Milestone 1

Milestone 1.1: Customers

List the customers of the senior design project on the Milestone 1 page of the project site

Program Outcome 3: (Communications)

3.2 The student will be able to deliver presentations appropriate to audience and task.

• Elderly people who take pills regularly

• The caregivers of people who suffer from dementia and other illnesses who have to sort through multiples pills throughout the day. 

Milestone 1.2: Needs

Program Outcome 2: (Design)

2.4 The student will be able to assess the impact of the design in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.

Our customers need:

• Easy access to their medication

• Organization for their medication

• Notification/reminders to keep them on track

• Automatic dosing for simplification

• Creating a universal design that is applicable for all ages.

Milestone 1.3: Requirements

Program Outcome 4: (Ethical and Professional Conduct)

4.1 The student will acquire knowledge of the professional practices and ethical responsibilities related to design.

• Product shall have multiple champers for storing different pill types

• Product shall keep track of the times that each pill needs to be taken and on what day

• Product shall notify the user when he/she must take the dose

• Product shall allow the user to take the pill early if they will not be home

• Product shall  dispense the correct amount of pills the user needs to take

• Product shall have simple controls to ensure ease of use

Milestone 1.4: Needs-Requirement Mapping

Program Outcome 2: (Design)

2.1 The student will complete a design that incorporates and identifies all design criteria, relevant codes, standards and includes technical drawings and specifications.