Project Name: Helping Gregory Measure Ingredients Accurately
Clients: Gregory Mork, Susannah Mork, Courtney Celian
Team members: Carmine Bastone, Kevin Cayemitte, Matt Saperstein, Vikram Srikishan
Mission Statement: Our goal is to design a physical product that can assist our client in measuring quantities accurately (according to his own determination of how much he wants) while cooking.
Project Deliverables: Device to aid Gregory
Constraints:
Due date to hand it in
$100 Budget
Must be light enough for Gregory to lift and grasp
Must utilize the machinery available to us in the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
Users and Stakeholders:
Gregory Mork, user of our product, will use the device to cook independently once more
Susannah Mork, Gregory’s wife, helps him around the kitchen now that he needs help
Courtney Celian, Occupational Therapist at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
User profile:
Since he had a stroke, Gregory has dealt with decreased proprioception. This is very unfortunate for Gregory because it makes it harder for Gregory to cook, something that he has loved doing his whole life. Since experiencing a stroke, Gregory has lost all feeling in his left arm and hand. It has been harder for Gregory to pour the right amount of coffee from a pot into a glass each morning, to carry heavy objects, to clean dishes, and to open bottles. Gregory’s favorite food to make is soup. For his whole life, Gregory has loved making soup without a recipe by just eyeballing various measurements of ingredients. Because Gregory cannot accurately measure quantities now, it is tough for him to make soup in the same way that he used to.
There are various devices in Gregory’s kitchen that make it easier for him to cook using only one arm. Gregory uses two cutting boards that have rubber bands and clamps that adjust to hold the food in place while he slices the food. He also has special rocker knives that allow him to cut a piece of food using just one hand. Gregory opens cans by using a battery-powered can opener.
User Illustrative scenario:
Gregory’s current process of making soup is as follows: First, he washes the vegetables. Then, he places them in a pot to sauté them. He then adds water or stock to the pot to make the soup. He usually adds various amounts of seasoning into the soup based on how much he thinks would properly flavor the soup. Susannah sometimes needs to help Gregory add the water to the soup because he has difficulty measuring the correct amount of water to add to the soup. Gregory has a big kitchen that has a lot of space and various different devices and appliances that help him in the cooking process.
Project Requirements:
Figure 10. Project Requirements Chart