MH2at theory task 3 and 4

• D&T
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

From research to specification

Analyse activity

A designer undertook research for a project to design a new device for displaying a tablet computer while the user is in the kitchen cooking.

Analyse activity

• anthropometric data on hands and fingers. Average sizes of hands of people.
• people have been asked for their favorite recipes
• research has shown that teenagers game 20 hours per week (average)
• in the kitchen people cut and chop vegetables, clean, do the dishes
• some materials are very scratch resistant (e.g. glass) 

Which information is useful for the designer?

Useful for designer

Not useful for designer

Size of a hand

Favorite recipes

20 hours  online gaming per week

Activities done in kitchen

Scratch resistant materials

Product analysis

A product analysis shows very clear the results of the research. So everything you have found during your investigation

 (it's a kind of a summary).

Specification

In the product analysis, you made a summary of all the info you had gathered during the research. The next step is making a specification: what do you want to have in your design? 

Not all info is useful for you (or you don't want to have it in your product).

Specification

• Function:
• Materials:
• Customer: 
• Size: 3 x 4 m (student room) or 10 x 6 m (tiny house) or... 2.5 m high
• Anthropometric data:
• Aesthetics:  

Do task 3 and 4:

- make a product analysis (check Lesson Up Task 3 for examples) (A3, in Word or PowerPoint)

- make a specification (A4)

Upload the results in Teams (each student does this, even when you work together). Remember: it's for a grade.