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Mister E
11-12-2004, 05:00 PM
My name is Gilbert Lanham and I am a mechanical engineering student at the University of Cincinnati. I am proposing a hands-free diving propulsion system for my senior design project. I have written this survey in order to aid the product development process and I would appreciate if you would fill it out.

Please circle the appropriate answer. For questions with ratings, 5 is the best and 1 is the worst.

1. On average, how long is a typical dive for you?

a) 20 min. b) 30 min. c) 40 min. d) 50 min. e) 60 min. f) 70 min. g) 80+ min.

2. How many dives per day do you make?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4+

3. How deep are your typical dives?

a) 50 b) 60 c) 70 d) 80 e) 90 f) 100 g) 110 h) 120 i) 130 j)140 k)150 l) 160+

4. What is the deepest depth that you have gone?

________________

5. What type of diving do you do?

a) recreational b) commercial c) other _______________

6. If commercial, what industry?

__________________________

7. What are your diving interests?

a) photography/video b) wreck diving c) night diving d) search/salvage
e) hunting f) nature/biology g) ice diving h) welding/fabrication i) deep diving
j) cave/cavern diving l) other ______________

8. Have you used a diving propulsion system before?

a) yes b) no


9. Would owning a DPS interest you?

a) yes b) no

10. How important is it for a DPS?s battery to last more than one dive?

1 2 3 4 5

11. How important is a hands-free DPS to you?

1 2 3 4 5

12. How important is a slim profile?

1 2 3 4 5

13. Are you involved in activities that a hands-free DPS would benefit?

a) photography b) welding/fabricating c) salvage/recovery
d) hunting e) cave diving f) other ________________

14. How many speed control settings would you like?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5 f) 6 g) 7 h) variable speed control

15. What top speed would you consider a high performance DPS to have?

a) 1 mph b) 2 mph c) 3 mph d) 4 mph e) 5 mph f) 6 mph

16. What would you be willing to realistically pay for a hand-free DPS?

a) $500-$750 b) $750-$1000 c) $1000-$1250 d) $1250-$1500 e) $1500-$2000

17. Please rank in order of importance: (6 = highest 1 = lowest)

___ Battery Life
___ Speed
___Depth Rating
___Speed Settings
___ Cost
___ Slim Profile

Additional Comments: (Profile, weight, buoyancy, or features you would like to see)




Thank you for filling out this survey. It means a lot to me and it will aid my decision making process. Please send the completed survey and contact information to:

lanhamgt@email.uc.edu

or

Gilbert Lanham
625 Lindemann Lane
Mason OH 45040