User:Davidmichael47/enes100/fall2013/p1Fido504

Conceive
Market/Customer Needs .......

Customer wants a robot that follows the user by following within 2 feet of the operator.

Initial target goals ........

1) Figure out what powers the car chassis. 2) Find out what motor the car is running on. 3) Find a power source for the car chassis. 4) Find a sensor that reads distances. 5) Program sensor with motors to co-ordinate together to follow a person using Arduino. 6) Test if the robot follows a person as required.

System performance metrics ........

1) Follow a person at at least 1-2 feet behind them. 2) Can be able to back up to stay within 1-2 feed from the operator. Project cost and schedule ........

Alternatives ........

Design

 * Reverse Engineering:
 * Operations Manuals found
 * No operational manuals found.
 * Training video and tutorials found
 * No training videos or tutorials used.
 * Service Manuals found
 * No service manual used
 * Theory of Operation
 * The break down into assemblies and modules
 * The Design Process
 * Alternatives
 * Prototypes tested
 * Iteration
 * Final Design
 * Utilization of Knowledge in Design
 * Technical and scientific knowledge
 * Creativity, problem solving and group decision-making
 * Multi-Objective Design (DFX Design_for_X or Design For Excellence)
 * Aesthetics and human factors
 * Implementation, verification, test and environmental sustainability
 * Maintainability, reliability, and safety
 * Robustness, evolution, product improvement and retirement

We found no operational manuals, and we never used any training videos or tutorials. The car runs on a 9.6v Nickel Cadmium battery that powers a unknown motor.

Implementation

 * Test and analysis procedures
 * The verification of performance to system requirements
 * The validation of performance to customer needs
 * Sourcing, partnering, and supply chains
 * Possible implementation process improvements

Operation

 * Maintenance and logistics
 * Lifecycle performance and reliability
 * Lifecycle value and costs
 * Pre-planned product improvement
 * Improvements based on needs observed in operation
 * Definition of the end of useful life
 * Disposal options