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Electric Toothbrush Project

Electric Toothbrush Project . Matt, Will, Yousef , Sam October 8, 2012. Project Outline. Test and research Oral-B toothbrush Dissection and analysis of toothbrush Product and patent research Surveyed customer wants and needs Concept generation and selection Benchmarking of Ideas.

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Electric Toothbrush Project

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  1. Electric Toothbrush Project Matt, Will, Yousef, Sam October 8, 2012

  2. Project Outline • Test and research Oral-B toothbrush • Dissection and analysis of toothbrush • Product and patent research • Surveyed customer wants and needs • Concept generation and selection • Benchmarking of Ideas

  3. Project management • Google docs • Distributed the work load • Communicated through Email and Text Messaging • Collaborative design effort

  4. Consumer Needs Revised Problem Statement Develop a toothbrush that is more appealing toothbrush that uses more environmentally friendly plastics. The toothbrush should also be softer and more comfortable to use.

  5. External Search Activities Research on other electric-toothbrushes on the market Product archeology Patent search Consumer survey Use of Google patent search

  6. Brush Head Design (form and function)

  7. Human Factors Body Design (Form)

  8. Energy Mechanism for Brush Head (function)

  9. Power Generation and Power Accessories (function)

  10. Morphological Chart

  11. Pugh Chart for Brush Head Design (form and function)

  12. Pugh Chart for Human Factors Body Design (Form)

  13. Pugh Chart for Energy Mechanism for Brush Head (function)

  14. Pugh Chart for Power Generation and Power Accessories (function)

  15. Final Design

  16. How does it work? • The head of the toothbrush oscillates. This occurs because the motor drives a spring to create as much potential energy as necessary. • The battery is removable and rechargeable. This is a sustainable object because it will not deplete or run out as long as a current is running through. • The head of the toothbrush can be removed for cleaning. • The compartment under the head stores the battery and the wiring. • When a consumer holds the toothbrush their number one thought will be comfort. They will also have a great ease of use turning it on and off.

  17. Customers Needs vs. Final Project • We can support this through the Facebook survey we conducted • Using the survey we were able to eliminate the factors customers don’t care about and implement the ones that they do • Important factors included: gender, bristle type, style, price range, appearance and importance of hygiene.

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