Our Project
The Engineering Design Cycle
1. Identifying need- Our group chose the need to prevent rape and sexual harassment
2. Research Problem-We researched statistics, facts, and accounts from victims
3. Develop possible solution- Finding a secret way to make a noise alarm and contacting police device
4. Select most promising solution- A lokai bracelet with two buttons- one for contacting the police and the other for noise
5. Construct prototype- When we were designing this we thought to have a stylish, secret and safe device that users will feel safe when they wear it
6. Test and evaluate prototype- We didn't have any idea how to make a noise alarm and a chip that contacts the police so we didn't have an actual device made
7. Communicate design- When we communicated this we made a fake infomercial broadcasting it, and a brief presentation
8. Redesign- If we were to redesign it,we would find a cheaper way of making these devices. The lokai bracelets are $19.50 and up.
2. Research Problem-We researched statistics, facts, and accounts from victims
3. Develop possible solution- Finding a secret way to make a noise alarm and contacting police device
4. Select most promising solution- A lokai bracelet with two buttons- one for contacting the police and the other for noise
5. Construct prototype- When we were designing this we thought to have a stylish, secret and safe device that users will feel safe when they wear it
6. Test and evaluate prototype- We didn't have any idea how to make a noise alarm and a chip that contacts the police so we didn't have an actual device made
7. Communicate design- When we communicated this we made a fake infomercial broadcasting it, and a brief presentation
8. Redesign- If we were to redesign it,we would find a cheaper way of making these devices. The lokai bracelets are $19.50 and up.
Our Presentation
Our Add
My Reflection
I feel like this idea was a very great idea, because it is very close with lots of people. This idea could make women who are afraid to go outside feel safe when they go outside. I had the idea of making an ad and one of our group members didn't want to do it because it was "dumb". I feel the ad was a great addition to the presentation, and just a slideshow would have been boring. On our presentation we had lots of information about the things we researched, but the same group member didn't think it was necessary. I feel that the information would give a background about it. I am not trying to throw put downs, but I am just stating what didn't work out in this project.What worked in the project was our research, our presentation, and our time management. What didn't work was our cooperation, compromising, and seriousness. Overall I think this was a very fun project, and my favorite.