problems
Shoe Cover: We came up with the idea of a shoe cover that was effective and stylish. Most shoe covers available now are basically plastic bags that can wrap around your shoes. We were thinking that we could make many different styles to cover shoes outdoors because some people don't like getting their shoes dirty.
Porta Potty Seat Cover: Imani came up with the idea of a porta potty seat cover that would negate the smell of the waste and prevent people from being able to see it. Also the chemicals used in porta potties can be harmful.
Laser Fire Starter: I came up with the idea of a laser fire starter. This could be useful as a survival tool and could be used for camping.
Something To Prevent Lawn Mowers From Falling Over: I had the idea of making something to prevent riding lawn mowers from falling over when mowing ditches. This actually happened to my uncle who luckily was not injured.
Porta Potty Seat Cover: Imani came up with the idea of a porta potty seat cover that would negate the smell of the waste and prevent people from being able to see it. Also the chemicals used in porta potties can be harmful.
Laser Fire Starter: I came up with the idea of a laser fire starter. This could be useful as a survival tool and could be used for camping.
Something To Prevent Lawn Mowers From Falling Over: I had the idea of making something to prevent riding lawn mowers from falling over when mowing ditches. This actually happened to my uncle who luckily was not injured.
decision matrix
problem statement
Porta Potties are the solution for one's need to go to the bathroom outdoors. However, most porta potties that you go into are filthy. They smell horrible and aren't the cleanest places that a person can be. Most people would rather wait until they got home or until they reached a store or restaurant to use the bathroom. According to a survey done in 2016, about 73% of Americans are convinced that porta potties are not very sanitary. My partner and I came up with the solution of making a toilet seat different from any other for porta potties and possibly public and home bathrooms too.
justification
market survey
summary
For the past two weeks my partner and II have been trying to decide what our senior project should be. We told each other ideas and discussed what we wanted to do and through our research we found that some of our ideas have already been invented and some not as good as we thought. We worked on all the components of Part A and we had a majority of that part done in a matter of two days but the next day everyone's computer got erased then I did it again the next day and the files got erased again. We ended up with the components of Part A done and getting the survey out there for people to take. Our next step was to interview people to get their insight for our ideas, we interview three teachers at Worcester Technical High School and received some useful information. We finally came down to two problems out of our five the Porta Potty Cover and Attendance System. As of right now we are considering a modified version of the Porta Potty cover that can help people feel more safe when they use it and this can also be used for public bathrooms.