Jessica Bigham, Kevin Farley, Chris Mitchell, Morgan Oster Design Process Customer Needs Conceptualization Literature and Patent Searches Benchmarking Product Dissection Revise and Redesign Concept Selection Detail Design Project Managment TaskDate StartedDate FinishedDays NeededSlack StartOct Project ManagementOct. 23Oct Customer NeedsOct. 24Oct External SearchOct Internal SearchOct. 26Nov Literature SearchesOct. 26Nov Patent SearchesOct. 26Oct BenchmarkingOct. 26Nov Generate IdeasNov. 11Nov Preliminary DesignNov. 14Nov Test preliminary designNov. 17Nov Revise IdeasNov. 21Nov Select DesignNov Detailed DesignsNov. 22Nov ReportNov. 25Dec. 490 PowerpointNov. 25Nov Visuals for PresentationNov. 25Nov PracticeDec. 4Dec. 730 Final TouchesDec. 7Dec. 920 Project DueDec. 9 00 Customer Needs 1. Eco-Friendly (0.23,0.23) 1.1 Use solar panels for electricity (0.077, 0.33) 1.2 Use sunlight to heat house and water (0.077, 0.33) 1.3 Cool house efficiently (0.077, 0.33) 2. Appearance of house (0.21,0.21) 2.1 Reasonable amount of windows (0.07, 0.33) 2.2 Size of window (0.07, 0.33) 2.3 Pleasing to the eye (0.07, 0.33) 3. Safety (0.51, 0.51) 3.1 Low maintenance (0.51, 0.51) 4. Inexpensive (0.05, 0.05) Revised Problem Statement Our target population is homeowners looking to save energy through daylighting Use natural sources to light and heat a house without releasing heat in winter and retaining heat in the summer. Concepts For our concepts we focused particularly on the windows and how we could light the house better and make it more eye pleasing Concepts Shade vs. Tint vs. Nothing Plants indoor vs. Plant outdoors Glass vs. Plastic One pane vs. Two pane Screen vs. No screen Opening up vs. Opening out Criteria for Selection Safety Expense Amount of light coming in Heat efficient Pleasing to the eye Bill of Materials Each garden window is $514 48x36x12 There are five total Top skylight Made up of ten 21 1/2 x 46 3/8 in Safety glass $202 each Skylight on the side it tinted Total cost of all windows is $4,590 Low-E2, Argon Gas Filled Comfortplus Glass Comfortplus glass Comfortplus glass features a double- layer of low-E coating for increased energy efficiency plus a laminated pane for added safety and protection from fade-causing UV rays Sketch of Final Design Sketch of Design (side) Sketch of Design (top) Engineering Analysis Reduced energy costs Windows allow enough light to come in Safe Money saved over time will surpass the cost for the windows Conclusions Meets problem statement requests Meets all customer needs