Week 3

This Blog: Ideation, Screening and Selection 


As our pyrolysis idea was not feasible to be done in school, thus we have decided to change our idea.


New Idea: Self-Cooker


Research Gap - Heating Element

 

Heating Element (Constant Heating)

Substitution

Use induction heating instead of using a material to be the heating element

Combine

Warm + Heating (Cooking)

Adapt

Change shape of base and heating element

Modify

Rounded base

Double Stirrer

Ingredient Compartment

An opening on the lid

Put to another use

-

Eliminate

-

Reverse

-


To further improve on the product, we have decided to add an opening on the lid. This enables us to add spices or anything ingredients while the self-cooker in cooking.


Feasibility Analysis

Idea: Changing Shape of heating element (Add more coils to the side)

YES

NO

Budget -        Less than S$2000?

✔

 

Project Timeline    - Can be completed within one semester?

✔

 

Technical Feasibility - Evaluate the technical feasibility of the project.

 

 

·       Is the project feasible within the limits of current technology?

✔

 

·       Are the required utilities available?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have necessary testing and fabrication equipment?

✔

 

·       Does it need any computer software and hardware?

 

✔

·       Do we possess the necessary technical expertise and skills?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have sufficient space to support the project?

✔

 

Operational Feasibility

 

 

a.       Does the project team have sufficient manpower to carry out the project?

✔

 

b.       Is it legal to operate the project?

✔

 

c.       Is it safe to operate the project?

✔

 

 

 

 

 

Idea: Rounded Shape Base

YES

NO

Budget -        Less than S$2000?

✔

 

Project Timeline    - Can be completed within one semester?

✔

 

Technical Feasibility - Evaluate the technical feasibility of the project.

 

 

·       Is the project feasible within the limits of current technology?

✔

 

·       Are the required utilities available?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have necessary testing and fabrication equipment?

 

✔

·       Does it need any computer software and hardware?

 

✔

·       Do we possess the necessary technical expertise and skills?

 

✔

·       Does the lab have sufficient space to support the project?

✔

 

Operational Feasibility

 

 

d.       Does the project team have sufficient manpower to carry out the project?

✔

 

e.       Is it legal to operate the project?

✔

 

f.        Is it safe to operate the project?

✔

 

 


 

 

Idea: Opening at the lid (To add stuff)

YES

NO

Budget -        Less than S$2000?

✔

 

Project Timeline    - Can be completed within one semester?

✔

 

Technical Feasibility - Evaluate the technical feasibility of the project.

 

 

·       Is the project feasible within the limits of current technology?

✔

 

·       Are the required utilities available?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have necessary testing and fabrication equipment?

✔

 

·       Does it need any computer software and hardware?

 

✔

·       Do we possess the necessary technical expertise and skills?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have sufficient space to support the project?

✔

 

Operational Feasibility

 

 

g.       Does the project team have sufficient manpower to carry out the project?

✔

 

h.       Is it legal to operate the project?

✔

 

i.         Is it safe to operate the project?

✔

 

 

 

 

Idea: Double Stirrer

YES

NO

Budget -        Less than S$2000?

✔

 

Project Timeline    - Can be completed within one semester?

✔

 

Technical Feasibility - Evaluate the technical feasibility of the project.

 

 

·       Is the project feasible within the limits of current technology?

✔

 

·       Are the required utilities available?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have necessary testing and fabrication equipment?

✔

 

·       Does it need any computer software and hardware?

 

✔

·       Do we possess the necessary technical expertise and skills?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have sufficient space to support the project?

✔

 

Operational Feasibility

 

 

j.         Does the project team have sufficient manpower to carry out the project?

✔

 

k.       Is it legal to operate the project?

✔

 

l.         Is it safe to operate the project?

✔

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idea: Change heat element to induction heating.

YES

NO

Budget -        Less than S$2000?

✔

 

Project Timeline    - Can be completed within one semester?

✔

 

Technical Feasibility - Evaluate the technical feasibility of the project.

 

 

·       Is the project feasible within the limits of current technology?

✔

 

·       Are the required utilities available?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have necessary testing and fabrication equipment?

✔

 

·       Does it need any computer software and hardware?

 

✔

·       Do we possess the necessary technical expertise and skills?

 

✔

·       Does the lab have sufficient space to support the project?

✔

 

Operational Feasibility

 

 

m.     Does the project team have sufficient manpower to carry out the project?

✔

 

n.       Is it legal to operate the project?

✔

 

o.       Is it safe to operate the project?

✔

 

 

 

 

Idea: Ingredient compartment

YES

NO

Budget -        Less than S$2000?

✔

 

Project Timeline    - Can be completed within one semester?

✔

 

Technical Feasibility - Evaluate the technical feasibility of the project.

 

 

·       Is the project feasible within the limits of current technology?

✔

 

·       Are the required utilities available?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have necessary testing and fabrication equipment?

✔

 

·       Does it need any computer software and hardware?

 

✔

·       Do we possess the necessary technical expertise and skills?

✔

 

·       Does the lab have sufficient space to support the project?

✔

 

Operational Feasibility

 

 

p.       Does the project team have sufficient manpower to carry out the project?

✔

 

q.       Is it legal to operate the project?

✔

 

r.        Is it safe to operate the project?

✔

 

 

Top 3 ideas based on feasibility:
1) Add more coils to the side to make heating more uniform

2) Double Stirrer

3) Adding a spice compartment


COWS Matrix:

Criteria

Weightages

Options

Add more coils to the side to make heating more uniform

 

(Heating element material,

Electrical appliance)

Double Stirrer

 

(Motor,

Stainless Steel,

Rubber,

Gear)

Adding a spice compartment

 

(Plastic,

Gear,

Insulation)

Raw

Score

Weighted

Score

Raw

Score

Weighted

Score

Raw

Score

Weighted

Score

Machinability

15%

3

45

1

15

2

30

Money

25%

1

25

2

50

3

75

Appearance

5%

2

10

3

15

3

15

Usefulness

30%

2

60

3

90

3

90

Availability of parts

10%

1

10

2

20

3

30

Ease of maintenance

15%

1

15

2

30

3

45

Score

 

165

 


220 

 

285


With spice compartment having the highest score of 285, it is our chosen idea.

The weightage for usefulness is given the highest of 30% because the design to be added on to our self-cooker has to be useful.

The next  highest weightage of 25% is given to money. This money includes the cost to buy all required materials and the transportation fee. A large expense can exceed our budget of SGD$2000.

Thirdly, the weightage of 15% is applied to machinability and ease of maintenance. Machinability is how easy we can build the product with the new idea. Easier machinability can help to simplify the building process. Ease of maintenance refers to how easy it is to maintain or repair when defects are found. 

Fourthly, the weightage of 10% is given to the Availability of Parts. We want our product to have the required materials obtained easily. Some materials which are uncommon can waste a lot of time to find.

Lastly, the weightage of 5% is given to appearance. Although appearance is an important aspect, the other criteria are more important. Appearance does not affect how the machine works which is the most important. However, we added appearance as some customers prefers appliances with nicer appearance.

In conclusion, our idea of adding a spice compartment is the best suited among all the criteria listed. It does not require many materials, and the required materials are common, cheap and easy to purchase. It is useful as other self cook machine may not have the function to add ingredients when it is cooking. With this idea, when the self cook machine has started. we still can add on ingredients which are needed to be added during the process of cooking such as herbs etc. Moreover, if we forget to add any ingredient, we can put into the spice compartment. This will prevent the opening of cooking lid, and preventing hot steam from escaping which can slow down the process of cooking.


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