Weed whacker redesign
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User Testing
Research and Observations
Shopping
After asking many potential customers who were looking at weed whackers we found that the main concerns of users were:
- Cost
- Maintenance
- Safety
- Ease of use
Other concerns included:
- Weight
- Noise
- Vibration
- Power
We noticed that many of them assumed characteristics of the design.
Gas powered:
- High power
- Noisy
- Vibrates
- Hot
Electric powered:
- Not enough power
- Low battery life
Usage
After observing a few weed whacker users, we asked them what their main complaints and difficulties of using their particular weed whacker.
Gas Powered:
Electric:
Brainstorming Ideas
1. night light 2. more than 2 wires 3. extendable shaft 4. collapsable shield 5. self-starting engine (no pull cord) 6. 4-cycle engine 7. electric engine 8. man powered whacker 9. hydrogen powered whacker 10. corded whacker (plugs into wall) 11. vacuum attached to whacker 13. blower attached to whacker 14. wheel on bottom of whacker 15. shaft has rotatable elbow 16. solar powered whacker 17. shoulder strap 18. self-extending wire 19. collapsable shaft 20. light-weight engine 21. all-plastic whacker 22. tripod whacker 23. engine is a backpack 24.
