1. Pringles Container By: Jacob Wilson & Blake Kotrla

2. Step 1: Define The Problem

3. The Problem To design and build a container that would house the delicate Pringles chip. After designing the container, we needed to send the container through the Postal Service to Conant High School in Hoffman Estates. To receive the maximum amount of points, the chip inside the container would need to arrive upon its destination, unscathed. Define the Problem

4. Step 2: Brainstorming

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7. Our Brainstorming Brainstorming

8. Step 3: Research & Generate Ideas

9. Three Primary Ideas 1. Pillow/Cotton Ball Stuffing- We want to make a container, probably a old soup can or even a wood box. Then we would insert the chip, and fill the container with the stuffing from inside a pillow. 2. DVD Container- We would take and old DVD container and hollow it out. Then we would insert the chip and because it would fit snugly inside, it would not break. Three Primary Ideas

10. Three Primary Ideas 3. Clay Mould- Similar to the DVD, we would make a mould out of clay and place the chip inside of the mould. Three Primary Ideas

11. Three Primary Ideas Three Primary Ideas

12. Three Primary Ideas Three Primary Ideas Step 4: Identify Criteria and Constraints

13. Criteria The box and chip both had to arrive safely The box or envelope which you used to ship the container had to come from the USPS and be a flat-rate box.

14. Three Primary Ideas Three Primary Ideas Step 5: Explore Possibilities

15. Design Matrix

16. Simplicity 1: Most simple, requires little to no assembling. 2: Requires some assembling and little knowledge of how each piece works 3: Requires lots of assembling and correct placement of the Pringle.

17. Cost 1: The least expensive 2: The 2nd least expensive 3: The most expensive Sturdiness 1: Very sturdy and difficult to break the container and the chip inside. 2: Somewhat sturdy and can take a moderate amount of damage. 3: normal sturdiness that takes little damage before breaking. Size 1: Very small and can fit in an envelope. 2: Relatively small and can fit in an envelope/box. 3: Small and can fit in a small box

18. Sturdiness 1: Very sturdy and difficult to break the container and the chip inside. 2: Somewhat sturdy and can take a moderate amount of damage. 3: normal sturdiness that takes little damage before breaking. Size 1: Very small and can fit in an envelope. 2: Relatively small and can fit in an envelope/box. 3: Small and can fit in a small box

19. Size 1: Very small and can fit in an envelope. 2: Relatively small and can fit in an envelope/box. 3: Small and can fit in a small box

20. Three Primary Ideas Three Primary Ideas Step 6: Select an Approach

21. Pillow/ Cottonball Case!!!

22. Step 7: Develop a Design Proposal

23. Develop a Design Proposal

24. Step 8: Model or Prototype

25. Model/Prototype

26. Step 9: Testing

27. Testing We took the chip inside it’s safety chamber and threw it 10-20 feet in the air several times. We checked the chip after every throw and the chip survived every impact with the ground.

28. Step 12: Communicate Results

29. Final Results The casing for the chip proved to be stable and durable and did not need any refining after the first testing run. We sent the case though the mail and it safely arrived at Conant High School.

30. The Final Result