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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
LORD BUDDHA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Creativity & Innovation (BM006-3-2)
NP1F1601IT
HAND OUT DATE: 13-02-2017
HAND IN DATE: 17-04-2017
WEIGHTAGE: 100%
Rubi Raj Shrestha (NP000056)
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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
LORD BUDDHA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
System Development Methods (CT046-3-2)
NP1F1601IT
HAND OUT DATE: 13-02-2017
HAND IN DATE: 17-04-2017
WEIGHTAGE: 100%
Rubi Raj Shrestha (NP000056)
Approved by:
XMr. Ayushman Shrestha
Faculty Creativity & Innovation
Executive Summary The RVC is a vacuum cleaner which cleans the home automatically with its high sensing
technology to detect the dirt. It has also height and wall sensing technology to avoid fall down
from stairs and to avoid collision on the walls. It travels in straight line patterns partially
overlapped, with the help of a laser range finder that scans around in a full 360° circle, and the
SLAM algorithm that allows it to map the room being vacuumed while it is completing its task.
It is also embedded with the advance technology AI which is necessarily kept to control the
RVC with voice and also to get some good suggestion about keeping home clean. It can give
the alert message to users about its various situation for example: It has completed its task, it
has been stuck somewhere in the home while cleaning and cannot get rid of it.
We can even call the RVC to the place where we are standing and tell it to start the work there.
We can also know the spot where RVC has cleaned and need to be cleaned from our mobile
phone. It has the ability to resume the work, for example: If it goes low on battery while
cleaning it pause the work and go to charging base to get charge and resume its work where it
has paused after having the full battery life. The battery used in the device was lithium ion
which has high backup power and faster to charge the battery.
List of some Symbols, Abbreviation and Nomenclature
RVC: Rocking Vacuum Cleaner
SLAM: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
FFA: Force Field Analysis
FFT: Force Fitting Technique
Table of Contents 1 Problem Statement........................................................................................................... 1
2 Competitor Analysis ........................................................................................................ 1
2.1 Opening ...................................................................................................................... 1
2.2 Neato Botvac Connected ........................................................................................... 1
2.3 iRobot Roomba 980 ................................................................................................... 2
3 Objective ........................................................................................................................... 4
4 Idea Generation ................................................................................................................ 4
4.1 Scamper ...................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Opening ...................................................................................................................... 4
4.3 Outcomes .................................................................................................................... 5
4.4 Evaluation .................................................................................................................. 6
4.5 Force Fitting Trigger ................................................................................................ 6
4.6 Opening ...................................................................................................................... 6
4.7 Outcomes .................................................................................................................... 7
4.8 Evaluation .................................................................................................................. 7
4.9 Mind Map................................................................................................................... 8
4.10 Openings ................................................................................................................. 8
4.11 Outcomes ................................................................................................................ 9
4.12 Evaluation............................................................................................................... 9
5 Product Concept Description .......................................................................................... 9
5.1 Opening ...................................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Availability of purchase .......................................................................................... 10
5.3 Features .................................................................................................................... 10
5.4 Function.................................................................................................................... 11
5.5 Frequency of usage .................................................................................................. 11
5.6 Price .......................................................................................................................... 11
5.7 Technologies ............................................................................................................. 11
5.8 Analysis .................................................................................................................... 11
6 Market Identification..................................................................................................... 11
7 Idea Evaluation .............................................................................................................. 14
7.1 Force Field Analysis ................................................................................................ 14
7.2 Opening .................................................................................................................... 14
8 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 19
9 Reference ........................................................................................................................ 19
10 Annexure ......................................................................................................................... 20
LIST OF TABLE
Table 1: Competitor Analysis: ................................................................................................... 3
Table 2: SCAMPER ................................................................................................................... 4
Table 3 Outcome of SCAMPER ................................................................................................ 5
Table 4:Force Fitting Triggers ................................................................................................... 6
Table 5: Outcome of FFT .......................................................................................................... 7
Table 6: Outcome of MindMap ................................................................................................. 9
Table 7: Explanation of FFA ................................................................................................... 16
Table 8: Improvement Suggestion of FFA .............................................................................. 17
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: SCAMPER ................................................................................................................. 5
Figure 2: Mind Map ................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 3: Design of RVC ......................................................................................................... 10
Figure 4: Chart of gender ......................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5: Chart of Age Group .................................................................................................. 12
Figure 6: Chart of Purchasing Power ....................................................................................... 13
Figure 7: Chart of Occupation ................................................................................................. 14
Figure 8: Initial force field analysis ......................................................................................... 15
Figure 9: Second Force field Analysis ..................................................................................... 18
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1 Problem Statement In today’s world every individual has become very busy in their work. Every person need to
go to their work to earn money and beside that they also have to do their household work which
have been very difficult because of their busy life. There is no way around it you have to do
household work aside from regular dishes, laundry and your house need deep cleaning. But
due to having busy schedule from their work they were not able to clean the home. And it create
very embarrassing situation when any guest come over for visit and see the home dirty. The
guest may make negative appearance towards home owner. For that people use to hire a worker
to clean the home but they charge high rate and also all of them are not trust worthy. We cannot
leave our house to them, it is risky. We may loss our valuable things from our home. So, the
automatic vacuum cleaner will help you to maintain your home clean from your finger tip.
2 Competitor Analysis
2.1 Opening
Competitor analysis is very important for every company to plan marketing strategies. Only
competitor analysis help us to add up new features in our product so that we can attract more
customer than the competitors. Here in robotic vacuum cleaner industry there are many
competitor which produce automatic vacuum cleaner. Here I am going to take two of the
leading vacuum cleaner to compete.
1) Neato Botvac Connected
2) iRobot Roomba 980
2.2 Neato Botvac Connected
Neato botvac connected is launched by Neato Robotics Company of Newark, California.
Features a Wi-Fi enabled robot that lets you control your Neato robot from wherever you are.
The Neato app makes everything easier- set a schedule, set your robot to clean from wherever
you are, clean your whole house, or choose spot clean (and even choose to cover the area twice
for extra cleaning), stop or pause the robot, and get instant notification about the status of your
vacuuming run. Includes both the combo brush and spiral blade brush. Two cleaning modes -
Eco mode for a quieter, longer cleaning run, Turbo mode for a super powered cleaning with
maximum pickup. Also includes the new ultra performance filter which is easy to pop out and
includes extra filter screen making it easier to clean. Our most powerful robot yet. (Neato, n.d.)
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2.3 iRobot Roomba 980
Roomba 980 is launched by iRobot Corporation of America. Roomba 980 is a vacuum cleaner
which cleans an entire level of your home, automatically increases power where it's needed most,
Connect to clean from anywhere with the iRobot HOME App. At just 3.6 inches tall, Roomba is
designed to fit under most furniture so dirt has nowhere to hide. Using a full suite of sensors,
Roomba works its way around clutter and under furniture as well as in corners. Cleaning head
automatically adjusts to clean carpets, tile, and hardwood floors as it moves through your home.
(iRobot, n.d.)
Product Neato
Botvac
Connected
iRobot
Roomba
980
RVC
Multi Room navigation: The robot vacuum can move
from one room to another to clean. If you expect a
robot vacuum to clean all of your floors not just one
while you take care of other tasks, it’s important that
the unit you purchase can move from one room to
another without your direction.
Scheduled cleaning: The ability to set a specific time
and day for a robot vacuum to clean. A robot vacuum
that cleans your floor automatically, following a preset
schedule, allow you to leave for the day and return to
a clean house.
Dirt Sensor This is one of many detectors on board
most robot vacuums that help the machine determine
where it should vacuum and whether the area needs
extra vacuuming.
Return to dock The robot vacuum stops cleaning to
go back to its base to recharge without direction from
you when it has a low battery. For completely hands
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off cleaning, you want a robot vacuum that heads back
to its charging base after cleaning a space.
Charging Base The robot vacuum comes with a
plastic device that it can connect to and begin
charging. Many robot vacuums come with a charging
unit that sends out a signal that the robot vacuum picks
up. This lets the vacuum navigate its way back to the
charger so it can rest in the open space to charge its
battery. This feature ensures less supervision from
you, which means more time saved for you, and that’s
why we gave more credit to those with this feature than
without in the convenience category.
Bristles Brush The robot vacuum has a roller brush
that consists of short, stiff hairs. This type of roller
brush can pick up fine, soft hairs from carpet and help
agitate carpet to beat out dirt and dust.
Send notification in mobile phone Connecting
mobile to vacuum through home Wi-Fi and get
notification from your vacuum knows the current
situation of vacuum.
Suction coil pipe, Hose some of the dust may also
attach in the wall of the room, though the vacuum
cannot climb the wall user need to pull out the hose
from vacuum and clean the wall.
Artificial Intelligence To control the vacuum with
your voice. You can call the vacuum and it will start
up. Tell it where to clean. And can give some
suggestion.
Table 1: Competitor Analysis:
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3 Objective
The main objective of the project is to move one step ahead to the smart home system.
4 Idea Generation
Idea generation is the process of creating, developing, and communicating ideas which are
abstract, concrete, or visual. The process includes the process of constructing through the idea,
innovating the concept, developing the process, and bringing the concept to reality.
There are many techniques to generate idea. According to project requirement three techniques
that are taught in class are: -
1.SCAMPER
2.Force Fitting Trigger
3.Mind Map
4.1 Scamper
4.2 Opening
SCAMPER is developed by an educational administrator and author Bob Eberle. SCAMPER
is a set of thinking techniques that help those who use them to come up untypical solutions to
problems. A variation of SCAMPER includes a seventh technique and is therefore called
SCAMPER.
Substitute Substitute the laser cover with speaker.
Combine Combining Artificial Intelligence(AI)
Adapt
Modify
Put to other use Used as a dustbin when its lifetime over also toys for kids.
Eliminate
Reverse Joining the HOSE suction pipe again so that it can also clean
the wall of room.
Table 2: SCAMPER
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Figure 1: SCAMPER
4.3 Outcomes
1 Speaker + laser
2 Dustbin + Toys
3 AI + HOSE pipe + speakers
Table 3 Outcome of SCAMPER
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4.4 Evaluation
The best outcome is AI + HOSE pipe + speakers because we are keeping AI to make the
vacuum smarter and the hose pipe to clean the wall of the home and speakers so that we can
hear the suggestion it give to us.
The advantage of Scamper is to generate new ideas.
The disadvantage is it works only on limited environment.
4.5 Force Fitting Trigger
4.6 Opening
Force Fitting Trigger is a technique involving the joining of totally different ideas to come up
with a fresh idea.
Power Bag CCTV LG signature Washing
machine
Light weight Alert/Notification Touch Sensitive
Daily Use Connectivity Cleaning Purpose
Carry Purpose LED Light AI
Affordable Black Efficient
Recharge Storage Convenient
Mobility Sensor Dry
Table 4:Force Fitting Triggers
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4.7 Outcomes
1. Lightweight+ LED light+ Efficient
2. Recharge + Daily use + Connectivity + Cleaning Purpose +AI
3. Mobility + Storage + Dry
Table 5: Outcome of FFT
4.8 Evaluation
The best combination is Recharge + Daily use + Connectivity + Cleaning Purpose + AI
Because RVC can clean the home it can control by your voice and it can connect to your mobile
phone through Wi-Fi.
The advantage of force fitting trigger is it gathers pictures with different function and usage in
order to trigger out new idea. Attributes can be combining to make up a perfect idea.
The disadvantage is the picture might hard to gain information or attributes are hard to think
out just but viewing the picture. When it happened, the whole technique will be ruin. (Proctor,
n.d.)
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4.9 Mind Map
4.10 Openings
Mind mapping is a graphical means of taking or making notes. Graphical noting has been used
since the dawn of humankind early cave painting abd Egyptian hieroglyphics being obvious
example. In more modern times, process engineers and concept-oriented people have used flow
charts and process diagram to develop and explain their trains of thought and procedural flow.
Figure 2: Mind Map
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4.11 Outcomes
1 AI +Notification+ cleaning + Recharge + Sensor+ Black
2 Mobile APP + Wi-Fi + Sensor
3 Remote control+ Battery + hose
Table 6: Outcome of MindMap
4.12 Evaluation
The best outcome is AI +Notification+ cleaning + Recharge + sensor+ Black
Because vacuum should be able to detect the dirt and able to give suggestion to the users.
The advantage of mind mapping is the efficiency of work. It can record more in same amount
of time and easily add more ideas or links later.
The disadvantage is map will be personal and could hard to understand by other reader since
reader dint create for the keywords.
5 Product Concept Description
5.1 Opening
Like Neato Botvac vacuum cleaner, which goes randomly around a room, the RVC travels
in straight line patterns partially overlapped, with the help of a laser range finder that scans
around in a full 360° circle, and the SLAM algorithm that allows it to map the room being
vacuumed while it is completing its task.
The RVC is embedded with the extra features of AI due to which we can control it with our
voice and it can also give us a proper suggestion about the cleaning process of home and itself
just like siri of apple.
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Figure 3: Design of RVC
5.2 Availability of purchase
It will be available in the western market later on it will export to the other countries which can
afford it.
5.3 Features
Features available which make unique than other product is AI. Drop and dirt sensor to avoid
fall down and clean the room automatically respectively.
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5.4 Function
Function of the product is there is an AI from which we can get the suggestion to clean home.
Second function is dirt sensor to clean the room automatically detecting the dirt of room.
5.5 Frequency of usage
It is used daily to clean home and office.
5.6 Price
The product may cost around RM2500-RM2700 due to the advancement of features like AI,
Sensor etc.
5.7 Technologies
The technology involve in the product will be AI at first place. AI is a technology used in this
era to communicate with machine.
Other technology used is SLAM algorithm which allows to map the room. And the sensors to
detect dust, wall and height.
5.8 Analysis
The AI is a features which make RVC unique than the other product which is available in the
market.
6 Market Identification
Market identification is the method used to identify the most favorable location for sales and
marketing campaigns using income, demographic, lifestyle characteristics of a market and
census information. For any business to have a complete knowledge of their market, it is
essential for them to perform a market analysis.
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Gender
Figure 4: Chart of gender
According to the survey made, it has been found that most of the female is in need of the
vacuum because they need to do every house hold work and they think that it will help them to
clean the home more effectively and easily so that they can perform other works at the same
time.
Age Group
Figure 5: Chart of Age Group
38%
62%
Gender
male
Female
10%
40%30%
20%
Age Group
15-20
20-30
30-40
Above 40
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According to the age group, the age group lies between 20-30 has higher chance to use the
product because says it is the need in this new generation because they did not get enough time
to clean home due to their business.
Purchasing Power
Figure 6: Chart of Purchasing Power
People with the monthly income above 5000RM has the chance of buying the automatic robotic
vacuum for their home, office.
12%
24%
64%
Purchasing Power
RM 3000-RM4000
RM4000-RM5000
Above RM5000
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Occupation
Figure 7: Chart of Occupation
According to the survey made it is clear that the teacher and supervisor is very much in need
of such kind of vacuum because they have not so much time to clean the home.
7 Idea Evaluation
7.1 Force Field Analysis
7.2 Opening
Force field analysis is a method used to get a whole view of all the forces for or against a plan
so that a decision can be made which takes into account all interests. In effect this is a
specialized method of weighing pros and cons. Where a plan has been decided on, force field
analysis allows you to look at all the forces for or against the plan. It helps you to plan or reduce
the impact of the opposing forces, and strengthen and reinforce the supporting forces. Once
you have carried out the analysis, you can decide on the viability of the project. Where you
have decided to carry out a project, it can help you to analysis how you can push through a
project that may be in difficulty.
30%
26%
32%
12%
Occupation
Supervisor
Student
Teacher
House wife
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INITIAL FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS
RESTRICTIVE FACTORS
1.Price -4
2. Not able to
understand
-3
3. Marketing -2
4. user friendly -2
5.Energy loss -3
Total: +15 Total: -14
RVC
Net Total: +1
SUPPORTING FACTORS
1. Sensor +4
2.Work Resume +4
3.Mobile
connection
+2
4. Auto charging +2
5.Artificial
Intelligence
+3
Figure 8: Initial force field analysis
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DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
Supporting Factors Restrictive Factors
1.Sensors is used to detect dirt, wall and height
so that it can go automatically to clean the dirt
, avoid the collision from wall and avoid fall
down from stair respectively.
1. The product has many features available so
the price of product is going to be high which
$500.
2. It can resume the work where it has left
before.
2. As the product has vast technology used
every individual may not be able to use the
product because it need some computer skills
too.
3. We can connect it will mobile phone and can
knows the current situation of the vacuum can
get the alert message.
3.As the product is new and innovative it will
be difficult to target the market
4. It can automatically go to its charging dock
when it is low on charge and charge itself.
4. As people is using the old technique of
vacuuming it is totally different than old.
5. Artificial intelligence is used to control
vacuum from voice like siri of apple.
5.Execcsive use of energy
Table 7: Explanation of FFA
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SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
Minimizing the Restrictive Factors
1. We can make the series of the vacuum. One of low cost which is affordable with low
features and one with high features which is expensive. So that both low income and
high income people can afford it.
2. We can provide the user guide to all the users which contain each and every steps to
use the product.
Maximizing the Supportive Factors
1. The product is only connected through Wi-Fi there may problem if there is no any Wi-
Fi connected for that we can also connect it through Bluetooth.
2. While moving towards its charging dock the vacuum may shut down due to extreme
low battery for that we can send the alert message to the user giving its last location in
home and also we can put the charging dock in the middle of house so that it can reach
faster to the charging dock.
Table 8: Improvement Suggestion of FFA
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SECOND FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS
SUPPORTING FACTORS
1. Sensor +4
2.Work Resume +4
3.Mobile connection +3
4. Auto charging +3
5.Artificial
Intelligence
+3
RESTRICTIVE FACTORS
1.Price -3
2. Not able to
understand
-2
3. Marketing -2
4. user friendly -2
5.Energy loss -3
Total: 17 Total: -12
RVC
Net Total: +5
Figure 9: Second Force field Analysis
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8 Conclusion
Hence it is the overall idea of the generating new generation vacuum cleaner which help you
to make your home clean and if this project become success we will move one step forward to
the smart home system.
9 Reference iRobot, n.d. iRobot. [Online]
Available at: http://www.irobot.com/For-the-Home/Vacuuming/Roomba.aspx
[Accessed 12 April 2017].
Neato, n.d. Neato. [Online]
Available at: https://www.neatorobotics.com/robot-vacuum/botvac-connected-series/botvac-
connected/
[Accessed 12 April 2017].
Proctor, n.d. Creative Problem Solving for Managers: Developing Skills for Decision Making
[online], 2nd Edition, UK, Amazon. [Online]
Available at:
http://books.google.com.my/books?id=vVVi7Qc2H0AC&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107&dq=what
+is
+force+fitting+trigger&source=bl&ots=gPUFsBEWD0&sig=8CUneGDZFbezVLYZ34ejKU
bvzQ&hl=en&ei=PYUFTr7TM4m3rAeUjycDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum
=4&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q
10 Annexure
Marking Grid
Marks Allocated Marks scored
Part 1 Objective Statement, Competitor
Analysis and Problem Statement
15 marks
(Objective statement 3
marks,
Competitor analysis 10
marks,
Problem statement 2
marks)
Part 2 Idea Generation 30 marks(10 marks for
each technique)
Part 3 Product Description 10 marks
Part 4 Market Identification 10 marks
Part 5 Idea Evaluation
FFA before improvement,
recommendation, FFA after
improvement
30 marks(10 marks for
each sub-section)
Overall Quality of the assignment:
Including formatting, references, word
count, appendices
5 Marks
TOTAL 100 marks