The "List of Questions" is a comprehensive listing
of the questions that are to be answered in the course of defining,
developing, and finalizing a solution to a " Design Project".
Any question that comes to mind should be recorded and assigned
to the appropriate person on the "design team" or to
the a specific department of the company. Listed below are the
catagories for generating questions:
- User Characteristics: Sex, Age, Strength, Skill, Education,
Status
- Physical Characteristics: Space available, Weight restrictions,
Appearance, Strength
- Operational Characteristics: Speed, Accuracy, Range, Input,
Output, Capacities, Power, Durability, Useful life, Controls,
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- Cost Considerations: Materials, Labor, Manufacturing methods,
Packaging, Market price, Repair services, Return on Investment,
Source of Power
- Environmental Considerations: Raw materials, By-products,
Waste disposal
- Safety Requirements: Labels, Guards, Alarms, Instructions,
Manuals, Surroundings
- Security Requirements: Locks, Codes
Sample Questions
- What does the robot have to do?
- What are the dimensions of the object to be manipulated?
- How much does the object to be manipulated weigh?
- What material is the object to be manipulated made of?
- Where will the robot be used?
- What amount of space will the robot operate in?
- How will the robot be powered?
- What amount of power will be needed?
- What mechanisms can be used to accomplish the robots tasks?
- How will the robot be controlled?
- How will the robot be monitored?
- What movements will the robot have to make?
- What distances will the robot have to move?
- What directions will the robot have to move?
- How accurate will the robot have to be?
- What speed(s) will the robot have to operate at?
- How often will the robot have to perform a task?
- What method(s) of construction will be used to make parts
of the robot?
- How will the robot be assembled?
- What tools will be needed to construct and assemble the robot?
- How much will the materials cost to make one robot?
- How much will the labor cost to make one robot?
- How much will it cost to operate one robot?
- How much will it cost to train the robot operator?
- How much will it cost to create the robot's work space?
- What types of materials can the robot be constructed of?
- What characteristics must the materials possess?
- What safety precautions must be considered for the operation
of the robot?
- What environmental precautions must considered for the operation
of the robot?
- What security precautions must be considered for the operation
of the robot?
- What training will the robot's operator need?
- What characteristics or qualifications wll the robot's operator
need to meet?