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Executive Summary
Market Research and Observations
For this stage of our design project, we conducted four different types of market research and observations including Anthropological Study Observation, Use Study Observation, Expert Interview, and Product Review. Besides, we also posted an Online Survey which served as a back up market research study. The major observations, inspections and conclusions from each study are listed by section below.
Anthropological Study Observations
For this approach of market research, we observed faculties, staffs and students around campus (academic buildings and student housings) to make coffee with coffeemakers located in public kitchens or snack bars. In particular, we did a 2-hour observation around noon and a 2-hour in the afternoon on the sixth floor in the Gates and Hillman Center. In addition, we did a 1-hour observation at the Stever House during an early morning. The key observations are listed underneath.
1. People (mostly students and professors) are easily distracted when using the coffeemaker. They are likely to talk to someone other the phone or around, reading and playing with tablets which could possibly cause safety issues.
2. Oftentimes when there might be a problem with the coffeemaker (or there might not be, like slower dripping of coffee), people tend to just punch around the body of the coffeemaker. This could be harmful for both the users and the coffeemaker.
3. There were a few instances when people are in a hurry of doing something else, they tend to forget to put the coffee container back into place and leave the coffeemaker on which could result in overheating problem or damage to the heater.
4. A coffeemaker placed in a public kitchen could have a shorter lifetime due to lack of cleaning and proper maintenance.
5. It is sometimes the case that a full container of coffee would be wasted as the user might want to remake some hot coffee and dump the cold one made by the previous user. This could be a majority factor of wasting all types of resources.
6. Another minor observation concerned with coffee heating is that some people might want to reheat their coffee with their own coffee mug instead of making a new set of coffee all over again. Oftentime they would just use the microwave. Things could be done on the coffeemaker so that it could possess a feature of reheating a small cup of coffee.
Use Study Observation
Expert Interview
Product Review
Sketches and Descriptions of Design Concepts
Comparison with Competitor Products
Pugh Chart
Gantt Chart for Team Plan
The picture below is a Gantt chart of a plan for our design project throughout the rest of the semester. There will be two design reviews and a design expo. Our plan is to have two iteration cycles for the two reviews and finalize our product before the design expo. The major stages within each design cycle involves design reflection, design analysis, CAD and prototyping. One of our team member will take the leading role of each of these four stages and the remaining one team member will be coordinating the entire team design progress. The specific roles that who would be leading which particular task are subject to change on the way.
Summary
Team Member Roles
Lucas Neffa -
Andrew Vickory -
Nick Ciesielski -
Yang Wen -
Kaifu Wang -
Appendix
(1) 100 Ideas Generation
100 Brainstorming Ideas
1. Centrifuge mixing and filtering
2. Automatic on/off switch
3. Coffeemaker with solar cell panel
4. Infrared heating and keeping warm
5. Coffeemaker with electronic gadgets dock
6. Manufactured with recycled materials
7. Distinguish the chamber with color which gives better instruction for user to know where to put coffee beans and where to pour water
8. A handle that is able to control the dripping lever or the valve
9. Heat exchanger rapid cooling
10. Container dock that is compatible with multiple container
11. One button control compact design
12. Unbreakable material for coffee container
13. Change the coffeemaker into a multi-drinks maker
14. Portable coffeemaker with rechargeable battery
15. Exposed major components so that potential problems can be easily identified and fixed
16. A side heating dock to reheat just a cup of coffee
17. A rotating disk which enables the coffeemaker to fill multiple cups of coffee at a time
18. A small digital screen that can replace the daily reminder sticker on the fridge
19. A coffeemaker with multiple chamber/cylinder and coffee outlet in the case when there are a group people who prefer different types of coffee
20. Coffeemaker with a coffee mug hanger on the side
21. A convertible coffeemaker
22. Attach a mechanism on top which could utilize the water vapor coming out
23. An overheating/dry heating signal sound or light
24. Some kind of nozzle that maximize the spread of the smell of coffee as air freshener
25. Automate coffee press
26. Coffee maker to handle making both hot and cold coffee
27. Coffee maker with a supersonic wave cleaner
28. Coffee maker a rotating container which enables better mixing
29. A programmable clock to set on/off time
30. Incorporate two chambers each for making and containing hot and cold coffee.
31. Coffeemaker with a hinge at the top half
32. Soundproofing material to reduce the noise
33. Removable filter and ground coffee container (easy to clean)
34. Adjustable coffee potency
35. Thermal insulation container to keep the coffee warm for longer time
36. Rechargeable battery for travel use
37. Sandglass-shape coffeemaker
38. Coffeemaker built on wall
39. Handhold coffeemaker combining with a cup
40. Clear shell with colorful backlit to indicate on/off or temperature status
41. Sphere coffeemaker with three-layer where water in the outmost layer being boiled and vapor being pressured into the mid layer which contains the ground coffee.
42. Coffeemaker with a small refrigerator to keep ice
43. Built-in thermometer & hygrometer etc.
44. Automatically lock the lid during process of boiling water & making coffee
45. Pour over method applied to dripping of hot water over grounds
46. Temperature regulation for water being dripped over grounds
47. Pump air through hot water with grounds to mix into water
48. Cooker for taking the used ground coffee and use for baking goods
49. Ink jet technology used to print water over ground coffee and maximize temperature efficiency
50. Mobile app to regulate coffee being turned on or off and regulated
51. Freshness meter displays last time coffee was brewed
52. Card reader on coffee maker to secure identity of person making coffee
53. Soda gun machine but for dispensing coffee
54. Super small portable coffee maker made for cars / truckers
55. Bring hot water down from the sides of the cone instead of middle
56. Series of holes leading to one drip
57. Cream foam printer for printing designs
58. Centrifuge with grounding coffee mechanism to prepare grounds while mixing with water
59. High pressure mist sprayer shaped as a cone / triangle that rotates to reach all radii
60. Coffee paper that gets printed out
61. Slanted surface with extruded fin walls to run hot water over from the top
62. Rectangular slope with ribs and compacting wall to hold ground coffee together and flat
63. Hydroclone to separate ground coffee from hot water
64. Filter straw that sucks up filtered coffee from hot water and ground coffee
65. Perpetual coffee maker
66. Coffee bags similar to tea bags
67. Laser chromatography to detect quality of brewed coffee
68. USB port powered coffee maker
69. Different volume bins to level amount of coffee to water ratio
70. Coffee spray personal use
71. Cyphen water out from ground coffee
72. Microwave the water, have a small microwave system
73. Soundwaves to break up water tension and get water to run through without needed pressure
74. Shifting platform to move apart ground coffee from hot water
75. Membrane filtration system
76. Temperature neutral pressure brewer
77. Honeycomb surface pattern to hold small pockets of ground coffee to run water through
78. Vacuum brewing
79. Rain powered coffee maker
80. Blood regulated coffee maker that detects caffeine levels and goals
81. Coffee maker that detects if you are awake before brewing at a set schedule
82. Run the coffee through hot water as opposed to hot water running through coffee
83. Cars can run on ground coffee byproduct, so use ground coffee byproduct to heat water
84. Wine opener handles to push down and apply pressure on hot water
85. Have water basin on top of ground coffee to provide natural flow through gravity
86. Coffee breathalyzer
87. 3-in-1 roaster, grinder, coffeemaker
88. Double water tank so that water doesn’t need to be heated between po
89. Attach an electric shaker (like one of those making bubble teas) to the coffeemaker
90. Place an ice chamber at the top of the coffeemaker so that the steam could be used to melt the ice to cool the coffee 91. Coffee maker that snap freezes espresso so that coffee can’t break down. frozen coffee can then be added to a glass of water for iced americano.
92. Facial recognition attached to coffee maker that adjusts the concentration of the coffee based on identity.
93. Heating pot / container with automatic cup filler
94. Apply dispenser that works when cup is pushed against it
95. Built in coffee reservoir with water cooler-style spigot
96. Vacuum sealed coffee bean reservoir
97. Turkish coffee maker mechanism that allows coffee to be dropped directly into the water and isolates the coffee from the water when correct concentration has been reached.
98. Stove powered coffee maker
99. Coffee recirculation system
100. Turkish coffee pot that mixes beans and water using bubbles
References
1. Dieter, George E., and Linda C. Schmidt. Engineering Design. 5th Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. Print.
2. Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Coffee Maker, n.d. photograph, viewed 28 January 2014, <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EJF8TI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1>