Shooting Star

The Shooting Stars ( C217-4):Andrew Cate, Olivia Da Ponte, Liz Quigley, Aynsley Whitus

EF 152 Spring 2018April 5, 2018

Customer Requirements/Product selection

Target Audience: Ages 7-10

- Item must be appealing to kids

Why this product:

- Teaches STEM concepts- Angles- Projectile motion- Spring concepts

- Competitive and fun for kids- Incorporate concepts of popular sport- Simple Design

Conceptual design

Original design:

- Goal could change heights- Catapult launcher- Balls of different weights

Initial thoughts:

- PVC and catapult would be easy to use

Actual design

What we changed:

- Non-adjustable hoop- Spring launcher- Backboard to make game easier- Angle components for aiming- Funnel to catch ball- Shoot to send it back to player

Marketing video

Customer Feedback and Results

Customer Feedback:

- 8 year-old: “Fun to play but too simple”

Results:

- Teaches angles, projectile motion, spring concepts- Fun and competitive, not too challenging

Cost and Time Estimates

- Design cost for a single unit: $12.00- Estimated materials cost: ~$12.00

- Design time (man-hrs): 30 man-hrs

- Material cost for 1000 units: $12,000

- Retail price for one unit: $29.99- Profit = ~$18.00 per unit

Brief Summary / Conclusions

Summary:

- Built entertaining STEM toy- What we learned:

- team working skills- 3D-printing and coding- Building techniques- How to “sell” an idea to target audience

- Made adjustments throughout process to make best possible product