Morphological chart
Morphological chart: an automatic pet feeder
Function
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Store the food
Measure a meal
Let it out
Power it
Set the time
Hopper on top
Rotating tray
Sealed tub
Scoop wheel
Weighing scale
Timer gate
Gravity chute
Screw feeder
Tipping bowl
Batteries
USB power
Wind-up spring
Dial timer
Phone app
One button
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What a morphological chart is
“Morphological analysis or general morphological analysis is a method for exploring possible solutions to a multi-dimensional, non-quantified complex problem.”
When to use a morphological chart
Design work
Write every way to do each part of a design, then pick one way per row.
Finding ideas
Mixing options from each row gives many new designs to choose from.
Science
Great for design projects at school, like planning a pet feeder part by part.
How to make a morphological chart
- 1List the functionsMorphological chart: an automatic pet feederFunctionOption 1Option 2Option 3Store the foodMeasure a mealLet it outPower itSet the time
- 2Ways to do eachMorphological chart: an automatic pet feederFunctionOption 1Option 2Option 3Store the foodMeasure a mealLet it outPower itSet the timeHopper on topRotating traySealed tubScoop wheelWeighing scale
- 3Pick one per rowMorphological chart: an automatic pet feederFunctionOption 1Option 2Option 3Store the foodMeasure a mealLet it outPower itSet the timeHopper on topRotating traySealed tubScoop wheelWeighing scaleTimer gateGravity chuteScrew feederTipping bowlBatteriesUSB powerWind-up springDial timerPhone appOne button
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