Identify Problem Areas & Solution Goals:
Problem Areas:
- Stabilizing
- User Needs: Needs help stabilizing food and items in place while performing tasks
- Solution Goal: Ability to keep items in place without using her hand/arm
- Opening
- User Needs: Needs help gripping and turning a wide variety of objects
- Solution Goal: Increased grip strength, more force when twisting and turning, extra stability, keep area clean
- Peeling
- User Needs: Needs help peeling food with hands or other cutting items safely
- Solution Goal: Item to hold food in place while user can peel outer layers
- Cooking
- User Needs: User needs help to crack eggs, pour liquids, mix food, and cook food safely and cleanly.
- Solution Goal: Safe and efficient way to cook at high speeds and thorough processes.
- Carrying
- User Needs: Needs to carry a wide variety of objects in a safe and easy manner
- Solution Goal: Flexibility (can be applied to different shapes and sizes of objects), use on hot objects, and the ability to carry heavy item
Problem Statements:
- *Stabilizing: Design a product that helps hold items in place and prevents food or plates from moving while a user is performing tasks on the item.
- Opening: Design a product that assists in the stabilization and grip needed in opening a jar – especially one that is new (tougher to open).
- Peeling: Design a product that can assist in the peeling and holding of a fruit, vegetable, etc efficiently and safely in order to satisfy the user.
- Cooking: Design a product that helps the user cook in pans or pots efficiently and safely through stabilization and any other useful equipment or utensils needed.
- Carrying: Create a product that allows users to carry objects of different sizes and weights safely with the use of only one arm.