Receive
Map Info
Compare
current to map
Record
location
history
Nearest
Tag ID(s)
ID current
location
(RFID)
Navigation
Loop
Destination
Calculate
path
Receive
User Input
OnBoard
Power
Calculate
Velocity
Calculate
ETA
Calculate next
movement
instruction
Monitor Hardware
Health
Determine
Orientation
(Compass)
Charging
Power
On Map?
Regulate
Power
(MCU: Define Interfaces
with Power, User Input,
Map Input, RFID Reader,
Compass, Output Drive
Circuitry)
Enclosure: Support & Manage
Internal Components
Deliver Information to User
Region Map
ETA
Movement
Instructions
Hardware
Health
Receive
Map Info
Compare
current to map
Record
location
history
Nearest
Tag ID(s)
ID current
location
(RFID)
Navigation
Loop
Destination
Calculate
path
Receive
User Input
OnBoard
Power
Calculate
Velocity
Calculate
ETA
Calculate next
movement
instruction
Monitor Hardware
Health
Determine
Orientation
(Compass)
Charging
Power
On Map?
Regulate
Power
(MCU: Define Interfaces
with Power, User Input,
Map Input, RFID Reader,
Compass, Output Drive
Circuitry)
Enclosure: Support & Manage
Internal Components
Deliver Information to User
Region Map
ETA
Movement
Instructions
Hardware
Health
Receive
Map Info
Compare
current to map
Record
location
history
Nearest
Tag ID(s)
ID current
location
(RFID)
Navigation
Loop
Destination
Calculate
path
Receive
User Input
OnBoard
Power
Calculate
Velocity
Calculate
ETA
Calculate next
movement
instruction
Monitor Hardware
Health
Determine
Orientation
(Compass)
Charging
Power
On Map?
Regulate
Power
(MCU: Define Interfaces
with Power, User Input,
Map Input, RFID Reader,
Compass, Output Drive
Circuitry)
Enclosure: Support & Manage
Internal Components
Deliver Information to User
Region Map
ETA
Movement
Instructions
Hardware
Health
Receive
Map Info
Compare
current to map
Record
location
history
Nearest
Tag ID(s)
ID current
location
(RFID)
Navigation
Loop
Destination
Calculate
path
Receive
User Input
OnBoard
Power
Calculate
Velocity
Calculate
ETA
Calculate next
movement
instruction
Monitor Hardware
Health
Determine
Orientation
(Compass)
Charging
Power
On Map?
Regulate
Power
(MCU: Define Interfaces
with Power, User Input,
Map Input, RFID Reader,
Compass, Output Drive
Circuitry)
Enclosure: Support & Manage
Internal Components
Deliver Information to User
Region Map
ETA
Movement
Instructions
Hardware
Health
Categorize your Core Functions
• Which functions will be constrained?
• e.g., tasked to an existing project, or required to use
a particular technology by the customer
• Which functions will be limited to a small set of
solutions?
• e.g., not intended to be the focus of creative, new
ideas
• Which functions will be open to new ideas?
• e.g., identified by you or your customer as the
intended focus of the creative process
6-3-5 Method
• Teams sit in circles
• Each team member writes down 3 ideas on a piece of
paper (3 minutes)
• Pass paper to the left
• For 1 minute, make comments, additions, sketches on
the paper in front of you
• Repeat until new idea generation stabilizes
• In class today, use this for functions that have a limited
number of solutions
C-Sketch Method
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Teams sit in circles
Each team member sketches one design solution
Pass paper to the left
For 1 minute, make comments, additions, sketches on
the paper in front of you
• Repeat until new idea generation stabilizes
• In class today, use this for functions that are targeted
for developing new, innovative solutions
Next Steps
• Continue idea generation outside of class in parallel
with refining interfaces and specifications!!
• Consider where these ideas reside on the spectrum of
difficulty for an MSD team
• Plug & play?
• Brand new technology
• What skill sets will be required to implement these
ideas?
• How should you plan to implement projects to keep
each step reasonable, but still make forward progress?