The first category, during the design process, is the project assignment, which is divided into four sections, the scope, specifications,need statement,and clarifying the need statement. The second category of the design process is the conceptualization portion. This includes function analysis, creating a morphological chart, concept generation, QFD, concept regeneration and concept selection.
     This project will focus on four major categories the working environment, material selection, thermal analysis,and component selection. The working environment includes constraints that will limit our final design. Working environment and material properties will determine the material selection. Using this information a thermal analysis of the system was created to select components. After completing the above categories the engineering drawings were generated. At this point the focus of the project shifted from design to manufacturing.
     The necessary materials and components to manufacture the Yeast Cultivator were obtained during the second semester. Upon receiving the materials each part was to be manufactured through precise machining. The next step was to assemble the parts according to the assembly procedure. After the cultivator was assembled the light and temperature tests were performed. An operations manual was created to provide step by step procedures to set up and perform the desired experiments. The information on this site can also be found in the final reports for the first and second semester.