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Project One: Tooth Brush Redesign

Project One: Tooth Brush Redesign. Team ThunderCats Kevin West Thomas Dinh Tyler Anderson Evan Armstrong.

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Project One: Tooth Brush Redesign

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  1. Project One: Tooth Brush Redesign Team ThunderCats Kevin West Thomas Dinh Tyler Anderson Evan Armstrong Initial Problem Statement: To design a toothbrush that will meet the sustainability needs of rapidly energy consuming population while remaining effective in quality, cost, and maintenance. 26 February 2012

  2. Sequence of Project • Initial Assessment • Customer Needs Gathering • Customer Needs Assessment (Hierarchal Needs List, AHP) • External Search/Product Analysis • Literary Review, Patent Search, Benchmarking • Product Dissection • Concept Generation • Individual Design Creation • Product Design Finalized (Morph and Pugh Chart) • Project Finalized • CAD Drawing • Progress Report

  3. Project Management • Kevin • Needs Assessment • Patent Search • Presentation • Evan • Literary Review • Pictures • Thomas • Needs Assessment • Patent Search • Progress Report • CAD Drawing • Tyler • Dissection • CAD Drawing • Benchmarking • Communal • Brainstorming • Concept Generation • Product Finalisation

  4. Hierarchal Needs Chart Revised Problem Statement: To redesign a current existing toothbrush to meet the desired durability, sustainability, efficiency, design, and cost expectations of consumers.

  5. External Search Benchmark

  6. External Search • Affordable • Well-planned • High Availability • Liked by consumers • Design • Effectiveness • Popular and Successful Literary Review

  7. External Search Patent

  8. Concept Generation Body Designs Flat Bottom Green Material Conical Rubber Casing

  9. Concept Generation Brushhead Design Long Bristles High Bristle Density Rubber Bristles

  10. Concept Generation Energy Mechanism Corkscrew Motor Double Helix Motor

  11. Concept Generation Power Generation Shakeable Battery Battery Series Battery in Pack/2nd Pack

  12. Morphological Chart

  13. Concept Selection Criteria In Deciding Finalized Concepts • Environmental • Effective • Durable • Well-designed

  14. Concept Selection

  15. Concept Selection

  16. Concept Selection Final Selected Components • High Density Bristles • Environmentally Safe Material • Flat back and bottom • Shake-Recharge Battery • Double-helix style rotor • LED Battery indicator • On/Off Sub-surface Button

  17. Concept Design

  18. Function and Technology • Toothbrush works in traditional circuit • Motor • Double Helix Groove • Moves rod connected to bottom brush up and down • Rotates rod as well to top brush to spin • Battery • Mechanical-Power (Faraday Flashlight or linear induction) • Energy can be provided using coil-magnet system • Still recharged by traditional outlet cord

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