Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería

Ingeniería Mecatrónica

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Centro Tecnológico
Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica
Laboratório de Sistemas Hidráulicos e Pneumáticos

DISEÑO E INTEGRACIÓN DEL SISTEMA MECATRÓNICO

DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS

Prof. Karol Muñoz Salas, PUCP

Prof. Victor J. De Negri, UFSC
M.Eng. Vinícius Vígolo, UFSC

2021
 Quick recap from the previous class

▪ The product planning step Problem/Need Products of the

company
Complementary
• Outputs Stimuli from:
data Products in literature
and Patents
Client/User
Market,
• Product preliminary idea; needs
Environment,
Own Company
Technical &
Scientific Competitors products
literature
• Subject background; Standards, Guidelines,
Regulations, ...

• Analysis of existing products;

Product planning
• Requirements from standards; Task description/Problem Subject understanding and
identification theoretical framework review
• Product idea;
Product preliminary
▪ Data compilation Idea Subject background

• Baggage of knowledge accumulated Analysis of the state of the art

during the product planning;

Planning and Task Clarification Phase

▪ Design specifications Task clarification
Determination of Determination of

Use of Requirements matrix

user requirements requirements list
• Definition of the requirements and Determination of
design requirements
characteristics of the product; Requirements User
categories requirements Determination of
requirements atributes

Analysis of existing Requirements list

products
Data compilation Design specifications
Requirements from Product idea
standards, ... Design data
& specifications

Design and Integration of Mechatronic Systems 2

 Phase: Planning and task clarification
Step: Task clarification
Problem/Need
▪ Determination of user requirements Client/User Stimuli from:
needs Market, Environment,
• Description: Own Company

• The quality of the product will be defined by the Task clarification

user; Determination of Determination of

Use of Requirements matrix

user requirements requirements list
Determination of
• The companies must understand what the user Requirements User
design requirements
Determination of
really wants – The user needs!; categories requirements requirements atributes

• The user needs answer the question of what the

Analysis of existing
user wants; products
Data compilation
Requirements list
Design specifications
• The user needs are qualitative! Requirements from
standards, ... Design data Product idea
& specifications
• The user needs will be transformed to user
requirements, which is summarized description of User needs User
the user needs (2 – 4 words); (Necessities) requirements
• Advantages: The product needs to
be efficient in
• A better understanding of the needs of everyone Remove dirty
removing the dirt
involved in the life cycle of the product; from the clothes
• Reduction of the development time and costs; The product needs to
Don't damage
• The basis for decision making during the design preserve clothes
the clothes
process; integrity
The product needs to Easy
be easy to use operation

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 Phase: Planning and task clarification
Step: Task clarification
Problem/Need
▪ Determination of user requirements Client/User Stimuli from:
needs Market, Environment,
• Inputs: Own Company

• Analysis of existing products; Task clarification

Determination of
• Requirements from standards;
Determination of

Use of Requirements matrix

user requirements requirements list
Determination of
• Product idea;
design requirements
Requirements User Determination of
categories requirements requirements atributes
• Client/User needs:
• Description: Analysis of existing
products Requirements list
• Information presented in a natural language; Data compilation Design specifications
Requirements from
• Depends on the profile of the user (background, standards, ... Design data
& specifications
Product idea

culture, and interests);

• They need to be classified and grouped according
to the requirements categories;
• User needs X User requirements:
User needs User requirements
A phrase that describes what the consumers It is a summary of the user’s needs. It is
need, what are their wills, wishes, and written in a short sentence (2 – 4 words) and
expectation. There is no standardization of it should be written in a proper language to
terms. express an attribute of quality for the product.

The product needs to have a quick cycle time Fast operation

Design and Integration of Mechatronic Systems 4

 Phase: Planning and task clarification
Step: Task clarification
Problem/Need
▪ Determination of user requirements Client/User Stimuli from:
needs Market, Environment,
• Inputs:
Own Company

• Client/User needs (continuation): Task clarification

Interview with Determination of
• How to identify the user needs?
Determination of

Use of Requirements matrix

user requirements requirements list
users Determination of
design requirements
Surveys with users Requirements
categories
User
requirements Determination of
requirements atributes

Personal Analysis of existing

products Requirements list
experience Data compilation Design specifications
Requirements from Product idea
standards, ... Design data
& specifications

User needs
Brainstorming
sections Product idea

Requirements from
standards
Analysis of existing
products
Design and Integration of Mechatronic Systems 5
 Phase: Planning and task clarification
Step: Task clarification
Problem/Need
▪ Determination of user requirements Client/User Stimuli from:
Market, Environment,
needs Own Company
• Inputs:
• Requirements categories: Task clarification
Determination of Determination of

Use of Requirements matrix

• Typical categories of design requirements; user requirements requirements list
Determination of
• The user needs must be grouped in one of these categories; Requirements User
design requirements

categories requirements Determination of

• Additional categories might be created; requirements atributes

• Source of inspiration to create new users requirements;

Analysis of existing Requirements list
products
uirements
ts
quiremen
of user re f user req Data compilation Design specifications
Examples Ex amples o ance
ents cate
go ri es
Remove d ir ty gorie s k mai n n te
Requirem ents cate Easy/quic quired
Requirements from Product idea
Harvest co
coa Requirem la b o r re standards, ... Design data
ip ping ability No skilled ng & specifications
Wood ch Maintain Safe packi
ity Li ft w ei ght t p ac king
Function al Comp ac
ght ty
Move wei Packa b ili
Be port ab le
tion nsions
Low vibra t d im e
Compac ion
Low noise an rtat
sp o
dling Transport
ability Easy of tr
no m ics Er go nomic han y o p e ra tion
Ergo o k Eas
Nice lo operation
ish Intuitive
Simple fin Usability ab le materials
pearance Recycl
et ics R o b ust ap residues
Aesth
f acciden
ts Recyclable nts
Low risk o posed Recyclabili
ty
o m e tr y compone
p ar ts ex Simple ge s
ble on
No mova im e n si
peration Suitable d
Safety Reliable o
w ith se curity law
s Geometr
y
Smooth m
ovements Examples of user
Reliability Comply des ig n Low impac
t
Innovati ve cts
Legality
Patentab
ility
Comply w
ith applic
able stan
dards Kinematic
s
Do n 't dam ag e in te rf acing obje
le energy
requirements!
ization Be durab
le
Force Renewab
Standard e fficiency
Be robust Hig h
erial
Robustnes
s ent friend
ly E n e rg y uctive mat
Environm Non-cond e ri al
te at
act Do no t p o llu Organic m tion
ental imp ufacturin
g Materials o m ous opera
Environm Easy man A u to n
cturing ti o n
Low cost
m an u fa
ent Automatio
n Fast opera cost
Manufact
uring arrangem quisition
mponent e in im al ac
Suitable co pon en ts Ti m M
al op e ra ti on
Few com Economic als
ili ty Ea sy assembly Low cost
m at e ri
Assem bl ab Costs

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 Phase: Planning and task clarification
Step: Task clarification
Problem/Need
▪ Determination of user requirements Client/User Stimuli from:
Market, Environment,
needs Own Company
• Outputs:
• User requirements: Task clarification
Determination of Determination of

Use of Requirements matrix

• A table containing the user requirements, the user needs, user requirements requirements list
Determination of
the categories, and the classification of users design requirements
Requirements User Determination of
categories requirements requirements atributes
User Category User needs User requirements
The product needs to be efficient in removing the dirt
Remove dirty
Final user Functionality from the clothes
Analysis of existing Requirements list
The product needs to preserve clothes integrity Don't damage the clothes products
Data compilation Design specifications
Final user Time The product needs to have a quick cycle time Fast operation
Requirements from Product idea
The product needs to be easy to use Easy operation standards, ... Design data
& specifications
Final user Usability It has to be able to wash common clothes made of
cotton and polyester, delicate silk and wool clothes, and Properly operation
thick and heavy items, such as blankets and jeans
It needs to be capable to handle the washing processes
Final user Automation Autonomous operation
by itself
The shapes and dimensions have to be similar to the Easy of transportation
Final user Transportability
products already present in the market Suitable dimensions Different profiles of users
Final user Aesthetics The product has to be nice looking Nice look
Final user Robustness The product has to be robust Be robust
• People that will use the product;
The main market strategy is the product price, which
has to be considerably lower than the competitors
Minimal acquisition cost • Investors;
Final user Costs
Household appliance, focusing on middle-income • Manufacturers;
Economical operation
families • People working with the product.
The manufacturing processes have to consist only of the Simple manufacturing
Company traditional methods processes
Manufacturing
owner The product has to made of common materials widely
Standardized materials
available in the market
Final user Safety Protection against moving parts No movable parts exposed

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 Phase: Planning and task clarification
Step: Task clarification
Problem/Need
▪ Determination of design requirements Client/User Stimuli from:
Market, Environment,
needs Own Company
• Description:
• It is the conversion of user requirements into Task clarification
Determination of Determination of

Use of Requirements matrix

engineering characteristics; user requirements requirements list
Determination of
• Usually, design requirements represent attributes that Requirements User
design requirements

categories requirements Determination of

can be manipulated, measured and have a target value requirements atributes

– They are quantitative!

• They answer the question of how a user requirement
Analysis of existing Requirements list
products
Data compilation Design specifications
can be achieved; Requirements from
standards, ... Design data Product idea
& specifications
• In general, the design requirements will be the design
problems that need to be solved;
A few examples

User Req. Design Req. User Req. Design Req.

Provide Agitation
Remove dirt
Adequate Load capacity
Fast operation
Adequate operation height
Easy operation
Automatic components
Low vibration amplitude
Safe operation Low noise level
Largest possible Reduce exposed moving parts
cutting width
Adequate cutting width

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 Phase: Planning and task clarification
Step: Task clarification

▪ Group work Problem/Need

Complementary
Products of the
company
Products in literature
• Elaborate the following tasks of the Product Planning step: Client/User
needs
Stimuli from:
Market,
data and Patents

Environment, Technical &

Competitors products
• Analysis of the state of the art Own Company Scientific
literature
Standards, Guidelines,
Regulations, ...
• Elaborate the following tasks of the Task Clarification Step:
• Determination of user requirements; Product planning
Task description/Problem Subject understanding and
identification theoretical framework review
• The expected results are following outputs:
Product preliminary
• Analysis of existing products; Idea Subject background

• Requirements from standards; Analysis of the state of the art

• Product idea

Planning and Task Clarification Phase

Task clarification
• The user requirements table; Determination of Determination of

Use of Requirements matrix

user requirements requirements list
Determination of
• The work must be submitted in the form of a report; design requirements
Requirements User Determination of
• The APA style must be used for citations;
categories requirements requirements atributes

• For feedbacks, the report should be uploaded to google

classroom until next Tuesday, at 10 pm; RequirementsRequirements
Analysis of existing
products matrix list
Data compilation Design specifications
• The content will be presented along with the remaining steps of Requirements from
standards, ... Design data Product idea
& specifications
the planning and task clarification phase on the session of 06/10;

User requirements table

User Category User needs User requirements
The product needs to be efficient in removing the dirt
Remove dirty
Final user Functionality from the clothes
The product needs to preserve clothes integrity Don't damage the clothes
Final user Time The product needs to have a quick cycle time Fast operation
The product needs to be easy to use Easy operation
Design and Integration of Mechatronic
Final user Usability Systems
It has to be able to wash common clothes made of 9