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Title: GCSE Electronic Products - Design Portfolio For Money Box Product
Description: This is my coursework from my AQA GCSE Electronic Products course, graded at A*, very good quality work from many hours of professional mentoring.
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I estigati g The Desig Co te t
Su se tio : Esta lishi g The Desig P o le
Topi : AQA Co t olled Assess e t Task
Co te t
Tea hi g hild e the alue of
the s hool u i ulu
...
You
ha e ee asked to desig a d ake a o elt de i e hi h ill ake it fu fo
hild e to use a d sa e thei o e
...
Also I a desig
a diffe e t p odu ts ithi the ief, this task ill allo
e to eate a high
ualit ele t o i p odu t that is uite o ple a d de o st ates
k o ledge of
ele t o i s, su h as a o e o hi h ou ts ho
u h o e it is holdi g
...
The P odu t that I ould ake ould e a o e o
...
O e of these ould e a LCD s ee hi h sho s the a ou t of o e i
the o , also the e ould e a speake hi h pla s a tu e he
o e is e te ed
What No ?
No that I ha e hose
ith it
...
This ill allo the to lea the
alue of o e
...
This
ould e sol ed
hild e ei g a le to put
thei o e i to a fu
o e o
Coi s a e o e ed i lots of
ha ful a te ia hi h ould
ause ill ess ith hild e
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
I estigati g The Desig Co te t
Su se tio : Esta
Topi : Desig
lishi g The Desig P o le
B ief & I itial Desig C ite ia
Desig Brief
It is lea that the p o le of o e ei g left o o kspa es a d ausi g lutte ust e sol ed
...
I itial desig
riteria
LCD displa to sho the a ou t of
LCD displa to sho
Speake s to pla a sou d he
Lo ki g doo o the a k of the p odu t to olle t
Ke pad to e te ode to u lo k doo
hat a ou t of
o e i side the o
o e has just ee e te ed
o e is e te ed, depe de t o
o e fo
hat alue has ee e te ed
o
Aestheti s
Cost
Custo er
I a t
p odu t to look appeali g
to hild e so it ill eed to e uite
ightl olou ed a d look like it is
fu to use
...
The t pe of usto e that I a t i g to att a t ith
p odu t is hild e , this is so that the a lea
the alue of o e
...
The e ill also e less
s all pa ts to a oid a hoki g haza d
The p odu t ill so t a d ou t o e e te ed the use
...
The o e ill e e te ed ia a hole
at the top, the e ill also e a ke pad to e te the ode to u lo k the
doo
...
What No ?
No that I k o
hat
desig
idea, this ill e a D odel of
Sa uel Tucker,
ite ia a e, I a
p odu t
...
This ill the se d
a sig al to a i o o t olle hi h ill add the alue of the that oi to the total i the o
...
The e ill e a LCD,
hi h ill displa a
thi gs elated to the
o e o , su h as the
total a ou t of o e ,
the alue of the ost
e e t oi e te ed,
essages like please
e te ode et
...
The o ill ha e a lo ki g
doo at the a k hi h ill
use a se o oto hi h
pushes so ethi g i to a slot
that keeps the doo shut
...
I estigati g The Desig Co te t
Su se tio : I
Topi : Ide
estigati g the P o le
tif i g M Ta get Ma ket– P i a
Resea h i to Clie ts’ Needs
Fo
esea h a d desig so fa I a see that
p odu t ould e ai ed at a ou ge audie e a out , su h as p i a s hool hild e
...
The
tial
the
po
o
usto
ate
a l
o desig e ui e e ts sha ed
pote e s ill e olou ful a d elati el o pa t,
ial that pote tial usto e s ill a t ill
e df o pl ood
The ge de of
ta get a ket o t e spe ifi as it
does ot atte
...
I thi k that
ta get a ket ould e i te ested i a
p odu t that is aestheti all pleasi g a d o ks ell
...
M ta get a ket o t like a thi g that is too o ple
o takes too u h ti e to use, as the ill a t to e
a le to put i a d take out o e ui kl he the
eed to
I thi k that
ta get a ket ould a t to use
p odu t to e a le to sto e thei o e a d sol e the
I thi k that
ta get a ket ill look at the p i e of the
p o le of o e ei g left out a d aki g a ess
...
I ill ake the p odu t ot too e pe si e to
This p o le
ould e sol ed pu hasi g
p odu t s a e off
ta get a ket ut also ot too heap
...
p o a l e a out £ -£
...
O e all I thi k that
ta get a ket ill e so eo e aged - get a ket to
ho eeds so ethi g to assist the
ith lea i g the
alue of o e
...
Questio s
A s e Results
Do ou u e tl o
o e o ?
a
What do ou thi k of
u e t desig idea?
Whe e ould ou keep a
o e o ?
Sa uel Tucker,
No
It’s al ight, it ould e i p o ed
aki g it o e
olou ful
o the ta le
Co lusio s
The e is a eed fo a
ta get audie e
o e
o
I o k o ho I a i p o e
sig , I k o that it eeds to e
olou ful
ith
deoe
Ik o
he e
p odu t ight e kept
so o I a de ide app o i atel hat
size it ill eed to e to fit the e
...
The LCD o the f o t displa s the ou t of ho
u h
o e is i the o e o , this allo s the use to see
ho
u h o e the ha e
...
Fo e a ple I o k o
hat diffe e t
desig aspe ts I do ’t a t to i lude a d hi h thi gs I do a t to
i lude i
p odu t
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
I estigati g The Desig Co te t
Su se tio : I
Topi : Se
estigati g The P o le
o da
esea h i to si ila p odu ts
Would eed to e o e ele t o i a d a e slightl
igge to fit a i uit
LED displa to displa
ho
u h o e is
i side
The e is a si gle oi slot o
the top of the o
...
P odu t looks
lea a d ode
Se tio s to hold diffe e t
oi s, sepa ated thei sizes
P odu t ade of pl ood ith a da k fi ish
...
Diffe e t slots
fo oi s
Afte o pleti g this page I o k o
hi h aspe ts of p odu ts that ha e
ee
a ufa tu ed as a a tual p odu t ei g sold o the i te et a d I
a go o to hoose hat I a t
p odu t to look like
...
I ould use a ke pad
to e te the ode
a d ope the doo
...
I ill use a LCD to
displa ho
u h
o e is i the o e o , this ill e
sto ed a s all
a ou t of e o
i the i uit
...
I ould use the ideas f o this p odu t to ake
o e o , I a see f o it that ithi
o e o I ould use a spe ifi spa e fo
i uit to ake
p odu t ette
...
This asse l
ethod is used e ause it
is effi ie t a d a e
do e easil
F o this p odu t I a see that it ould e good
to fill all of the spa e a d to ake
p odu t fit
ell ithi the ase a d effi ie tl use the spa e
...
Topi
—Ide tif i g
Topi
—P i a
p odu ts
Topi —Se o da
p odu ts
ta get
a ket
Resea h I to si ila
F o this topi I ha e lea t hat I eed to a oid doi g a d hat I a i o po ate i to
p odu t so that
I a
ake
p odu t ette a d o e suita le fo
ta get a ket
...
This topi allo s e to see hat i puts/outputs I
ould use a d ho I a i ple e t the , also I ha e
lea t hat I a use these i puts/outputs fo
...
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
I estigati g The Desig Co te t
Su se tio : I estigati g the p o le
Topi :Desig Spe ifi atio
ACCSESSFM Criteria
Esse tial Desig Criteria Desira le Desig Criteria Justifi atio
Aestheti s
M p odu t ust e olSo e ight a li ith
ou ful a d ight, it ust
so e ood fo the ai
also look like it a e used od
easil
...
so that
ta get a ket
o t e put off the
p i e of
p odu t
Custo er
M usto e
hild e
E iro
M p odu t ill e ade
ith ate ials that ould
e e led a d ill ot
ha e a egati e effe t o
the e i o e t
This is e ause I a t to
o side the e i o e t
hile de elopi g
p odu t
Size
M p odu t eeds to e ig
e ough to sto e the i uit
alo g ith othe thi gs,
ut s all e ough to fit o a
desk o ta le
...
Safet
M p odu t ill eed to e
safe to use so that it
does 't i ju e a o e usi g
it
This is so that o od usi g
p odu t ill ha e
a p o le
ith it
Fu tio
M p odu t eeds to sto e It ould e good if
o e a d output so e- p odu t ould ou t the
thi g to ake it i te esti g a ou t of o e i the
to the use
o a d also e a le to
output so ethi g
...
Materials
M p odu t eeds to e
It ould e good if the a- This is e ause the du a ilade of a du a le ate ial te ial is lase a le a d eas
it a d o e all ease of
that ill last a lo g ti e
to uild a o e o f o
a ufa tu e is a ig pa t
of aki g
p odu t
ette
e t
Sa uel Tucker,
ill e s all
Hopefull it ould e
adapta le to allo all
diffe e t de og aphi s to
use it
...
A
i o o t olle ill also allo
a o e o ple i uit to e
eated ith less o poe ts
...
The pt is used as a se o da i put that
a e used fo diffe e t thi gs, su h as esetti g the a ou t of o e i the o
...
Clie t’s Opi io
M lie t elie es that the e should e LEDs that displa hethe the o is tu ed o , the thi k that this
ould e helpful e ause it ould stop people ha i g p o le s thi ki g that it’s ot o ki g he it’s just ot
tu ed o
...
lie t’s feed a k
No that I ha e spoke ith
lie t I o k o
hat I a ha ge ith ho
s ste
o ks,
lie t
ad ised e that the e should e LEDs that displa he the o is o
...
Futhe o e I o k o that the e should e a pt s it h o
o that ill lo k the a k doo
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
De elop e t of desig proposals i ludi g
odelli g
Su se tio : Desig P oposals
Topi : Ci uit Diag a De elop e t
These a e
o po e ts, these a ha ge o e ti e
...
Fi st I o e ted all of
i puts to the po e a so e outputs to the
i o o t olle
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
De elop e t of desig proposals i ludi g
odelli g
Su se tio : Ci uit De elop e t
Topi : Ci uit Diag a de elop e t
I ha e o fi ed the p o le of o e ti g all of the opto isolato s to the i o o t olle
ha gi g the la out, o I eed to o e t all of
i puts a d outputs o e tl i to
this diag a
...
No I ha e o p essed
the diag a to ake it
o e o pa t, also I ha e
o e ted the ke pad to
the i o o t olle a d I
ill e t o e t the LEDs
to the i uit
...
This is
fi ished i uit diag a , I ha ged the setup ith the opto isolato s
e ause it as i o e t i the p e ious i ages, I ill o eed
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
De elop e t of desig proposals i ludi g
odelli g
Su se tio : Ci uit De elop e t
Topi : De elop e t Of S ste Flo ha t
This is
at a flo
e effi
does ’t
fi st atte pt
ha t, this is 't
ie t a d it
o k p ope l
...
It ill displa a u e that is 't a possi le
a ou t of o e eg
...
This is
fi al flo ha t fo e te i g the
oi s, he it goes a o e , it esets that
a ia le a d adds to the o e to the left
eg
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
De elop e t of desig proposals i ludi g
odelli g
Su se tio : Ci uit de elop e t
Topi : De elop e t of s ste flo ha t
This is
fi st desig fo the flo ha t fo the ode
ei g e te ed a d the oto o i g positio if the
ode is o e t, this o l allo s fo o e u e to
e e te ed at the o e t
...
Also, I added a e pa t of
the flo ha t to ope a d lose the doo if the o e t ode is e te ed
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
De elop e t of desig proposals i ludi g
odelli g
Su se tio : Ci uit de elop e t
Topi : De elop e t Of Ci uit PCB
Ea h opto s it h i uit has
i es that o e t it to the ai
p
...
This is the pa t of
i uit that dete ts he the use e te s a
oi , the opto s it h pa t of the i uit is o e ted off oa d so
that ea h opto s it h a e o ed to the app op iate pla e i
the o e o he e the a dete t the i di idual oi i puts
...
I ha e also added
te i al lo ks so that I a u po e f o the othe i uit oa d to this o e ia a les so that
p odu t
a o k ith just o e po e suppl
...
I a usi g a se o d i o o t olle fo the ke pad i uit
e ause the e ould 't e
e ough i puts a d outputs to
o e t all oth of the o poe ts of
p odu t to o e io o t olle
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
De elop e t of desig proposals i ludi g
odelli g
Su se tio : Ci uit de elop e t
Topi : De elop e t Of Ci uit PCB
This is a s ee shot of oth the ke pad a
s it h i uits, the e a e atte ies o e
i di idual i uit fo testi g, ut he I
i uits, the e ill o l e o e atte pa
the t o i uits
...
Also I ha e added so e LEDs, a slide s it h
fo the o /off s it h a d a speake to output sou d he
the ke pad utto s a e p essed—this ill gi e the use a
audio p o pt so the k o that the p essed the ke o e tl a d thei i put has ee egiste ed
...
Also P i t the PCBs
a e o sho t i uits
i at hes
Cut all pie es fo the o tai e
i utes
Dou le he k di e sio s
efo e utti g a d afte
utti g
Use a hi es to p e isel
ut ea h pie e of ood to
a oid hu a e o
Cut the spa e fo the a k
doo a d ke pad f o the
a k pie e of ood
i utes
Che k that the easu ee ts a e o e t efo e
utti g a d he k afte
utti g
...
Make su e that all of the
easu e e ts a e o e t
efo e a d afte utti g
Joi the t o top la e s
togethe
-
Make su e that oth pie es a e li ed up ith the
holes li ed up also
...
Build i side oi o a d
i Tucker,
uelse t i th ough the doo
...
I the sta ted to attat h the
diffe e t o po e ts to these
opto-s it h PCBs, fi stl I
d illed the app op iate holes
he e the i es fo o poe ts eeded to go usi g a
pilla d ill
...
At fi st I fou d that I had ee
usi g the o g esisto s fo
the opto-s it h i uits so I
s apped the k esisto s fo
i se t o e t eisisto he e
esisto s, this o ked u h
ette he tested
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Maki g
Su se tio :
P odu i g A High Qualit P odu t
Topi : Dia Of Maki g
Afte I had do e all of the opto-s it h i uits,
I sta ted o the ai PCB fo the o e
ou ti g o po e t
...
Othe tha the do load so ket, I a aged to
atta h a d solde ost of the othe o poe ts ithout a p o le s
...
I de ided to use
st a ded o e i es fo the po e a d
g ou d as the a e o e du a le a d
less likel to eak a d stop the p odu t fo
o ki g o e tl
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Maki g
Su se tio :
Topi :
Whe I sta ted testi g
opto-s it hes the i puts to the
i o o t olle e e 't ho the should' e ee , the
should ha e all ee o as he the e is 't a thi g i
f o t of the opto-isolato the should output
...
F o this I k e that the
ee o
o ki g
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Maki g
Su se tio :
P odu i g A High Qualit P odu t
Topi : Dia Of Maki g
O e I as happ ith
PCB
desig , I o ed o to de elopi g
o tai e idea a d aki g it
out of a d oa d
...
The pa t i led is a st u tu e that holds the opto-s it h
i uits ea the oi slots so that
the a e ithi a ge to dete t
passi g oi s
Be ause this as o l a te po a
o tai e I de ided to use aski g
tape to hold
ai i uits i
pla e o the side of the o
...
The speake , LCDs a d othe o po e ts e e held
i pla e usi g aski g tape as this is o l te po a
...
I the ut a
hole fo the ke pad ith a aft k ife
a d i se ted it
...
This is the fi al i side ie , I elie e
that the i es ould ha e ee outed a lot ette to allo
o e spa e
i side a d to p e e t a
i es ei g
a essi le the use as this a
p ese t a haza d as
ta get a ket
is ou g hild e
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Maki g
Su se tio :
Topi :
Hole fo PTM s it h
Holes fo LEDs
Afte I de ided o the desig that I a ted
o the top of
o tai e I p o eeded to
t a sfe the desig o to d desig hi h
ould allo
e to lase ut it o to the
a li top of
o tai e
...
This
pa t a ts as a guide fo the o po e ts
to go i
...
I
ote a utti g list of all the pie es of
o tai e
...
I de ided that I a ted to use the CNC
oute to ut the hole fo the a k
doo a d the ke pad - so I used D
desig to desig the ut a d I put the
a k pie e of ood i to the CNC oute to e ut
...
O e all of the sides a d otto
e e ead , I used PVA ood glue to
sti k the togethe , I used a o iatio of la ps a d tape to hold
the shape, hilst also usi g t
s ua e to ake su e that all of the
sides e e at ight a gles
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Maki g
Su se tio :
P odu i g A High Qualit P odu t
Topi : Dia Of Maki g
This as
fi st atte pt at lase utti g the top of
the o , the idea as to ha e o e la e that had all
of the holes a it ig a d a othe la e o top ith
the holes the ight side to e su e a good fit, this
lase utti g as 't su essful as the setti gs e e't o e t a d the a hi e as 't o ki g
p ope l so I had to eadjust a d sta t agai
...
I stu k it o to the ai st u tu e ith PVA ood
glue a d sta ted o the e t la e
...
So I used a ha
e to
sepa ate the top f o the est of the o a d flipped it ou d to ake it the ight
a ou d
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Maki g
Su se tio :
P odu i g A High Qualit P odu t
Topi : Dia Of Maki g
Pi ture of top la ers here
Afte I had fi ished ith the otto
la e fo the top of
o , I sta ted o k o the se o d la e
...
I pi ked a suita le
sheet of a li a d lase ut the
holes i to it
...
Ne t I sta ted o k o the doo , I
fou d a suita le pie e of
pl ood a d ut it to the ight size
...
I the fitted
the hi ges so that the doo ould
ope a d lose p ope l
...
It took a hile to fi d the ight a gle
ut usi g a opi g sa I ut do th ough the
pa titio u til the slide as at the ight a gle
a d o ked o e tl
...
I the
took a pie e of s ap ood a d o e ted
the oto to the top of the o so that
he the oto otated it ould o e
i to a slot i the a k of the doo stoppi g
the doo f o ope i g
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Maki g
Su se tio :
P odu i g A High Qualit P odu t
Topi :
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Testi g a d E aluatio
Topi : Ci uit Testi g
Su se tio : Testi g A d E aluati g
O e
o tai e as fi ished, I sta ted
testi g
i uit
...
To fi d the
easo fo this I did so e o ti uit tests
...
This ea t that the e ust ha e ee
eaks i the t a k
...
This ga e it a o siste t esista e eadi g of a d fi ed the p o le s ith the opto-s it hes
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Testi g a d E aluatio
Topi : Ci uit Testi g
Su se tio : Testi g A d E aluati g
Ne t, I tested the ke pad i uit, I fou d that the utto s e e 't
displa i g the ight essages o the LCD, to fi this I ha ged
flo ha t to fi this p o le
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Testi g a d E aluatio
Topi : P odu t Testi g a d lie t opi io
Su se tio : Testi g A d E aluati g
Questio
Respo se
What is ou pe so al opi io of the I feel that the desig ould e o e
o tai e a d ho ould e i o ple , ut hat ou ha e eated
p o ed?
looks i e a d does as i te ded
...
I thi k that it ould e i p o ed ith the use of so e o e
olou ful ate ials
A e the e a e t a fu tio s that ou The o e o has a useful fu ould suggest if I e e to ake it
tio s that ake it a good p odu t
...
Sa uel Tucker,
8, Isleworth a d Syo School for Boys,
Testi g a d E aluatio
Topi : Testi g agai st desig
ite ia
Su se tio : Testi g A d E aluati g
ACCSESSFM Criteria
Esse tial Desig Criteria Desira le Desig Criteria
Justifi atio
Has this ee satisfied?
Aestheti s
M p odu t ust e olSo e ight a li ith
ou ful a d ight, it ust
so e ood fo the ai
also look like it a e used od
easil
...
so that
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Title: GCSE Electronic Products - Design Portfolio For Money Box Product
Description: This is my coursework from my AQA GCSE Electronic Products course, graded at A*, very good quality work from many hours of professional mentoring.
Description: This is my coursework from my AQA GCSE Electronic Products course, graded at A*, very good quality work from many hours of professional mentoring.