Evaluation

Evaluation Criteria

Is the booklight head in a 3D shape? 

Is it easy to turn on and off so that a child can do it without help?

Is it sturdy enough to give to a small child to read?

Is it flexible to where the reader can maneuver to get a good fit for the book?

Does the clip attach to the book easily so a child can handle it without help?

Does it keep track of minutes?

Evaluation Plan

Stress tests and analysis inside Autodesk inventor will help decide if booklight is sturdy enough to give to a small child, and if it is flexible before 3D printing. After 3D printing, it is also planned to give the device to a small child to check and see if a children ages 5-12 can use the booklight without help and if they can use it without it breaking, able to maneuver the light, able to turn on and off the switch by themselves, able to attach the book light to a book without help.

Project Completion Assessment

The first booklight created was semi-successful. First printed copy was too small to get wires up through, so the project had to be resized and reprinted. Second copy was handled ok by a 12-year old female product tester, but it was broken by a 9-year old male product tester. Second copy did have wires fed up through and did work before given to the 9-year old male product tester. Second copy was a learning experience that the entire booklight needs to be sturdier. Lesson

learned and what would be done differently is to trust the stress tests and learn how to conduct better stress tests in the Autodesk system before 3D printing.

A second issue is testing could not be done with product testers ages 5-7, at first, due to school closures.

A third issue is second copy was not hooked to Arduino mini, nor programmed to tilt sensor or programmed for minutes read. It was made and 3D printed before the idea of tilt sensor and programmable reader minutes came into fruitation.

The booklight does keep track of minutes when titled. There is also an app to act as a reading log for consumers.

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