Part D.) Design Concept Generation, Analysis, and Selection
1.) Concept Sketches-
Product Concept number 1
Designer(s) Patrick Devenny Product Description -The headphone cord would spiral and be able to collapse on itself Operation -The cord would be compact and tightly spiraled to ensure the cord is never slack and can also be stretched for taller users. Justification -The tight spiraled cord should limit tangling to allow for a less frustrating headphone experience. Product Concept number 4
Designer(s) Dryden Brous Product Description This product is made out of a hair scrunchie like material. This will make it that it is a soft but durable material. Operation These headphones work by a wire running through the soft plush material. It will make it that it is less likely to be tangled. Justification These headphones are very very different. They are made out of a new material never used by headphones before. It will change the game by being less likley to tangle and more durable. Product Concept number 7
Designer(s) Jacob Darlington Product Description This product utilizes a magnetic strip to aid in rolling up for storage. The cord is flat to further prevent tangle. The cord is made of silicon to prevent wear and tear and to make the product flexible for folding. Operation The cord simply needs to be pushed into one direction along the wire and it will fold onto itself. Justification This product would solve the problem of cord tangle completely and prevent frustration and time lost over wrapping up and untangling cords. |
Product Concept number 2
Designer(s) Patrick Devenny Product Description -Headphone cords are hinged and separated into small segments. Operation -Hinges allow the cord to fold and expand like an accordion for one directional movement. Justification -Cord is made of a more solid material with hinges to allow limited movement of the cord and reduce tangling Product Concept number 5
Designer(s) Dryden Brous Product Description This product is new and unique. At the bottom of the headphones there is a box with a crank on it. This is a new style of headphones Operation To operate this, you simply turn the crank and the headphone cord will run out of the end open with the hole. To get the headphones back in the box, you turn the crank the other way. Justification This design is different because this idea has never been tried before. It will keep your headphones untangled and in order in a neat fashion. Product Concept number 8
Designer(s) Jacob Darlington Product Description This product slips over existing headphones to help aid in folding. This product utilizes a magnetic strip to aid in rolling of the cord. Operation The cord simply needs to be pushed into one direction along the wire and it will fold onto itself. Justification This product would solve the problem of cord tangle completely and prevent frustration and time lost over wrapping up and untangling cords. |
Product Concept number
Designer(s) Patrick Devenny Product Description -Tight, stretchy, sleeve slides around wrapped headphones. Operation -Compression sleeve slides around wrapped headphones to hold the cord in place Justification -The tight sleeve would hold the cord together and allow for no movement or tangling Product Concept number 6
Designer(s) Dryden Brous Product Description This design is one that is made out of a bendy material of on a bendy straw. This will allow it to be extra flexible. Operation These headphones will work just as normal headphones but now be more durable and now be allowed to have more freedom with flexibility. Justification This idea is one that could be a hit because of the material its made out of. Because it is so bendy and giving, that allows you to do alot more and store them in dofferent places while not getting tangled. Product Concept number 9
Designer(s) Jacob Darlington Product Description This product uses pockets of magnets to fold the cord like an accordion. The cord is flat to further prevent tangle. The cord is made of silicon to be flexible. Operation The product simply needs to be folded up like an accordion to prevent tangle. Justification This product would solve the problem of cord tangle completely and prevent frustration and time lost over wrapping up and untangling cords. |
2.) Decision Matrix-
3.) Annotated Final Design Sketch-
4.) Winning Design Description-
The winning design is actually a combination of our original sketches 2, 9, and 6. We took the idea of using silicon and magnets as a material for the cord so the cord could fold and connect with itself from sketch 9. We also are using a concept from sketch 6 that the cord should be collapsible on itself, like the neck of a bendy straw. This will allow for tight and compact storage, hopefully reducing tangling. We also are using the idea of a folding on a hinge from sketch 2, this is supposed to create the opportunity for the cord to stretch or shrink depending on the preference of the user.
The winning design is actually a combination of our original sketches 2, 9, and 6. We took the idea of using silicon and magnets as a material for the cord so the cord could fold and connect with itself from sketch 9. We also are using a concept from sketch 6 that the cord should be collapsible on itself, like the neck of a bendy straw. This will allow for tight and compact storage, hopefully reducing tangling. We also are using the idea of a folding on a hinge from sketch 2, this is supposed to create the opportunity for the cord to stretch or shrink depending on the preference of the user.