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.