Product Design Specification and Point of View Statement
Five Triggers Points
Performance:
The performance demanded is defined by how the design would perform under any certain speed, frequency, loading method, precision, and tolerance.
A can opener needs to be able to handle the forces and torques involved in opening a can hundreds to thousands of times without failing.
Environment:
Human enduced climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity and the earth. All products must do their best to mitigate their negative environmental impact, and if they're too harmful they shouldn't be made.
A 3D printed product is best for the environment if its material can be recylced at the end of the product's life.
Weight:
The product weight should consider users’ usage, shipping costs, and how to process and assemble the product.
Our product will an appropiate weight unless it is made of a high-density metal.
Customer:
The product needs to fit the desire of customers. Their preferences and prejudices should be understood before design starts.
The customer wants their life to be easier, to be more normal. Our product should aid them in opening cans but not attempt to be anything more flashy.
Manufacturing Process:
The product, of course, also needs to be manufactured. Considerations about how the product is going to be manufactured and any special process needed for the product are needed.
Our product will be 3D printed, placing minimal limits on part geometry.
Point of View Statement
Some people are facing issues with their fingers. They might have lost their fingers or only have limited capabilities. There could be a product to solve some difficulties they have. They need a product that could help them in some daily activities which are hard for them. The product should be lightweight for them to operate without tiring the muscles and it also needs to be a simple one piece or one complete assembly for their use without any setup. The product should focus on enhancing the holding, clicking, or any single or multi function that fingers can make. There are finger disabled people who have difficulties opening all kinds of containers like open cans or bottles. We will focus on the design helping people to pull off the ring of a can.
We shall design an assistive device for people with thumb issues (no thumb or reduced ability) to open pull-tab cans. This device will better the lives of those who use it by mitigating the negative impacts of their disability.