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?