Design Process - Bus Stop in Tokyo

Design always starts from a situational problem and this case

it was about the bus stop in Tokyo as listed above.

Research then was done on existing bus stops

Design specifications were then listed

Design concept was then raised.

Further research was done with regards to the ideas

The final idea

Prototype Model of the idea in action

Universal design problems

The image was captured at Toyota's Mega Web design area which typifies the spirit of Design

Below are some of the typical problems which are universal.

A mess of brooms on sale. Chairs are not kept properly

Moving a baby stroller across a mass of bicycles

A washer person's nightmare

Toyota Mega Web in Tokyo 9th June 2008

A visit to Toyota Mega Web at Tokyo's Odaiba Park revealed the latest design of their cars and the futuristic trend towards its design. The cars above are in production at this moment.

Sketches of the designs are shown.

The design of the seat took into account of the wheel chair features, designed for the elderly.

One of the future cars on display which modelled itself like a cart on four wheels. The significant change is in the wheels which are totally different from the synthetic rubberised ones used now.
There is also the individual travel model seen below. There seemed to have no cover, like a rickshaw.

The I-foot looked like a monster dinosaur. The driver is seated on a high pedestral. There is no wheels. Instead the two large legs move along in its travel, like someone seated and being carried around on a throne.

Taken with permission, courtesy of Toyota Motors. I would recommend a visit to this Mega Web in Tokyo if one is enthralled with the latest designs and gadgets.

Design Journal : Project Schedule and Management

In your Design Journal, you must show detailed planning and scheduling from the beginning till the end of the project. In the course, you will have to update your schedule, to show changes caused by unexpected circumstances.

Gantt Charts (sometimes misspelled "Gant Charts") are useful tools for analyzing and planning complex projects.

The website is a usual resource for the above:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_03.htm


When a project is under way, Gantt Charts help you to monitor whether the project is on schedule.
If it is not, it allows you to pinpoint the remedial action necessary to put it back on schedule.

Working on a Gantt Chart:

1. List all activities in the plan
A For each task, show the earliest start date,
B estimated length of time it will take,
C and whether it is parallel or sequential.

If tasks are sequential, show which stages they depend on.

The table show all the tasks for Planning a custom-written computer project

Task possible start Length Type Dependent on...

1. High level analysis week 1 5 days sequential 1
2. Selection of hardware platform week 1 1 day sequential 1
3. Installation and commissioning of hardware week 3 2 weeks parallel 2
4. Detailed analysis of core modules week 1 2 weeks sequential 1
5. Detailed analysis of supporting utilities week 1 2 weeks sequential 4
6. Programming of core modules week 4 3 weeks sequential 4
7. Programming of supporting modules week 4 3 weeks sequential 5
8. Quality assurance of core modules week 5 1 week sequential 6
9. Quality assurance of supporting modules week 5 1 week sequential 7
10.Core module training week 7 1 day parallel 6
11.Development of accounting reporting week 6 1 week parallel 5
12.Development of management reporting week 6 1 week parallel 5
13.Development of management analysis week 6 2 weeks sequential 5
14.Detailed training week 7 1 week sequential 1-13
15.Documentation week 4 2 weeks parallel 13

The above tasks are then compiled into a chart using the Excel format

Another Project Schedule and Monitoring tool is :

Critical Path Analysis & PERT Charts

http://www.mindtools.com/critpath.html