Train Car Design Challenge
In this design challenge I worked in a product design team to
create a solution to a chosen problem. This design challenge gave me the
opportunity to apply all of my IED skills and knowledge. We utilize all steps of
a design process to find a solution that meets specific design
requirements.
create a solution to a chosen problem. This design challenge gave me the
opportunity to apply all of my IED skills and knowledge. We utilize all steps of
a design process to find a solution that meets specific design
requirements.
Train Car Design Brief
Client Company: A Miniature Train Manufacturer
Target Consumer: All Ages
Designer: Olivia Powell
Problem statement: A miniature train manufacturer has asked your design team to create a
train car that can be hooked to the train engine car. The train car must be the
same relative scale as the engine car.
Design Statement: Design and model a train car that can hook on the
engine car created in Project 8.1c Model Miniature
Train.
Constraints:
1. Must have a minimum of seven different
parts once assembled.
2. Must be the same relative scale as the
engine car.
3. Must be able to attach to the engine
car.
Target Consumer: All Ages
Designer: Olivia Powell
Problem statement: A miniature train manufacturer has asked your design team to create a
train car that can be hooked to the train engine car. The train car must be the
same relative scale as the engine car.
Design Statement: Design and model a train car that can hook on the
engine car created in Project 8.1c Model Miniature
Train.
Constraints:
1. Must have a minimum of seven different
parts once assembled.
2. Must be the same relative scale as the
engine car.
3. Must be able to attach to the engine
car.
Design Process
Identify the Problem
The client needs a train car to attach to the train engine that was already made. I need to find a way to attach a train car that has at least seven parts and is about the same size as the engine.
Generate Concepts
We generated many ideas by looking at prior solutions, brainstoming,
and free sketching.
Prior solutions - Google
image search "Toy train cars"
and free sketching.
Prior solutions - Google
image search "Toy train cars"
Brainstorming Ideas
- Passenger seats
- Stairs to board the train
- hitch magnet
- four wheels
- entrance on the front
- entrance on the side
- Cattle car?
- Coal car?
- Passenger car?
- Windows?
- Stairs to board the train
- hitch magnet
- four wheels
- entrance on the front
- entrance on the side
- Cattle car?
- Coal car?
- Passenger car?
- Windows?
Sketches
Decision Matrix
Group Norms
Throughout this project I will...
- Try to stay focused/on task
- Update the Gantt Chart everyday
- Stay organized
- Think creatively
- Try to stay focused/on task
- Update the Gantt Chart everyday
- Stay organized
- Think creatively