P 15483 Breadfruit Dryer for the KGPB in

P 15483 Breadfruit Dryer for the KGPB in Borgne, Haiti

Agenda ● Introduce Team ● Project Background ● Problem Statement ● Use Scenarios ● Needs Lists ● Customer Requirements, Engineering Requirements & House of Quality ● Preliminary Plan ● Risk Assessment ● Issues and Corrective Action

Team Introduction and Roles Alvin - (Edge Admin & Lead CAD) ME Mike - (Budget Manager) ME Syafiq - (Process Engineer) ISE Tom - (Team Prototype Specialist) ME

Current Process Pick the Breadfruit Wash and clean the fruit Slice the fruit into small pieces Lay the pieces on a tarp in the sun 4 -7 Days Later Process the dried fruit

Why Breadfruit? Breadfruit is: -An extremely abundant fruit in Haiti -Easily harvested -is large and nutritious But: -The season for harvesting is usually no longer than 3 months -It spoils very quickly (~2 days) Therefore: -It is inviable as a long term food supply -It is inviable as a commercial product The solution is to make breadfruit into a flour, thus it: -Can be stored indefinitely -Becomes a year-round food supply -Creates economic opportunities with the surplus supply

Problem Definition Currently farmers have no efficient means of drying and preserving fruits, leading to waste and lost revenue. Ideally a basic, low cost, and low energy device could dehydrate the fruits in relatively large volumes at a faster rate. Our goal is to find a currently existing device similar in functionality that can be simplified, requires minimal energy, and is cost effective. The new device must be easy to use and maintain, while improving on their current process.

Stakeholders KGPB - the farmer’s collective soliciting the machine RIT - sponsoring the design process (Sarah Brownell) Fruit Dryer MSD Team - designing the machine Fruit Shredder/Grinder MSD Team - requires dried fruit to produce flour using their machine (partner project)

Use Scenario Farmer Grows Produce Shredder Shreds Produce Grinds Produce Dryer Dries Produce Community Eats/Buys/Sells Produce

Needs List 1. Dries 15 to 20 breadfruit in one operation 2. Must be low cost to be economically viable for the KGPB 3. The device must operate without relying on electricity, combustion, or fire 4. The device must be easy to service and have readily available parts 5. The device must be man-portable or portable in sections due to the geographic conditions of the region 6. The fruit must be sheltered from environmental hazards such as animals or bugs during the drying process

Customer Requirements

Engineering Requirements

House of Quality

Preliminary Schedule

Risk Assessment ● Obtaining breadfruit/using a comparable food for testing ● Shredder MSD team missing deadline / conflicts between optimal processes for respective projects ● Creating comparable tests for a hot and humid climate--in Rochester ● Safety hazards such as fire or melting components, ● Durability of device in harsh weather conditions ● Risk of overloading and damaging/collapsing device ● Risk of food poisoning from improperly processed fruit ● Obtaining ordered parts in time for deadlines

Issues and Corrective Action Issue Corrective Action Benchmarking behind schedule Scheduled time to work on benchmarking in Week 4 Not all work the team has done is uploaded to Edge Scheduled meeting in Week 4 to work exclusively on Edge uploads and housekeeping

Questions?