Heileman, G. (2023, March), Auto Dispensing Cooler  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Morgantown, West Virginia. 10.18260/1-2--44918

\bibitem{asee_peer_44918}
  Heileman, G. (2023, March), \emph{Auto Dispensing Cooler}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Morgantown, West Virginia.
  10.18260/1-2--44918

Grant Heileman.  "Auto Dispensing Cooler".  2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Morgantown, West Virginia, 2023, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://strategy.asee.org/44918 Internet.  14 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_44918}
  Grant Heileman.
  "Auto Dispensing Cooler".
  \emph{2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Morgantown, West Virginia, 2023, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://strategy.asee.org/44918 Internet.  14 May, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - The purpose of this project is to design a cooler that can dispense drinks at any event, while remaining easy to use for everyone. To cool down, people need ice cold beverages kept in a cooler where they are hanging out, but all too often they run into inconveniences with the standard cooler design. The motivation behind this engineering design capstone project is to design a cooler that solves these problems. In order to successfully do that, market research was needed which was performed in the shape of a survey. From the results found in the survey and other research, a governing list of constraints and evaluation metrics was generated which heavily influenced the design generation and evaluation.  Paired with the market research, research into the background and the current state of the art was conducted on the coolers that exist currently. With the research obtained the design concepts were then able to be generated to meet the criteria determined. The generated designs were evaluated within a weighted Pugh's method structure to determine the most viable solution. 
From the evaluation a design strategy was selected and has been expanded upon. This project has been developed into a backpack style cooler that uses electrical components to dispense the beverages. By implementing the backpack option it will make transportation of the cooler and the beverages inside easier than it would be if it were the typical ice chest style cooler. The electrical components are used to implement an auto dispensing method for the dispersal of the drinks. Rather than taking the backpack off, opening the large top pocket, and rummaging around for the drink, one of three buttons will be pressed which will prompt the corresponding motor to rotate and drop the drink out onto the dispensing ramp. From the ramp the drink will roll down to a velcro pocket on the side of the bag where the user can simply reach back and open the pocket to retrieve their drink. This design will fill the customer's need for an easier method of transportation, as well as easier dispensing while also limiting the heat transfer into the cooler.

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