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== Background ==
The Coopatron 5000 was designed in the [[Engr215 Introduction to Design|Engineering 215]] class instructed by [[User:Lonny|Lonny Grafman]] within the [http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/ Environmental Resources Engineering] program at [Humboldt State University]. Our group is called Team x86. The context of our design project comes from the [http://www.thewaterpod.org/ WaterPod Project], which is an attempt at sustainable water top living via the fusion of art and design. It is a collaborative effort to establish a communal living space that produces its own consumables. People from all over the world are working to get the barge ready for its maiden voyage in the summer of 2009. The barge will travel for six months, to six ports, in New York with the joint goals of supporting the life of its six human occupants and spreading awareness about [[sustainable living]].


== Objective ==
== Objective ==
The coop is designed to be easily maintained, and provide a comfortable shelter for the chickens living on WaterPod. The bedding material is designed to be recycled as a bulking agent for the composting toilette. The coop will also be used as a canvas for any artistic additions the occupants of the barge wish to include.
The coop is designed to supplement the dietary needs of the inhabitants while providing a comfortable shelter for the chickens living on WaterPod for the six month voyage.
 
== Introduction ==
The WaterPod Project


Client Requests
== Client Criteria ==
The WaterPod inhabitants made the following requests or the design:
* The coop needs to have eight to ten egg producing chickens for six months.
* The coop needs to be of a box frame design.
* The coop needs to provide opportunities for artistic collaboration.
* The coop waste products must be utilized for the composting toilette.


== Project Requirements ==
== Project Requirements ==
==== Overview ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="right"
|+'''Criteria Weights'''
|-
! Criteria
! Average Weight
|-
| Cost
| 10
|-
| Ease of Assembly
| 7.3
|-
| Chicken Safety
| 7
|-
| Chicken Health
| 7
|-
| Ease of Transportation
| 6.3
|-
| Durability
| 6.3
|-
| Adaptability
| 5
|-
| Ease of Maintenance
| 5
|-
| User Safety
| 3.6
|}


=== Overview ===
The basic criteria that team x86 determined for the design of the project was extracted from the best aspects of our alternative designs (Figure 1) and extensive research. Each Criteria is explained in detail below.
==== Cost ====   
==== Cost ====   
The maximum allowed budget for each design is $225. The least costly design is favorable due to this restriction.
The maximum allowed budget for each design is $225. The least costly design is favorable due to this restriction.
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==== Chicken Safety ====  
==== Chicken Safety ====  
The Coop must prevent the Chickens from sustaining any injury.
The Coop must prevent the Chickens from sustaining any injury.
[[Image:CoopatronCriteria.jpg|thumb|right]|Figure 1: Weighted Criteria]]
==== Chicken Health ====  
==== Chicken Health ====  
The coop must shelter the chickens from the elements, keep them warm and cool enough, and give them non drafty air flow. They also need soft and absorbent bedding to nest in. Their dietary needs must also be addressed by the design.
The coop must shelter the chickens from the elements, keep them warm and cool enough, and give them non drafty air flow. They also need soft and absorbent bedding to nest in. Their dietary needs must also be addressed by the design.
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Because the project must be shipped long distance in limited space it needs to be collapsible so it can fit in a small area.
Because the project must be shipped long distance in limited space it needs to be collapsible so it can fit in a small area.
==== Durability ====
==== Durability ====
The coop needs to last at least six months; the longer the better.  
The coop needs to last at least six months - although longer the better.  
==== Adaptability ====  
==== Adaptability ====  
The coop needs to be an artistic workspace as well as a house for chickens. The more opportunities for artistic collaboration there are the better.
The coop needs to be an artistic workspace as well as a house for chickens. The more opportunities for artistic collaboration there are the better.
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== Project Design ==
== Project Design ==
=== Specifications ===
=== Specifications ===
The Coopatron 50000 is very inexpensive as it was built mostly from recycled building materials.  
The Coopatron 5000 utilized mostly recycled building materials (Figure 2a). The frame consists of 2x4's while the panels are made of plywood (Figures 2b-2C). The design needs to have proper ventilation panels that keep the [[chickens]] from asphyxiating as a result of their [[waste]] products. A ten gallon trash can contains feed and is located separately from the chicken coop, and standard chicken water dispenser is located on the floor of the coop. The bedding material is designed to be recycled as a bulking agent for the composting toilette. The coop will also be used as a canvas for any artistic additions the occupants of the barge wish to include. The design should be easily adapted as a canvas for paints or other artistic additions because of the large flat panels. The access panels should serve for easy cleaning and egg collection while there will be nothing in the design of the Coopatron 5000 that presents a hazard to the person maintaining it.
In order to meet the constraints for the criteria of portability and assembly the final design was broken down into panels that will be assembled on-site. The Assembly Instructions detail the exact specifications of the Coopatron 5000 and are located in Appendix E: Assembly Manual.  
The design has ventilation panels that keep the chickens from asphyxiating as a result of their waste products. A ten gallon trash can contains feed and is located separately from the chicken coop, and standard chicken water dispenser is located on the floor of the coop.  
Our design can be adapted as a canvas for paints or other artistic additions because of the large flat panel areas.
There are access panels for cleaning and egg collection in the design, and there is nothing in the design of the Coopatron 5000 that presents a hazard to the person maintaining it.
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Coopatronrecycles.jpg|Figure 2a: Recycled Building Materials  
Image:Coopatronrecycles.jpg|Figure 2a: Recycled Building Materials  
Image:Coopatronrecycles2.jpg|Figure 2b: Assembling The Structure
Image:Coopatronrecycles2.jpg|Figure 2b: Assembling The Structure
Image:Coopatronrecycles3.jpg|Figure 2c: Frame Assembly
Image:Coopatronrecycles3.jpg|Figure 2c: Frame Assembly
Image:CoopatronExplodedView.jpg|Figure 2d: CAD Image of Coop Components
</gallery>
</gallery>
=== Finished Design ===
=== Finished Design ===
The final chicken coop solution is coined the Coopatron 5000. The design integrates research from the literature review and designs from each of alternative solutions. It has the capacity to house ten chickens comfortably on a barge in New York City in the summer. The overall description for the coop as well as an analysis of the project costs and instructions for use of the coop are presented in this section.
The final chicken coop solution is coined the Coopatron 5000 (Figure 3a). The design integrates research from the literature review and designs from each of alternative solutions. The coop has the capacity to house ten chickens comfortably(Figure 3b). The dimensions are roughly 7' x 4' x 5' and instills the proper ventilation and easy maintenance access (Figure 3c-3d).
Section IV is the description of our decision making process. In order to choose the best design we used a Delphi matrix to compare each alternative listed in section III to each other and against the criteria from Section II.
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:CoopatronCAD.jpg|Figure 3a: The Coopatron 5000
Image:CoopatronCAD.jpg|Figure 3a: The Coopatron 5000
Image:CoopatronGraze.jpg|Figure 3b: Grazing Ground
Image:CoopatronExplodedView.jpg|Figure 3b: CAD Image of Coop Components
Image:Coopatronrecycles4.jpg|Figure 3d: Access Doors
Image:Coopatronrecycles4.jpg|Figure 3c: Access Doors
Image:Coopatronrecycles5.jpg|Figure 3e: Ventilation
Image:Coopatronrecycles5.jpg|Figure 3d: Ventilation
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Costs ==
== Costs ==
Construction cost is the total cost of the materials used for the project. In Table III you can see two columns for cost, one is the real cost to us and the other is the potential cost if the component was not free or purchased by the client.
The Coopatron 5000 was fairly inexpensive (Seen in graph below) as it was built mostly from recycled building materials. Although, if materials were bought at the market price the cost may exceed the Estimated $270.
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[[Image:CoopatronMaterialsCosts2.jpg]]
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<BR>
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"
|+'''Materials and Costs'''
|-
! Item !! Quantity !! Team x86 Cost ($) !! Market Cost ($)
|-
| 4'x8' - 3/8" Plywood
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 12.99
|-
| 4'x8' - 1/8" Plywood
|align="right"| 6
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 119.94
|-
| 2"x4"x8" Pine
|align="right"| 10
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 19.90
|-
| 1/2" Metal Tubing (15ft.)
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 15.00
|-
| Large Hinges
|align="right"| 2
|align="right"| 4.00
|align="right"| 4.00
|-
| Small Hinges
|align="right"| 6
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 6.50
|-
| Screws - Structure 4" 1lb
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| 4.00
|align="right"| 4.00
|-
| Latches
|align="right"| 3
|align="right"| 9.00
|align="right"| 9.00
|-
| Handles
|align="right"| 4
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 4.00
|-
| Screws - Mounting 1.5" 1lb
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| 7.00
|align="right"| 7.00
|-
| Paint 1gal.
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 20.00
|-
| Plastic Sheeting
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 10.00
|-
| Plastic Gutter Shielding
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 3.00
|-
| Construction Fencing
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 15.00
|-
| Feed Holder
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 10.00
|-
| Water Holder
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"| Free
|align="right"| 10.00
|-
|colspan="2" align="right" | '''Total Cost'''
|align="right"| 24.00
|align="right"| $270.33
|}


== Maintenance ==
== Maintenance ==
The maintenance of the Coopatron 5000 was estimated to be two hours and twenty one minutes a week, as seen in the graph below. A template of the weekly routines were outlined in a maintenance chart found [http://www.appropedia.org/images/5/56/CoopatronMaintenanceSchedule5000.pdf here], which may be downloaded and applied as a basic template for numerous chicken coops.
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[[Image:CoopatronMaintenanceTime2.jpg]]
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"
<br>
|+'''Average Weekly Maintenance'''
<br>
|-
http://www.appropedia.org/images/5/56/CoopatronMaintenanceSchedule5000.pdf
! Task !! Estimated Time (Minutes) !! Frequency
|-
| Egg Collection || 3 || Daily
|-
| Feeding || 3 || Daily
|-
| Watering || 3 || Daily
|-
| Check Coop Environment || 3 || Daily
|-
| Observe Chicken Health || 5 || Biweekly
|-
| Change Bedding || 15 || Weekly
|-
| Check For Structural Degradation || 5 || Weekly
|-
| Cleaning || 15 || Bimonthly
|-
|colspan="3" align="center" | '''Total Weekly Time: 2 Hours 21 Minutes'''
|}
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Engineering 215: Introduction to Design - http://www.appropedia.org/Category:Engr215_Introduction_to_Design <br>
Engineering 215: Introduction to Design - http://www.appropedia.org/Category:Engr215_Introduction_to_Design <br>
Lonny Grafman - http://www.appropedia.org/User:Lonny <br>
Lonny Grafman - http://www.appropedia.org/User:Lonny <br>
HSU Environmental Resources Engineering Department -  http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/ <br>
Environmental Resources Engineering Department -  http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/ <br>
Humboldt State University - http://www.humboldt.edu/


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Revision as of 05:04, 9 June 2010

Background

The Coopatron 5000 was designed in the Engineering 215 class instructed by Lonny Grafman within the Environmental Resources Engineering program at [Humboldt State University]. Our group is called Team x86. The context of our design project comes from the WaterPod Project, which is an attempt at sustainable water top living via the fusion of art and design. It is a collaborative effort to establish a communal living space that produces its own consumables. People from all over the world are working to get the barge ready for its maiden voyage in the summer of 2009. The barge will travel for six months, to six ports, in New York with the joint goals of supporting the life of its six human occupants and spreading awareness about sustainable living.

Objective

The coop is designed to supplement the dietary needs of the inhabitants while providing a comfortable shelter for the chickens living on WaterPod for the six month voyage.

Client Criteria

The WaterPod inhabitants made the following requests or the design:

  • The coop needs to have eight to ten egg producing chickens for six months.
  • The coop needs to be of a box frame design.
  • The coop needs to provide opportunities for artistic collaboration.
  • The coop waste products must be utilized for the composting toilette.

Project Requirements

Criteria Weights
Criteria Average Weight
Cost 10
Ease of Assembly 7.3
Chicken Safety 7
Chicken Health 7
Ease of Transportation 6.3
Durability 6.3
Adaptability 5
Ease of Maintenance 5
User Safety 3.6

Overview

The basic criteria that team x86 determined for the design of the project was extracted from the best aspects of our alternative designs (Figure 1) and extensive research. Each Criteria is explained in detail below.

Cost

The maximum allowed budget for each design is $225. The least costly design is favorable due to this restriction.

Ease of Assembly

Two adults must be able to assemble the coop in one day given our instructions and adequate tools.

Chicken Safety

The Coop must prevent the Chickens from sustaining any injury.

Chicken Health

The coop must shelter the chickens from the elements, keep them warm and cool enough, and give them non drafty air flow. They also need soft and absorbent bedding to nest in. Their dietary needs must also be addressed by the design.

Ease of Transportation

Because the project must be shipped long distance in limited space it needs to be collapsible so it can fit in a small area.

Durability

The coop needs to last at least six months - although longer the better.

Adaptability

The coop needs to be an artistic workspace as well as a house for chickens. The more opportunities for artistic collaboration there are the better.

Ease of Maintenance

The coop should be as easy to clean and maintain as possible, the maintenance of the coop should take around two and a half hours per week.

User Safety

The coop must be free of any hazards to the user; it should present no risk of serious injury and as minimal risk of minor injury as possible.

Project Design

Specifications

The Coopatron 5000 utilized mostly recycled building materials (Figure 2a). The frame consists of 2x4's while the panels are made of plywood (Figures 2b-2C). The design needs to have proper ventilation panels that keep the chickens from asphyxiating as a result of their waste products. A ten gallon trash can contains feed and is located separately from the chicken coop, and standard chicken water dispenser is located on the floor of the coop. The bedding material is designed to be recycled as a bulking agent for the composting toilette. The coop will also be used as a canvas for any artistic additions the occupants of the barge wish to include. The design should be easily adapted as a canvas for paints or other artistic additions because of the large flat panels. The access panels should serve for easy cleaning and egg collection while there will be nothing in the design of the Coopatron 5000 that presents a hazard to the person maintaining it.

Finished Design

The final chicken coop solution is coined the Coopatron 5000 (Figure 3a). The design integrates research from the literature review and designs from each of alternative solutions. The coop has the capacity to house ten chickens comfortably(Figure 3b). The dimensions are roughly 7' x 4' x 5' and instills the proper ventilation and easy maintenance access (Figure 3c-3d).

Costs

The Coopatron 5000 was fairly inexpensive (Seen in graph below) as it was built mostly from recycled building materials. Although, if materials were bought at the market price the cost may exceed the Estimated $270.

Materials and Costs
Item Quantity Team x86 Cost ($) Market Cost ($)
4'x8' - 3/8" Plywood 1 Free 12.99
4'x8' - 1/8" Plywood 6 Free 119.94
2"x4"x8" Pine 10 Free 19.90
1/2" Metal Tubing (15ft.) 1 Free 15.00
Large Hinges 2 4.00 4.00
Small Hinges 6 Free 6.50
Screws - Structure 4" 1lb 1 4.00 4.00
Latches 3 9.00 9.00
Handles 4 Free 4.00
Screws - Mounting 1.5" 1lb 1 7.00 7.00
Paint 1gal. 1 Free 20.00
Plastic Sheeting 1 Free 10.00
Plastic Gutter Shielding 1 Free 3.00
Construction Fencing 1 Free 15.00
Feed Holder 1 Free 10.00
Water Holder 1 Free 10.00
Total Cost 24.00 $270.33

Maintenance

The maintenance of the Coopatron 5000 was estimated to be two hours and twenty one minutes a week, as seen in the graph below. A template of the weekly routines were outlined in a maintenance chart found here, which may be downloaded and applied as a basic template for numerous chicken coops.

Average Weekly Maintenance
Task Estimated Time (Minutes) Frequency
Egg Collection 3 Daily
Feeding 3 Daily
Watering 3 Daily
Check Coop Environment 3 Daily
Observe Chicken Health 5 Biweekly
Change Bedding 15 Weekly
Check For Structural Degradation 5 Weekly
Cleaning 15 Bimonthly
Total Weekly Time: 2 Hours 21 Minutes


Information and Contact Details

Teamx86.jpg

Links


The WaterPod Project - http://www.thewaterpod.org/
Engineering 215: Introduction to Design - http://www.appropedia.org/Category:Engr215_Introduction_to_Design
Lonny Grafman - http://www.appropedia.org/User:Lonny
Environmental Resources Engineering Department - http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/
Humboldt State University - http://www.humboldt.edu/

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