ANGEL WINGS BICYCLE SEAT

AGENDA

Introduction Customer Needs Assessment External Search Engineering Specifications System Level Design Project Management Risk Analysis Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

The Angel Wings Bike Seat is a unique two padded bike seat that moves with the rider.

When a bike user rides a bike for over 20 minutes on a traditional bicycle seat, he or she starts to experience discomfort.

The Angel Wings Bike Seat is the only two padded bike seat that moves with the rider’s body.

The patented seat supports the torso with the first pad moving forward while the other moves backwards on the down pedal stroke.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

The initial problem is that the Angel Wings Bike Seat is not ready for launch.

Final component designs need to be made. Requests for manufacturing quotations need

to be made. Options for kitting and packaging need to be

considered.

CUSTOMER NEEDS ASSESSMENT

AHP Pairwise Comparison Chart to Determine Weighting for Main Objective Categories

Safe

Ease of

Use

Ease of

Mfg Cost Erg. Dur. Ease of

Assembly Total Weight

Safe 1.00 3.00 0.75 0.60 1.00 1.50 1.50 9.35 .15

Ease of Use 0.33 1.00 0.25 0.20 0.33 0.50 0.50 3.11 .05

Ease of Mfg 1.33 4.00 1.00 0.80 1.33 2.00 2.00 12.46 .2

Cost 1.67 5.00 1.25 1.00 1.67 2.50 2.50 15.59 .25

Ergonomic 1.00 3.00 0.75 0.60 1.00 1.50 1.50 9.35 .15

Durable 0.67 2.00 0.50 0.40 0.67 1.00 1.00 6.24 .10

Ease of Assembly 0.67 2.00 0.50 0.40 0.67 1.00 1.00 6.24 .10

CUSTOMER NEEDS ASSESSMENT 1. Safe (0.15, 0.15)

1.1 Moving Parts Concealed (0.0375, 0.25) 1.2 No extruding objects or pinch points (0.075, 0.5) 1.3 Seat stability(0.0375, 0.25) F.1 Appropriate use of material and general design

2. Ease of Use (0.05, 0.05) 2.1 Easy operator adjustability (0.02, 0.4) 2.2 Simply Powered (manually) (0.03, 0.6) F.2 Powered by pulley system C.1 Power Requirement must be feasible for an average person

3. Ease of Manufacturing (0.20, 0.20) 3.1 Type of material to use (0.10, 0.5) 3.2 Seat easy to produce (0.10, 0.5) C.2 Local machine availability

4. Cost (0.25, 0.25) 4.1 Inexpensive Components (0.10, 0.40) 4.2 Economical when manufacturing (0.15, 0.60) C.3 Cost in target price range of between $50-$99

5. Ergonomic (0.15, 0.15) 5.1 Repeated use by cyclist does not lead to strain (0.075, 0.5) 5.2 Seat is comfortable for uninterrupted use (0.075, 0.5)

6. Durable (0.10, 0.10) 6.1 Appropriate metal toughness (0.033, 0.33) 6.2 Sturdy pulley material (0.033, 0.33) 6.3 Robust plastic seat material (0.034, 0.34)

7. Ease of Assembly (0.10, 0.10) 7.1 Overall seat is light and adjustable (0.05, 0.5) 7.2 Packaging of components kept compact (0.05, 0.5) F.3 Local bike shop employees will assemble seat to fit

C. 4 Maximum Budget is $1000

EXTERNAL SEARCH – PATENTS

First bi-saddle seat invented around 1896. Hinged mechanism where the movement of

one saddle forced the other saddle into the opposite direction

The most recent patent was introduced in 2002.

Since then there hasn’t been any major improvements to bi-saddle bicycle seats.

EXTERNAL SEARCH – EXISTING PRODUCTS

Currently there are numerous bi saddle seats in the market, but none have been successful.

Criteria Spiderflex Spongy Wonder

Easyseat II

Bisaddle Seat

Angel Wings

Cost $110.00 $70.00 $59.95 $155.00 $220.00*

Safety 7 6 6 5 7

Ease of use

6 7 8 7 7

Ergonomics

8 6 7 8 8

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS

Find proper type of material to use for seat padding

Conduct a cost analysis on how much it would cost to manufacture a certain number of seats (10, 100, 1000, etc.)

The base of the seat will be worked on to lower the number of parts from three to one by incorporating the assembly of the base into the manufacturing process.

Develop a kitting and packaging for the parts to be placed into a compact and easy to remove/assemble package.

SYSTEM LEVEL DESIGN

The system has not been design in the CAD model yet.

This is one of the deliverables that will come at the end of the project.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Gantt Chart

RISK PLAN

CONCLUSIONS

Three Deliverables Conducting a cost analysis for seat pad material Develop a manufacturing process to combine the

three piece base into one piece. Construct a packaging kit prototype