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Esign Processes:: 1. Define Scope: 2. Form Constraints and Criteria

The document outlines an 11-step design process for modifying the Sinclair C5 human-powered vehicle. The key steps include: 1. Defining the scope and constraints, such as making it a single passenger, human-powered, cheaper alternative for short commutes. 2. Generating ideas through morphological analysis, including adopting car steering and pedals while using bicycle brakes and gears. 3. Evaluating concepts using a Pugh matrix to rate them on safety, performance, cost, convenience and other criteria. 4. Completing the design in SolidWorks, conducting structural and fluid dynamic analyses to optimize the final design within cost targets.

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Esign Processes:: 1. Define Scope: 2. Form Constraints and Criteria

The document outlines an 11-step design process for modifying the Sinclair C5 human-powered vehicle. The key steps include: 1. Defining the scope and constraints, such as making it a single passenger, human-powered, cheaper alternative for short commutes. 2. Generating ideas through morphological analysis, including adopting car steering and pedals while using bicycle brakes and gears. 3. Evaluating concepts using a Pugh matrix to rate them on safety, performance, cost, convenience and other criteria. 4. Completing the design in SolidWorks, conducting structural and fluid dynamic analyses to optimize the final design within cost targets.

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esign Processes:

1. Define Scope: Sinclair C5 modification to a human-powered vehicle.


2. Form constraints and criteria: It should be:
 single passenger vehicle
 human-powered vehicle
 cheaper
 suitable for short commute
 comfortable and aesthetically appealing for the consumers.
 built with materials.
3. Idea generation/ morphological analysis:
 Cars steering, car pedal acceleration and bicycle electric brake, car automatic gear with
manual side brake.
 A motor with a continuous rating of 250 watts and a maximum speed of 4,100
revolutions per minute is powered by a 12-volt lead–acid electric battery. The
automobile begins to move, with the battery supplying power to the engine, which then
spins the wheel, after which the dynamo produces energy to replenish the battery and
supply electricity to the entire vehicle.
 For safety small airbags in the steering wheel and use of seat belt while lighter, stronger,
and flexible materials which are stable on the road will be used.
 Safety small airbags steering, safety belt. Using light strong and flexible materials that
costs less. more stable on road.
 Select the ideal appearance for your advertising.
4. Pugh matrix:

Requirements Weights (%) Datum (Concepts)


Safety 9
Performance 7
Cost 8
Convenience 8.5
Eco-system 7.5

5. Concept justification: Sinclair disregarded basic marketing and new product development
concepts, resulting in a series of critical mistakes. The market was poorly defined, there was
a lack of both quantitative and qualitative market research, the vehicle's safety and
performance failed to meet the manufacturer's claims, the advertising messages were
confusing, the product and price were unsatisfactory, and the distribution methods chosen
were inappropriate for such a new product concept – in general, marketing principles were
completely ignored.
6. Structural distillation/ calculations: The basic chassis design has been utilized with
modifications targeting customer needs, aesthetics and the product cost.
7. DFx Principle:

Rating (Out of 5)
Cost 4
Assembly 4
Manufacturability 4.5
Testability 4.5
Reliability 4
Repairability 5
Logistics 4
Safety 4.5
Maintainability 4
Usability 4.5

8. Definition of final design layout: The designs are nearly complete for which SolidWorks is
used.
9. Final structural analysis/ FEA stress analysis/ CFD analysis: Structural and CFD analysis will be
carried out in SolidWorks.
10. Final design optimization: After the designing in SolidWorks, design optimization will be
carried out.
11. Final costing and technical drafting to BS8888: After design optimization this last step will be
carried out.

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