Saturday 24 September 2011

Refinement

My design is a device that reads the pollen count in the air and warning the user about it so that they are able to move away from that area so they do not suffer from hay fever. The over all form is quite nice, and am reasonably happy with it, however i think some more work needs to be done on the interface and where buttons and screens and the air filters could be placed. This needs to be resolved so that it can accommodate the various ways it could be used. My feeling is that it should be able to be fixed on multiple locations like a handbag, pram, picnic basket, a around the belt or even worn on the body around the bicep or something like that. For this reason, the clip needs to be explored in more depth, and a better solution needs to sought out. At the moment it is a simple fold around clip that does not really offer much flexiibility and does not suit the complexity of the design. Other things that need to be considered are the addition of a small compartment where medicine, or anti-histamine tablets can be stored and a wind reader, indicating to the user in which direction the wind is blowing. It will also offer technology that allows the device to learn if the user picks up any new allergies to pollens in the air, and will warn the user about those pollens if they are present in the air. Some research needs to be done in regard to the type of materials that will be used also. Perhaps a weather reader could also be included. 

Raz

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