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The Cranberry Harvester Red B October 5, 2005 10/5/05 2.009 Sketch Models - Red B 1 Market - 2005: 6.49 billion barrels - $225 million production - Wisconsin (50%) - Massachusetts (33%) - New Jersey, Oregon, Washington 10/5/05 2.009 Sketch


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The Cranberry Harvester

Red B October 5, 2005

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Market

  • 2005: 6.49 billion barrels
  • $225 million production
  • Wisconsin (50%)
  • Massachusetts (33%)
  • New Jersey, Oregon, Washington
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“Egg Beaters”

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Gathering

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Market Opportunity

Product Description: Remote controlled watercraft that deploys the barrier used to corral the cranberries Intended Customers: Cranberry Farmers

conducting a wet harvest

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Technical Analysis

Customer Needs Design Attributes Engineering Specs Easily and quickly deploy the cranberry barrier Fast and simple Remote controlled craft with intuitive controls Eco-Safe: not harmful to the bog Non-toxic materials A motor that runs on food-grade oils Works in a variety of sizes and shape bogs Robust, stable, and flexible design Floating on pontoons and had a small turning radius Transportable: fits in the back of a pickup truck Collapsible components Main elements easily disconnect for transport

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Our Prototype

Lightweight, simple structure Spool of Barrier net Pontoons

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Product Cycle

Cranberries

  • 1. One end of net

secured at shore

  • 2. Boat circles

cranberries, leaving net in path

  • 3. Attach net to winch
  • 4. Net constricts around

cranberries

  • 5. Conveyor belt

removes cranberries (as done currently)

Conveyor Path of Boat and Net

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Net Orientation Test

Horizontal

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Net Orientation Test

  • Conclusion: Power to

unravel spool negligible compared to the power to overcome water resistance of boat.

Vertical

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Acknowledgments

  • Linda McIntyre
  • Bradshaw’s Cranberry Farm
  • Univ. of Georgia
  • http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312380/index.htm