Steam Engine/Spec Metric

Calculation of a Metric Score

Following questions are drawn from OSE specifications and is used to determine how well the Steam Engine product meets OSE specs. There are no real guidelines on how to use these questions. Given that there are 42 questions and a max score of 42, we assume that each question is awarded one point. In those cases where partial results are present, a score of 0.5 is awarded, leading to the possible metric score as a decimal number.

Economic Significance

• Is it relevant for meeting the material needs of humans?

1pt - Yes, the steam engine can be used to reduce human labor and store energy for later use.

Distributive Economics

• Does the economic model distribute economic power?

Transformative Nature of Enterprise

• Does it promote community and global resilience?

Systems Design

• Does it consider the complete human and natural ecosystem?

Ecology

• Is it good for the environment?

Development Process

• Is participation in the process entirely voluntary?
• Can anyone join or leave the development group at any time?
• Does the collaborative development process utilize the input of diverse stakeholders?
• Are the steps and results of the development process documented?

Simplicity of design

• Is it low Cost?
• Does it have Long Life?
• Is it modular?
• Is it designed for disassembly?

Design for scalability

• Can it be scaled up?
• Can it be scaled down?
• Is it easily scalable?

Localization

Materials

• Are materials used in production local?
• Is raw material production local?

Production

• Is product production local?
• Is the machinery used in production process open source?
• Is the machinery used in production process locally fabricated?

Economic Feasibility and Replicability

• Is there minimal overhead?
• Is there minimal waste?
• Are R&D costs shared by a number of stakeholders?
• Are services given away?
• Are production facilities Crowd-funded?

Product Evolution

• Is there continual produce maintenance?
• Is there continual product development?

Fabrication Facilities

• Is there a flexible fabrication mechanism?

Open Business Model

• Is there a Business Plan?
• Are there technical details in the business plan?

Open Documentation

• Is content Open Source?
• Is content readily accessible (downloadable)?
• Are there design drawings?

Designs

• Are design drawings CAD?
• Are fabrication procedures detailed?
• Is economic analysis available?
• Is ergonomic analysis available?

Bill of Materials (BOM)

• Is there a parts list?
• Is Sourcing of parts listed?
• Are prices of parts listed?

Start-up Assistance

• Is producer training available?