Pringles are yummy

The Pringles Challenge

Aileen Jong, Olivia Foy, James Dunn

Group Norms

Group Norms

• Skype Chatting– Courteous language– Quick response– Language readability– No chat speak or spamming– No flaming each other’s ideas


Group Norms

• Cooperation– Respond to emails in one day or less– Divide work evenly, into parts where each

person gets a fair share– High quality work, put effort in– Communicate all ideas, send each other

files after finishing them– Double check work before turning in– Provide input on how to further improve

work


Design Brief

Design Brief

• Problem Statement

“A single Pringles chip must be mailed through US Postal Service to another school, and remain edible and intact upon arrival.”


Design Brief

• Design Statement

The package must be sturdy enough to house one Pringle chip, with soft filling inside to protect the item. Package must not be bigger than 5” x 8”, and easily sent through the USPS.


Design Brief

• Target ConsumerPeople who want a safe package to send fragile items in

• Client CompanyUS Postal Service, Pringles Company

• DesignersAileen Jong, Olivia Foy, James Dunn


Brainstorming

Engineer’s Notebook


Research

Pringle Chip


• Dimensions• depth 2.5”

• width 1.5”• height .75”• thickness

1/16”

Cotton Ball


• ball of soft fiber • primarily used

for medical or cosmetic purposes

• soft and squishy, absorbs shock

Styrofoam


• polystyrene is a light-weight material

• about 95% air• very good insulation

properties• already used as

packaging material

Bubble Wrap


• cushioning product

• numerous tiny pockets of air

• absorbs shock• used for

packaging and transport of materials

US Postal Service – Package Prices


US Postal Service – Packaging Variety


Preliminary Ideas

Idea #1


Idea #2


Idea #3


Decision Matrix

Durability 1. Project can withstand constant physical beating

without breaking. 2. It can take a lot beating before breaking, ripping or tearing. 3. Can take a moderate amount of abuse before it

breaks beyond use. 4. Does not take much before the protection plan falls to pieces.

PLAN A 4

PLAN B 1

PLAN C 3

Cost1. All materials are very cheap and easily obtainable.2. The materials are cheap and can be found at a

store.3. Some materials might be somewhat expensive or

difficult to find.4. Materials are expensive or extremely hard to find.

PLAN A 2

PLAN B 1

PLAN C 1

Size 1. Fits inside a manila envelope. 2. Fits into a small box. 3. Only can be fit into a medium sized box. 4. Only can fit into a very large box.

PLAN A 1

PLAN B 3

PLAN C 3

Edible1. After shipment the chip completely intact and edible.2. After shipment chip has only broken into a few pieces and is edible.3. After shipment, chip has broken up into many pieces and isn’t quite edible.4. Chip is completely crushed during the shipment and isn’t close to being edible.

PLAN A 2

PLAN B 1

PLAN C 3

PLAN A

PLAN B

PLAN C

Inventor Drawings

Prototype



Testing


Receiving



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