Hands-Free Smartphone Viewing#

An additive-manufacturing design brief for a low-material, fast-printing hands-free smartphone-viewing solution.

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts#

Field	Value
Problem ID	`ideation_hands_free_smartphone_viewing`
Problem Family	text
Implementation	`TextProblem`
Capabilities	`citation-backed`, `prompt-packet`, `statement-markdown`
Study Suitability	`human-subjects-ready`, `ideation-friendly`
Tags	`text`, `human-subjects`, `ideation`, `smartphone`, `accessory`, `manufacturing`

Taxonomy#

Formulation: textual_prompt
Is Dynamic: no
Orientation: engineering_practical
Objective Mode: qualitative
Constraint Nature: embedded-constraints
Tags: text, human-subjects, ideation, smartphone, accessory, manufacturing
Deliverable Type: concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes): 20
Participants: individual
Evaluation Mode: idea_generation

Statement#

Design a fully 3D-printable solution to enable hands-free viewing of content on a smartphone. You can design your solution to fit any phone of your choice. Design such that you use the least amount of print material as possible. It should also print as fast as possible.

Prompt Profile#

Field	Value
Deliverable Type	concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes)	20
Participants	individual
Evaluation Mode	idea_generation

Sources#

Key	Summary
`prabhu_miller_simpson_meisel_2019`	Prabhu, Miller, Simpson, and Meisel (2019). Complex Solutions for Complex Problems?: Exploring the Effects of Task Complexity on Student Use of Design for Additive Manufacturing and Creativity. ASME IDETC/CIE 2019, DETC2019-97474.

Raw Citation Records#

Prabhu, Rohan, Scarlett R. Miller, Timothy W. Simpson, and Nicholas A. Meisel (2019). Complex Solutions for Complex Problems?: Exploring the Effects of Task Complexity on Student Use of Design for Additive Manufacturing and Creativity. ASME IDETC/CIE 2019, DETC2019-97474.