traceable template. Saving you time and money!
• Free File Viewer: A multi-purpose file viewer and presentation tool which
allows anyone to view and interact with CAD Pro files even if they don’t own
CAD Pro.
• Free Do it Yourself Projects and Plans: Simply open any of the do it yourself
plans and projects and then customize them to fit your specific needs. Plans
include; deck designs, house designs, garage designs, shade arbor plans, tree
house plans and outdoor kitchens.
• FREE House Plans: Quickly view and print professionally designed floor plans.
CAD Pro includes some of the most popular house plans built. Simply open any
of the many CAD Pro floor plans and quickly modify any aspect to meet your
specific floor plan requirements.
• Microsoft Office Integration & Presentations: CAD Pro works excellent with
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Windows® programs. Quickly
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insert any CAD Pro computer aided design document you have designed into
Microsoft Office documents.
• Email Image Imbedding: Quickly send any design created in CAD Pro as an
image in your emails by simply selecting the ‘Send as Mail’ option.
• Over 5000 Free Symbols Clip Art: Any designer needs to develop standard
blueprints so that your ideas can be easily interpreted. Common symbols and
their proper use can assist you in the creation process of your blueprints. CAD
Pro does include a variety of pre-drawn symbols and auto-shapes which save
time and money. CAD Pro allows you to create any type of customized symbol
you may require and save them as a symbol for future use, therefore saving
time and money.
(Delta Software International, Computer Aided Design Features)

Some other key features of modern CAD systems include:
• Solid modeling
• Creation of engineering drawings from the solid models
• Freeform surface modeling
• Automated design of assemblies, which are collections of parts and/or other
assemblies
• Reuse of design components
• Ease of modifying the design of a model and the production of multiple versions
• Automatic generation of standard components of the design
• Validation/verification of designs against specifications and design rules
• Simulation of designs without building a physical prototype
• Production of engineering documentation, such as manufacturing drawings, and
Bills of Materials required to build the product
• Import/Export routines to exchange data with other software packages
• Output of design data directly to manufacturing facilities
• Output directly to a Rapid Prototyping or Rapid Manufacture Machine for
industrial prototypes
• Maintaining libraries of parts and assemblies
• Calculating properties of parts and assemblies
• Aiding visualization with shading, rotating, hidden line removal, and so forth
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• Inclusion of programming code in a model to control and relate desired attributes

of the model
With CAD systems constantly changing features, versions, licencing and subscription
models, two of the most popular comparisons is between Autodesk Inventor and
Solidworks. I’ve put together and have a feature comparison.
✓ 3D modelling
When it comes to 3D modelling both are similar and it can come down to some features
being better in one over another and personal preference of the user interface or what
additional features one has over another that is conducive to the company design
requirements and business needs.
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Figure 3.1. 3D modelling matrix

Here’s the main differences between the Solidworks base version and Autodesk
Inventor Professional and Solidworks Professional and Premium:
• No Content Centre / Toolbox Library: Autodesk Inventor Professional and
Solidworks Pro/Premium come with a standard parts library of nuts, bolts, steel
members, etc. that can be customised with a user interface to be able to search
and place your components. In Solidworks Standard, you would have to
manually download every screw, bolt, washer, steel member manually from the
web and store it in a folder.
• No Bolted Connections / Smart Fasteners: Solidworks has a hole wizard, but
you can’t multi-select holes and automate the fastening of all those holes with
the correct nut/bolt/washer combination like you can in Autodesk Inventor
Professional and Solidworks Pro/Premium.
• No Design Accelerators / Calculators – in Autodesk Inventor Professional and
Solidworks Pro/Premium you have a set of design tools that can calculate the
correct design for things like bearings, cams and gears.
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Here’s where Autodesk Inventor Professional has additional functionality:

• Hybrid Modelling: Both systems are parametric modelers (enter and link
parameters) and direct editing modellers (push/pull), however, Autodesk
Inventor can have parametrics drive the direct editing parameters therefore
retaining a link between the two types of modelling when required.
• T-Splines Modelling: Autodesk Inventor Professional has free form tools that
maintain G2 continuity and are able to align with parametric splines, accept
parametric parameters, convert solids or B-rep surafces to T-Splines and have a
hybrid solid modelling, t-spline surfacing, b-rep surfacing environment.
• Rules Based Automation: Autodesk Inventor Professional has a full featured
design automation tool based on a simplified Visual Basic code that can pretty
much automate anything in the 3D model or 2D drawings, read/write to MS
Excel and other databases and write to MS Word. Solidworks has a cut down
version of a 3rd party add-on called Driveworks Xpress which is limited to
automating dimensions, feature suppression, properties and file names.
• Electrical Schematic and Design: Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks Premium
can both do 3D electrical harness design. Autodesk Inventor can synchronise
2D schematics designed in AutoCAD Electrical and vice versa, so if a change
occurs in one environment, it updates in the other.
(Australian CAD Blog).
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✓ Simulation
Figure 3.2. Stimulation matrix

When it comes to Simulating the model, Solidworks provides teasers in the base
versions (Standard and Professional) of FEA & CFD. In Solidworks Premium you get
linear FEA Simulation at the part and assembly level and Dynamic (motion)
Simulation. Inventor Professional has FEA and Dynamic Simulation too plus Shape
Generator and modal analysis.
If you require further analysis and more in-depth simulation studies both vendors offer
Simulation software with more advanced solvers.
✓ Data management
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Figure 3.3. Data management matrix

If you want a system that has Data Management functionality, look at Autodesk
Inventor Professional and Solidworks Professional and Premium. Solidworks Standard
has none.
✓ Visualisation
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Figure 3.4. Visualisation matrix

Solidworks Standard has an animator, while Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks
Professional and Premium come with an animator and photo realistic rendering for still
images.
✓ Collaboration
Here’s different ways of collaborating with Autodesk Inventor:
• Export and send a 2D/3D DWF file by email (or save it to the network) share,
collaborate, assign tasks, mark-up, measure, view animations, etc. using the free
Autodesk Design Review app
• Upload a 3D model and/or 2D drawings to the cloud (A360 Drive) to share,
view and track comments with stakeholders, manage versions.
• Upload a 3D model and/or 2D drawing and have people view it through a web
browser (A360 Viewer) and in real time, interactively invite stakeholders and
collaborate through the web, with functions like sectioning, measure, comment,
etc. without anyone needing to install a viewer.
Solidworks use the eDrawings Viewer program in Solidworks Standard and
eDrawings Professional in Solidworks Professional and Premium to share designs and
the typical workflow is to create content (or import content) in your edition of
Solidworks and export it to an eDrawings file.Solidworks has the 3D model based
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definition (PMI) which allows you to annotate the 3D model and share that
information rather than detailing a 2D drawing.
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Figure 3.5. Collaboration matrix

(Australian CAD Blog)
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✓ Translators
Here’s a list of popular translators, import/export functionality and how the CAD
systems can work with other CAD and neutral formats:
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Figure 3.6. Translators matrix

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✓ MS Office Integration
Figure 3.7. MS Office Integration matrix

Both systems will export a Bill of Materials out to Microsoft Excel and read an MS
Excel table to drive design changes. Product Design Suite can write to MS Excel, so
if you need Excel data modified or created based on say a design specification or
design change or for pricing, quoting or linking labour costs it can.
Autodesk Inventor Professional can also write to Microsoft Word. Typically to create
technical documents with specifications and you can even take a snapshot image
automatically and have it in the same document.
Both systems will allow you to export to a lightweight model and embed the 2D
drawings and 3D model into an office document for viewing.
✓ Conclusion
• If you need a electromechanical environment with 3D modelling and 2D
schematics, you can buy Product Design Suite Ultimate which includes
Autodesk Inventor Professional and AutoCAD Electrical or you can buy
Solidworks and the Solidworks Electrical Professional add-on.
• For industrial design, if you need to flatten your surfaces, Solidworks Premium
gives you that unique feature, where Autodesk Inventor Professional requires
an add-on.
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• If you’re a general engineering company that works on parts and needs to cost
them, the costing module in Solidworks Professional is a nice feature.
(Australian CAD Blog )
Because in my section, I’ve used Autodesk AutoCAD to draw the draft CAD, so I will
have a small comparision between AutoCAD and Solidworks.
AutoCAD Solidworks
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Figure 3.8. Features comparision between AutoCAD and Solidworks

( Software insider, AutoCAD vs Solidworks)
b) Use computer aided design software to prepare a design drawing or

scheme
This is my concept draft drawing with Autodesk AutoCAD
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Figure 3.9. Concept 2 with AutoCAD

And there are my team final concept 3D drawing with Solidworks support.
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Figure 3.10. Control box detailed with Solidworks
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Figure 3.11. Final concept with Solidworks in 3D
And there are my team final concept 2D drawing with Solidworks support
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Figure 3.12. Final concept with Solidworks in 2D

c) Evaluate software that can assist the design process
There are various types of software that can help people effectively complete their work
in the design process. I’ve done a research on which software can assist the most
people in each specific application. And because in my section I’ve used Autodesk
AutoCAD so I will analyse it.
The design software applications that will be outlined below will cover the basic kinds
of graphic designs individuals need to cover and the advantages of using each outlined
app for a certain kind of design will also be outlined below. Note that these CAD
applications were chosen using three criteria;
• Scope of work—these criteria covers an apps features, tools and how suited it is
to handle certain types of CAD design
• User interface—these criteria takes into consideration the ease of use associated
with an app and the learning curve needed to become proficient in using the
software
• Cost and Availability—the apps pricing, packages, its popularity and its general
availability to anyone seeking to purchase or download it also plays its part in
making this list.
The best CAD software for 2D Designs: AutoCAD

Although there are various apps contending for the position as the best app for 2D
design, Autodesk’s AutoCAD still remains the standard and the best out there. And
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using the above criterion, AutoCAD emerges the top app for 2D CAD design for the
following reason:
Scope of work
AutoCAD comes equipped with all the necessary features and tools needed for the
design of 2-dimensional characters or models. With this app, users can design 2-
dimensional characters that cut across all verticals—engineering, architecture, graphic
design, modeling, and animation. Due to AutoCAD’s influence in computer aided
design, its file format the DWF is currently seen as one of the industry’s standard
which means other CAD applications are built to support its file format.
User Interface
AutoCAD can be called one of the pioneering design software of the CAD industry
and it has consistently raised the bar with its user interfaces and the intuitiveness they
provide designers. AutoCAD spots a simplistic interface, features and tools that are
easy to manipulate thereby making the learning process quite easy for both beginners
and anyone who has had prior design experience with any CAD application.
Cost and Availability
AutoCAD remains the oldest drafting software still available on the market and since
its inception in 1982, its parent company—Autodesk—has continued to release newer
versions concurrently to take advantage of both new design technology and the
advancing computer age. Therefore, the app and its different packages can be found
online with ease. Designers can choose to take advantage of its free packages or the
premium ones depending on your budget size. It is also important to note that
knowledge of prior versions of AutoCAD will serve you well when exporting your
design projects to its newer versions or any other CAD application on the market.
The best CAD software for 3D Design: SolidWorks

In engineering and furniture design circles, the name SolidWorks reign supreme for
the design of 3 dimensional models or components. And although this 2D/3D CAD
tool may not be popular in other industries, it is highly regarded by designers and has
made a name for itself as one of the best apps for 3D design and that is why it makes
this list. This is how it ranks with our listed criteria:
Scope of work
SolidWorks is a design application equipped with the necessary tools and features
needed to create 2D/3D character which makes it a multi-purpose tool. Users can
handle projects ranging from the design of 3D components, assembling the designed
components and animating the complete model to analyze its functions. Solidworks is
also equipped with its own Application Programming Interface* which can be used to
provide solutions to complex models that cannot be easily drafted using its custom
tools.
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User interface
SolidWorks is equipped with an expansive user interface, tools and different design
modes tailored to fit the user design needs. Its intuitive nature makes it an easy tool to
use for CAD users with some experience using design software. For beginners,
SolidWorks may provide some challenge before one can become proficient in using it.
But the multitude of tutorials—video and textual—available on the internet covering
the topic of SolidWorks, eases the slight difficulties that come with mastering its
interface.
SolidWorks can be purchased online and its packages are available worldwide to
graphic designers irrespective of their location. Its parent company also believes in
innovation, therefore, it releases a new version of the CAD application at the turn of
every year. A good understanding of any version of SolidWork can be translated to the
newer versions thereby eliminating the need to re-learn its features when upgrading to
newer versions.
The best CAD software for Architectural Design: Microstation
In architectural design circles, two CAD software applications—Autodesk Revit and
Microstation—stand out, which made it quite difficult to choose the best design
application for the architectural niche. But after pitting the pros and cons of both
applications against our criteria, Microstation edged out the Inventor as the best design
app for architects, project managers and interior decorators for the following reasons:
Scope of work
Microstation is an all-purpose CAD design software application which has the
capability to handle both 2 and 3-dimensional designs for architectural and
engineering projects. Microstation also doubles as Building Information management
system which makes collaboration between designers easy. Its unique features include;
Bentley architecture extensions, and Bentley building mechanical and electrical
systems. These features and extensions show that Microstation wasn’t built to serve
simply as a CAD tool, but was built to be a CAD platform for handling extensive
projects and providing solutions to complex modeling problems.
User Interface
Microstation is an advanced CAD software with a highly developed interface and
drafting tools built to handle both simple and advanced mechanical and structural
designs. Microstation has evolved with time and with the advent of the V8 versions, its
interfaces have been expanded to take on both the role of design and collaboration.
Due to the advanced nature of the software, learning to use its tools and features may
be quite difficult but having some knowledge of computer aided design will drastically
reduce the learning duration.
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Bentley, the parent company that builds Microstation, have spared no efforts in
making the software available to the general public and designers can purchase the app
in online stores as well as on its official website. As of now, there are no free
Microstation software applications available on the market. It is also important to note
that like many other major CAD applications, newer versions of Microstation are
released every year and knowledge of older interfaces can be transferred to these
newer versions. Lastly, the software falls in the range of $2,000 t0 $3,500 depending
on the chosen package.
The best CAD software for Designing Aerospace Components: Catia
Designing aircraft and its corresponding aerospace components require the use of
special CAD/Computer-aided manufacturing software for accurately designing
components, assembling them and testing their reactions to external forces such as
pressure and weight. And while there are several CAD apps that can be used to create
these 3D models only one stands out as the industries standard and it is Catia. Catia is
a 3D CAD/CAM created by Dassault Systems for the design of components used
primarily in the aerospace and automotive industries.
Scope of application
Catia provides designers with a suite of surfacing, reverse engineering and
visualization features which are used to create, modify and design complex shapes or
models. These tools also include the necessary features for testing structural tolerance
and kinematic functions. Catia also integrates aspects of systems engineering in
providing solutions to complex modeling problems these solutions include the use of
programming languages—C++, visual basic etc.—to solve complex issues.
Catia is used in various industries including aerospace designs, automation, defense
and the design of industrial equipment.
User Interface
The highly advanced nature of Catia projects means that its tools, features and
programs are designed to undertake tasks involving complex modeling problems
which mean learning to use the software maybe actually difficult. its interface also
integrates Building information management features to make collaboration between
designers, engineers and programmers possible. Also note that the new age versions of
Catia—V4, V5 and V6—are compatible which makes file sharing amongst them
possible.
Catia is not a popular CAD application. Therefore its availability on the market is
limited to the placing of orders which can be done by visiting its official website or
that of its parent company—Dassault Systemes. The suites that comprises of Catia’s
drafting tools are quite expensive and so are its supporting extensions thereby making
the app somewhat of a commercial product purchased by business, freelances and not
hobbyists.
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The best CAD software for 3D Rendering: Keyshot
In 3D modeling, rendering plays a huge role for it is the feature that produces the final
product or 3D model the public sees which makes the need to obtain quality renderings
whenever possible quite important. Designers who are interested in obtaining quality
renderings for their designs usually achieve this with the use of third party rendering
software applications and after reviewing a number of rendering software out there,
Keyshot comes out as the cream of the crop. Using our criteria, here is an analysis of
the rendering software:
Scope of Application
Keyshot is a standalone rendering engine that supports almost all of the major 3D file
formats which makes importing and rendering 3D designs a piece of cake. This means
keyshot can render DWF files coming from all Autodesk’s product, DXF files from
Microstation as well as files in PDF format coming from other 3D CAD software
applications.
It is also important to note that Keyshot’s performance is entirely reliant on its own
rendering engine and the power of your CPU. Therefore, the advanced nature or lack
of advancement of your computer’s graphic cards does not affect the performance and
final result of Keyshot’s renderings.
User Interface
This rendering software’s interface is simplistic and very easy to use because an
imported scene from any 3D CAD application comes across with the geometry and
materials used in modeling that scene. And once the scene is in Keyshot, the
application automatically kick-starts the rendering process and the user will
immediately see the progress being made if he/she focuses on the screen.
Keyshot also comes equipped with a robust materials library in its suite which makes
the addition of external materials to an imported scene possible. With Keyshot,
designers as well as non-technical people can achieve specific lighting and extensive
textural fine tuning to produce realistic renderings.
Keyshot which is built by Luxion—one of the pioneer developers of the 3D mouse—
is available for purchase online and although its popularity is quite limited to designers
who make use of third-party rendering software applications, anyone can purchase the
app from the Luxion e-commerce website. Keyshot packages are quite affordable
when compared to the cost of purchasing any of the above CAD software application
listed in the article. So if you are interested in rendering software applications,
Keyshot should be the easy to go.
The best CAD software for 3D Animation: Maya
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Since its inception, Maya has stood at the pinnacle of 3D animation as the best app out
there for creating both simple and complex animations. In fact, most of the animated
movies and computer generated images used in non-animated movies have been
designed solely using Maya. Examples such as the animated movie Groods, and the
transformers in Transformer where designed using this application. This and other
reasons are why Maya makes our list as the best CAD application for 3D animation.
Using our criteria, Maya comes out tops because:
Scope of Application
Maya 3D is made up of an advanced user interface equipped with the necessary design
tools and features for creating 2D/3D models, animated scenes as well as rendering
these images and scenes to produce a complete animated figure/character or scene.
Newer versions of Maya also incorporate the use of programming to solve problems
associated with designing complex models. The design software also spots features
that classify it as a Building Information Management platform which supports
collaboration and the sharing of animated designs via social media platforms such as
Facebook.
User Interface
Maya’s user interface is designed to be intuitive when designing 3D models and
rendering animations which means it is equipped with both design tools and a
rendering machine for animating scenes. The level of complex design problems the
application is built to create makes learning its use quite difficult for beginners as well
as experienced CAD users who are new to using its features. Despite its steep learning
curve, there are multitudes of tutorials both off and online to help students/users
become acquainted with is features and workspace.
Maya—which was also built by Autodesk—is an expensive animations software
application to purchase but it can be easily be bought on any e-commerce store that
sells design software to the public. And like any other CAD software, Maya comes in
different packages with prices ranging from $2,500-$4,000. Autodesk also releases
newer versions of this software annually which includes a subscription plan for
students who do not have the resources to purchase a more complete version of the
application.
(Tutorial45, The Best CAD software list)
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There is my team’s Arduino code which is coded by me
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Engineering Design

Prepared by: Nguyen Thuan Chi

Lecturer: Mr. Pham Bach Duong

PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 1

PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 2

PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 3

PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 4

Figure a. MBTI test results

Figure b. Types of characteristic

Chi (ISFJ) Toan (ESTJ)

Tien (INFP) Viet (INTJ)

PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 5

PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 6

PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 7

Potential solution is based on technology and automatic work of 3 products above. My

PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 8

Time: From February 10, 2017 to June 12, 2017

PREPARED BY: NGUYEN THUAN CHI 9

Task 1. Preparing a design specification to meet customer

Survey on issue of hanging clothes in rainy season

 From 10 million to 20 million VNDs Over 20 million VNDs

How do you feel when hanging the washing

Fine Uncomfortable Very annoyed Indifferent

Do you wash and dry your clothes at home or using laundry

At home Using laundry service

Are you often absent at home?

Sometimes Working hours Regularly Rarely

Are you interested in solving the problem of wet clothes

Indifferent Curious Very interesting

Have you ever known or used any

I know Never heard about Know and have used

Are you satisfied when using that equipment?

Satisfied Unsatisfied Never use

Where do you usually hang the laundry?

Outdoor Indoor Other

What is your monthly income?

How much do you expect an automatic clothes crack?

Under 1 million VNDs From 1 million to 2 million VNDs

Do you want a fixed or movable equipment?

Fixed Movable Other

What is additional function that you expect this equipment

Drying Automated gathering dried clothes No more needs Other

Which material do you want this device to be made from?

What kind of power source will you expect this equipment

Using residential electricity Using solar energy Using accu

Which size would you expect this equipment to be?

How many clothes do you want to hang on the rack?

10 clothes 15 clothes 20 clothes Over 20 clothes

How long do you want this equipment to last?

3 years 5 years 7 years Over 7 years

Which criteria do you care about?

Solve the long-term problem 19%

b) Based on the survey result, present the major design parameters

c) Obtain design information from appropriate sources and prepare a design

Response time to rain Seconds 5 seconds < 8 seconds

Task 2. Analysis and evaluation of possible design

Figure 2.1. All concept specifications

Figure 2.2. Mapping table

Figure 2.3. My concept map

Figure 2.4. My concept drawing draft

Figure 2.5. My concept draft by Autodesk AutoCAD

USB port Sensors

Figure 2.6. My concept block