1. The Pringles Challenge Aileen Jong, Olivia Foy, James Dunn

2. Group Norms

3. Group Norms Skype Chatting Courteous language Quick response Language readability No chat speak or spamming No flaming each other’s ideas The Pringles Challenge

4. Group Norms Cooperation Respond to emails in one day or less Divide work evenly, into parts where each person gets a fair share High quality work, put effort in Communicate all ideas, send each other files after finishing them Double check work before turning in Provide input on how to further improve work The Pringles Challenge

5. Design Brief

6. Design Brief Problem Statement “A single Pringles chip must be mailed through US Postal Service to another school, and remain edible and intact upon arrival.” The Pringles Challenge

7. Design Brief Design Statement The package must be sturdy enough to house one Pringle chip, with soft filling inside to protect the item. Package must not be bigger than 5” x 8”, and easily sent through the USPS. The Pringles Challenge

8. Design Brief Target Consumer People who want a safe package to send fragile items in Client Company US Postal Service, Pringles Company Designers Aileen Jong, Olivia Foy, James Dunn The Pringles Challenge

9. Brainstorming

10. Engineer’s Notebook The Pringles Challenge

11. Research

13. depth 2.5”

14. width 1.5”

15. height .75”

17. primarily used for medical or cosmetic purposes

19. about 95% air

20. very good insulation properties

22. numerous tiny pockets of air

23. absorbs shock

25. US Postal Service – Packaging Variety The Pringles Challenge

26. Preliminary Ideas

27. Idea #1 The Pringles Challenge

28. Idea #2 The Pringles Challenge

29. Idea #3 The Pringles Challenge

30. Decision Matrix

31. Durability 1. Project can withstand constant physical beating without breaking.2. It can take a lot beating before breaking, ripping or tearing. 3. Can take a moderate amount of abuse before it breaks beyond use. 4. Does not take much before the protection plan falls to pieces. PLAN A 4 PLAN B 1 PLAN C 3

32. Cost1. All materials are very cheap and easily obtainable.2. The materials are cheap and can be found at a store.3. Some materials might be somewhat expensive or difficult to find.4. Materials are expensive or extremely hard to find. PLAN A 2 PLAN B 1 PLAN C 1

33. Size1. Fits inside a manila envelope. 2. Fits into a small box. 3. Only can be fit into a medium sized box. 4. Only can fit into a very large box. PLAN A 1 PLAN B 3 PLAN C 3

34. Edible1. After shipment the chip completely intact and edible.2. After shipment chip has only broken into a few pieces and is edible.3. After shipment, chip has broken up into many pieces and isn’t quite edible.4. Chip is completely crushed during the shipment and isn’t close to being edible. PLAN A 2 PLAN B 1 PLAN C 3

35. PLAN APLAN BPLAN C

36. Inventor Drawings

40. Prototype

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43. Testing

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45. Receiving

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