Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Define the Problem:
  • People that own a small living space have difficulty storing their bikes in their house.  
  • Difficult to get around
  • Traffic in the house




Brainstorm Solutions:
  • Store behind a door but make sure the door can open
  • Get another mode of transportation
  • Hang your bike
  • Model buyers bike like a peice of are
  • Store in a barely used closet/ room




Define Criteria and Constraints:
  • Criteria
    • Bike storage
    • easy to assemble
    • Safe
  • Constraints
    • No permanent damage
    • Work for any bike

Sketches
 
Pully system that attaches to the ceiling without permanent damage 


 Other modes of Transportation
 
Use a Decision Matrix to justify your approach  
 sorry it's hard to read, other modes won but the buyer wants to keep their bike