Is It Time? Is It Time Yet? Inc. By: Riley Wal, Holly Batte, Bluto - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Is It Time?

Is It Time Yet? Inc. By: Riley Wal, Holly Batte, Bluto Evans

EF152 Fall 2018; A216-2

Product Selection:

1. Pill Dispenser: A pill dispenser that dispenses like a vending machine. However, it only dispenses after a certain amount of time. 2. A robot that brings the pills to you in your

• house. Also, used for storing pills.

3. A lockbox that holds medication and

• pens by a code
• Easy to use and change the time
• Runs on battery and can be plugged in
• Blinking light to know when it is time to

take it.

• Alarm function that can be turned on if

wanted

• Aesthetically pleasing

Customer Requirements:

Conceptual Design

Our goal was to make the design with two different pill canals that feed into

• ne shoot. Also, our

design had a place to put pills that couldn’t be put in the dispenser. Each canal had a light added on to it.

Interviews:

Riley Wal:

• September 27th, 2018; AMB UTK, personal interview

based on needs

• Needs: “I take pills every day, twice a day. I need to

take them in order to function. It is very important that I take them at certain times.”

• Adaptations: “Medication like steroids and birth

control have packs that are required to stay in their packs because the dosage change the more you take. The adaptation I would recommend is a way for a light

• r alarm to go off to know when to take the pills that

must stay in the pack.”

• Other Options: “Other options for pill dispensers are

weekly dispensers and alarms that are set on your phone that remind you to take your medication.

• Opinion on Product: I obviously like the product a

whole lot, but I think there can be some improvements.

Melissa Wal:

• October 8th, 2018; Over Facetime, interview

based on needs

• Needs: “I take my pills multiple times a day. I have

been taking them for years”

• Adaptations: “I have a terrier that likes lights and

barks at noises, so if there was a way to have it text the patient or something like that.”

• Other Options: “I use the weekly pill dispenser.”
• Opinion on Product: I really like it. I think it can do

a lot of good

Actual Design

The actual design is simplified due to our ability, time, and money. The code was used to rotate the servo and then light up the bulb to indicate the pill had dropped.

Marketing Video

Cost and Time Estimates

Cost of a Single Unit: $55.00 Design Time: 1 week (7 days, 9am-5pm) Material Cost for 1000 Units: $55,000 Retail Price: $65.00 Environmental Impact: Our goal is to have this product become the normal way that people organize their pills. Finding ways to avoid using the plastic pill containers and creating waste. The end goal is if someone owns this product they can get a biodegradable pill container that can be used to get the pills home and into the machine.

Summary/ Conclusion

Where the Product is Going?

• The goal of the company is to eventually have the product be able to hold more than just two pills

and have an extra compartment to store medication like steroid packs and birth control.

• Also, to plan is to make the machine out of a different material; like fiberglass plastic or metal.

Antidotes

Riley:

• Headlining the making of the Powerpoint, the so called “leader”, and the typographer.

Bluto:

• CAD Designer and Tester.

Holly:

• Coder and Videographer.