REFLECTION ( Presentation )

We had our presentation today which i think it went smoothly. We have picked up problems to talk about in detailed for the presentation and we wrapped everything up nicely until the end. However, i do think that our final design is not quite interesting enough to bring some of the audience listen to us which i was a little bit disappointing. We have thought of improving our final design during the tutorial in order to make it more presentable to others and more attractive. Moreover, we are also giving our best to the final proposal so that it can be in as perfect manner as possible.

Today's feedback from teachers and friends ,we will keep that in mind and continue to carry out a good work for the submission.

Finalize Design ( Group )

Finalized Design (Group 10)

After a long discussion, research, interview and survey with my group members, we all have agreed that the most common injuries that happen among the elderly is TRIPS & FALLS.

In order to fulfill our objectives which is reducing the accident rate between the elderly, we have came up with this idea called APOLLO.

Overall Design : 

Key Point:

- High technology 

-Simple 

-Easy to maintain 

-More space

-No sharp edges 

-Retractable Handle Bar

We have came up with the idea of giving more space for the elderly to walk inside their room. With thus idea we would be able to prevent the elderly to not a corner of the sharp furniture  and also they will not trip on the things/ furniture in front of them.  We would remove furnitures on the floor by lifting them up high enough to not bother the elderly's way. It will work as pressing one button and the furniture itself will slide up ( Shows in the image ). We think that it is very effective because the elderly needs more space for them to move around in order for them to walk comfortably in the room , it is also good for their vision because elderly does not see thing clearly so if there are no things on the floor they will not have to worry about not seeing and hitting things.

Moreover, We have added an feature such as Retractable Handle Bar. The bar will be able to move in or out up to the users, we thought that this would help the elderly to stable their legs when try to stand up from getting from bed or falling. The bar will be coated with a silicon so it will not be slippery and easier to grab.

We have also added the lamp for an additional feature since we think it will be useful for the elderly at night the light will turn on by itself once the drawer has been lifted up. This will improve the elderly's vision at night. 

In my opinion , i think the idea can be very useful and not too complicated to operate. I really like the idea that it gives the elderly more to move around and help them not to hit sharp edges when their vision goes bad at night. I think the lifting up furniture will be very effective. However, i do think that it might be inapplicable for the furnitures that are heavy. Since the roller that rolls up the furniture might not be strong enough to handle it but overall, i am quiet satisfied with this design.  

Individual Sketch (2) Bed

HIGH-TECH BED

Key points:

-High technology 

-Comfortable

-Soft edges

-Built in light

For this sketch design i am focusing on the comfortless by using technology. 

There will be :

• a built in speaker and project ( The elderly enjoy their spare time with out getting out from bed)
•  built in lighting ( the elderly does not have to bother standing up to turn on/off the light ) 
• built in temperature control ( This will control the temperature around the bed  according to the elderly's body temperature )

The mattress will be adjustable such as it can get higher up when the elderly would like to sit on and lower down while they are sleeping ( reducing falling off from bed).

Moreover, The rectangular shape around the bed will give out the feeling of protection and it is also comes with the small cushions wall so when the elderly fall around they wont hit their body to the sharp edges of the bed.

Everything that i have mentioned about in this design will be operate through a remote control or by a simply touch on a panel next to the bed. This will help more than the safety for the elderly but also help the elderly who can move at all but they can still enjoy the connivence of this bed.

Individual sketch ( 1)

Lighting + Furniture 

Key points: 

- Decrease the hitting at the furniture at night 

-Better vision for the elderly 

-Easy to spot the placement at night 

-Easy to turn on/off 

-Can apply in all the bedroom furnitures

This furniture series will be focusing on the lighting since poor lighting can be the cause of trip and falls in injury at night. This furniture will turn on automatically when the surrounding is dark.

The light that grow out from the furniture will be dim light that does not disturb the elderly while they are sleeping and also if the elderly does not want the light to turn on thy can off with the remote control.The remote will be place next to them as for their convenient .Moreover, there is emergency button in the remote so the elderly can press just incase of an emergency case. 

In conclusion, this series is an inexpensive way to make and also effective as the lighting is one of the most important thing we have to be aware when we are talking about the safety. Moreover, it provides convenience for the elderly because they do not have to move around to turn it on as it is all automatic or operate by just a click on the remote control. 

  

Research on design (1) Individual

Inspiration:

Hi-can bed or High fidelity Canopy designed by a designer called " Edoardo Carlino " in 2007. His design contains modern technology and unique in design such as built in lighting / theatre systems. It will give out the charming the atmosphere and warm tot he users because of the surroundings. 

My opinion , i think if the design is in such a way it will give the safe feeling to the elderly because of the shape ( Rectangular). The high technology that they give inside the bed  can reduce the elderly to be moving around so there will not be any injuries happened to them. Moreover, it is also help the elderly who are bot able to move but they can still have fun on their own. The color of the bed is white in my opinion i think it is a suitable for the elderly because it can brighten up the surroundings.

What did i learn from this design ?

I have learnt that if the design involve more with the new technology it would be more useful for the elderly and it is up to date. The cost might be costly but i think it is worth to try if the outcome will help more people out there.

Source:

http://freshome.com/2009/05/27/hi-can-last-generation-bed-presented-at-out-of-salone-in-milan/

Mind map (2) Group

We have put more visuals in out mindmap. 

Our final designs are:

1. Anti-slipped carpet 

2. Suitable lighting 

3. Operating system 

4. Collections of safety furniture ( Handles )

and we have finalized that " Collections of safety furniture " is our best solutions 

List of the things to do:

• Make a research on furniture that focuses on safety.
• Follow up with the new trend of technology, in order to apply it in the furniture series.
• Use up the good case study to be an example of how to solve problem step by step.
• learn more about different types of elderly in order to know which furniture will be suitable for them.
• Sketch out the ideas and put in the sketch book.