A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE CREATION OF ECOBEAT IN

ENSURING SAFETY AND PRACTICAL PURCHASING IN

STORES AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DULCE, MITANTE, PINEDA, ROSANES, SALAZAR BSIE21M1

INTRODUCTION
With the recent lifting of lockdown restrictions in areas of the Luzon, especially in
NCR and CALABARZON, more stores and malls are now reopening and surely more
people will come along with it. As the stores reopen, more people will be able to
come; however, the protocol must remain followed by the people going outside. The
most common scenario is that accumulated consumers will be limited inside the stores
while people will line up and wait outside. The product to that the researchers
introduce is called the Ecobeat, a combined term for eco bag and a seat. It is
expected for the design to support the average weight of the Filipino people.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND OBJECTIVES
OF THE PROBLEM
1. 1. What are the dimensions of the product?
2. 2. What is the product’s Modulus of Elasticity?
3. 3. What is the weight of the whole product?
4. 4. What is the optimal and maximum weight the seat can support?
5. 5. How much weight can the bag hold?

The objectives of the study is (1) to describe the product based on the numerical
values presented, (2) to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the product, and (3)
to determine the potential users of the product.
METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH APPROACH QUANTITATIVE

RESEARCH DESIGN DESCRIPTIVE DESIGN

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT STANDARDIZED TEST SURVEY (LIKERT SCALE)

RESPONDENTS 10

SAMPLING METHOD CONVENIENT SAMPLING METHOD

1. DIMENSIONS OF
THE PRODUCT
2-5. NUMERICAL VALUES OF THE PRODUCT
YOUNG’S MODULUS OF THE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
3275 MPa
(PVC) PIPES

TENSILE STRENGTH (PVC) 48.25 MPa

WEIGHT OF THE ECOBEAT: 0.800 kg

OPTIMAL AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR SITTING: 60 kg (optimal) ±80 kg (maximum)

INITIAL AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR CARRYING:

5 kg (optimal) ±8 kg (maximum)
 YOUNG’S MODULUS OF THE PVC PIPES: YOUNG’S MODULUS OF STEEL:
3275 MPa 45 GPa to 407 GPa

ECOBEAT WEIGHT: AVERAGE WOMEN’S HANDBAG WEIGHT:

0.8 kg 0.5 kg

PERCENTILE FOR THE OPTIMAL AND MAX WEIGHT UNDER THE

OPTIMAL AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR SITTING: HEIGHT OF 163 CM:
60 kg (OPTIMAL) ±80 kg (MAXIMUM) 60 kg – 44TH PERCENTILE
80 kg – 94TH PERCENTILE

INITIAL AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR CARRYING: AVERAGE WEIGHT FOR CARRYING FOR REUSABLE BAGS:
5 kg (OPTIMAL) ±8 kg (MAXIMUM) +10 kg
 SURVEY RESULTS
QUESTION 1: ARE YOU USING AN
ECO-BAG WHENEVER YOU ARE
GOING ON STORES?
QUESTION 2: HOW WOULD YOU
RATE THE DESIGN OF THE ECOBEAT?
Excellent, 4

No
30%

Average, 2 Good, 2

Yes Extremely Poor, 1 Poor, 1

70%

EXTREMELY POOR AVERAGE GOOD EXCELLENT

POOR
 QUESTION 3: HOW WOULD YOU QUESTION 4: ALL IN ALL, WHAT IS
RATE THE EASE OF USE OF THE YOUR RATING FOR YOUR APPROVAL
ECOBEAT? OF THE ECOBEAT?

Excellent, 7
Excellent, 5

Good, 3

Good, 2

Poor, 1 Average, 1
Average, 1

EXTREMELY POOR AVERAGE GOOD EXCELLENT EXTREMELY POOR AVERAGE GOOD EXCELLENT
POOR POOR
QUESTION 5: IN THE SCALE OF LIKELIHOOD, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK WILL YOU USE
THE PRODUCT?

Likely, 5

Neutral, 3

Very likely, 1

Very unlikely, 1

VERY UNLIKELY UNLIKELY NEUTRAL LIKELY VERY LIKELY

CONCLUSION
The bag has a dimension of 14 x 10.5 x 17.5 in which is bigger than the standard XL
sized eco-bags and weighs 0.8 kg which is 0.3 bigger than the average woman’s
empty handbag. However, despite the supported values of the product and positive
feedbacks, it cannot support the overweight or those whose weight are greater than
80kg. Furthermore, it does not look “stylish” and the bag can hold only those that can
fit since it has the seat fixed inside.
On the other hand, given the circumstances, it can still provide 2 purposes in one go –
as a seat and as a bag. The target audience of the product is the elderly or those
whose purpose is to buy medicines or alike since in groceries, bags are usually
placed in carts.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The researchers recommend the study for the manufacturers to be able to make
more with precision for viability as there are only little to no designs similar to the
ecobeat.

For the local market to be able to make the same design by themselves.

And for the future researchers who would like to resolve the similar issue or a
different one with a different product for the people that are constantly facing
problems in stores amidst the pandemic and the protocols.