User:Akshay.mistry/ENES-100/Poject 0/CDIO

Problem Statement
Attempt to make a prototype Strand Beest as cheap as possible out of any house hold material.

Designing the Implementation Process
For the fact that my Strand Beest is supposed to be as Cheap as possible, So then the search begin for all materials that are no longer useful for any other purpose, which in this case were a cardboard and a string. And off course some other instruments like a foot-ruler, scissor and pencil were used in order to finish the process.

Work flow
The first step was to put everything together and then had to take all the measurement on the cardboard. After that the cutting job begin, a scissor was used to cut out all the small piece(Sticks) that were required for this project. After finishing all the cutting job, there come the drilling job. The next step was to put tiny holes on the very end of all the stick that were just made out of cardboard. The final step was to put everything together, a string was used to tie everything up in an organized way.

Test, Verification, Validation, and Certification
The testing process is pretty straight forward. Does all the part moves accordingly in a organized pattern. The force was applied through the handle(crank) and all the parts started moving in a way that was expected. Although it worked great the joint aren't very polished and didn't worked the way they were expected.

Quality
The quality of strand beest is definitely not great, for the fact that it was made out of cheapest materials possible(Cardboard & string). The project is still fair enough to handle its own weight.

Possible implementation process improvements
The joints need lots of improvements. The joint are like the weakest part of the project. To make the project more stronger the cardboard sticks needs to be replaced with something like plastic or metal.

Next Steps
The next step is definitely going to be the improvements..lots of improvements, especially the joints. The whole project could be redesigned by using plastic or some sorta fabric instead of card board plus the joints could be connected by rivet or nut/bolts instead of string. This changes can make the project more sturdy and stronger.