Peanut Shelling Machine With 50 kg/h Throughput#

A primary-source peanut-shelling ideation brief with explicit throughput, cost, and manufacturability constraints.

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Quick Facts#

Field

Value

Problem ID

ideation_peanut_shelling_50kg_per_hour

Problem Family

text

Implementation

TextProblem

Capabilities

citation-backed, prompt-packet, statement-markdown

Study Suitability

human-subjects-ready, ideation-friendly

Tags

text, human-subjects, ideation, agriculture, mechanical-design

Taxonomy#

Formulation

textual_prompt

Is Dynamic

no

Orientation

engineering_practical

Objective Mode

qualitative

Constraint Nature

embedded-constraints

Tags

text, human-subjects, ideation, agriculture, mechanical-design

Deliverable Type

concepts

Timebox Hint (Minutes)

45

Participants

individual

Evaluation Mode

idea_generation

Statement#

In places like Haiti and certain West African countries, peanuts are a significant crop. Most peanut farmers shell their peanuts by hand, an inefficient and labor-intensive process. The goal of this project is to design and build a low-cost, easy to manufacture peanut shelling machine that will increase the productivity of the African peanut farmers. The target throughput is approximately 50 kg (110 lbs.) per hour.

Customer Needs:

  • Must remove the shell with minimal damage to the peanuts.

  • Electrical outlets are not available as a power source.

  • A large quantity of peanuts must be quickly shelled.

  • Low cost.

  • Easy to manufacture.

Please sketch and note (with words) one design solution per page starting on the next page.

Prompt Profile#

Field

Value

Deliverable Type

concepts

Timebox Hint (Minutes)

45

Participants

individual

Evaluation Mode

idea_generation

Sources#

Key

Summary

weaver_buck_merzdorf_dorozhkin_douglas_linsey_2022

Weaver, Buck, Merzdorf, Dorozhkin, Douglas, and Linsey (2022). Investigating Priming Effects of Sketch Evaluation Instructions on Idea Generation Productivity. ASME IDETC/CIE 2022, DETC2022-91313.

Raw Citation Records#

Weaver, Morgan B., Jacob Buck, Hillary Merzdorf, Denis Dorozhkin, Kerrie Douglas, and Julie Linsey (2022). Investigating Priming Effects of Sketch Evaluation Instructions on Idea Generation Productivity. ASME IDETC/CIE 2022, DETC2022-91313.