Consideration of Design Viability

However, if a financial analysis indicates that the sales of a new product (when compared to the cost of development) could potentially produce an acceptable profit, you must ask, “Should the product be developed?”

Yes, I think our product could definitely be produced on a larger scale if we can get our prototype perfect.

Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Is continuing with product development the right thing to do?

Yes, it will if our product would sell. Yes!

What will happen if your product does not work as intended or suffers a catastrophic failure? Will the failure cause harm?

No, it won’t because we chose to do a product that can’t harm anybody or thing.

How will loads be transferred from the environment to your product, and how will loads be transferred within your product? Will the loads be static (unchanging) or dynamic (changing)? How can you calculate the loads? Will the components of your product be able to withstand the magnitude of these loads?

Our product will be cleaning the environment and/or be utilized in a hospital setting.

Will your choice of materials withstand the test of time? Will the density/weight of the materials adversely affect your design? Will the mechanical properties of your materials provide sufficient strength, stiffness, and abrasion resistance? Will the material be able to withstand repetitive loading without premature failure? Will the material operate well within the range of temperatures to which the product will be subjected? How will the material react to sunlight, temperature variations, and chemicals to which it will be exposed?

Yes, it should unless somebody drops it, No it will not it will just help keep the air purifier stable. Yes, and it shouldn’t be subjected to heat or any outside conditions and it will be able to handle its own temperatures.

Will all the components of your product interact effectively? Will the loads be efficiently transferred from part to part? Do all the parts move at an ideal speed?

Yes, they do except that sometimes the Roomba moves too fast so the purifier falls off sometimes.

Does your product require an input of energy? In what form is the energy supplied? How is it converted by your product to produce the desired output?

Yes, the purifier requires continuous energy in the form of electricity, so we use an ion battery. The battery gives out a constant amount of 88 watts of energy.

Does your design involve the conversion of raw materials to another form during manufacture or use? What chemical or biological transformations are involved in the processes?

We used Petg filament and molded it into multiple different parts for our project.

Will your design involve electricity, electronics, control systems, telecommunications, or computers? How will these systems be integrated into your design?

Yes, all of our main components require electricity.

CONCLUSION

What are some potential ways in which your product could fail? What design features have you included to minimize the chance of failure?

If something falls off it could break because of the weight being on top. I have added stabilizers to the Roomba and purifier to attach to each other so they can’t fall off as easily anymore.

Is the development of a product that knowingly causes harm to people ever ethically justifiable? Why or why not? Give examples to support your position.

No, it is not unless it is a product of war because we do need the means to defend ourselves. In other words, it would just be genocide unless it is supposed to be used for good and someone uses it for bad things.

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