Plaster casts for broken bones need to be customized, are uncomfortable to wear, and make travel difficult.
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Plaster casts for broken bones need to be customized, are uncomfortable to wear, and
make travel difficult.
Design requirements: You have been hired as a product designer to reimagine the traditional plaster cast. Your client wants a solution that allows the same design to fit all sizes of arms, legs, or ankles. Thus it should be easily customization. It should be light weight and also pack flat so that it is easy to use while traveling. And it should be inexpensive to make.
a How would you assess the user needs associated with creating, wearing, using and removing plaster casts? points
b Given the problem description, identify design specifications you would use, along with metrics to be used to evaluate different design concepts. points
c Sketch out novel concepts and rate each one against the specifications and metrics. points
d What kind of rapid prototyping methods might you use to create and test your solutions? What kind of tests would you use? points
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