2.74 Optimal Product Redesign Fall 1994

Electric Wok Redesign

Available electric cooking woks suffer from many deficiencies, including difficulty in washing, non-uniform heating, and poor interface. We redesigned an electic wok, and increased the time and geometric uniformity of heat distribution, made visible and understandable the controls, and made the wok easily cleanable. No wok on the market today shares these features, attained through systematic design, analysis and optimization.

See a Slide Show of the Project.

Download a technical paper discussing the classroom product development process used and methods employed.

Download a technical paper discussing the wok project.

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