Thesis Statement

Rhythm is an earpiece designed specifically for runners who need to keep track of their heart rate. This will be able to connect to the users phone, track their pace, heartbeat, and in addition, play music! Once the runners heart beat gets too high, the music will start to slow down, signaling that the runner needs to either slow their pace, or take a break. 

Research

Research PT2

Technical Precedent:

Powrlabs Heart Rate Monitor

Conceptual Precedent:

Running Playlist

Aspirational Precedent:

TREBLAB Wireless Headphones

Precedents

Moodboard

Iterations 

Process Photo - Testing out the heart monitor

Process Photo - The Arduino board 

Process Photo - Tracking heartbeats!

Functional Diagram

Storyboard

Final Model

Final Model

Thank you :)

Project Brief

The AQI Hat is a wearable device that can let the user know about the air quality around them and how healthy it is to have continued exposure to that air. People get lots of diseases from bad air pollution and it is good to have a product that can help people know more about their health and keep them healthier in the long run. 

This hat is made for an individual user that will be able to wear the hat in their daily lives and let them know where there is bad air pollution. The user can also learn where there is bad air pollution in their lives and try to change it by either changing air filters or even just opening a window. The hat has two sensors, a temperature and humidity sensor and a MOX gas sensor. The gas sensor needs the temperature and humidity sensor to be able to detect the air pollution. The gas sensor detects VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and then the hat maps out the value to a color gradient to show different colors for different air qualities. The colors range from green (healthy) to purple (hazardous).  

Research

• Health risk of air pollution
• 8.8 deaths per year from air pollution
• Existing wearable sensors

• Wearable electronics
• Silk Lab biomaterials

Technical Precedent:

Wearable Air Quality Monitor

Conceptual Precedent:

Toxic Earth - AQI Data Viz

Aspirational Precedent:

Silk Lab Ink

Precedents

Moodboard

Sketches

Iterations

Functional Prototype

Storyboard

Use Diagram

Technical Diagram

Final Model

Color Diagram

AQI Value

0

1-75

76-150

151-225

226-300

300+

Color

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Red

Purple

Advisory

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Healthy

Moderate

Unhealthy

Unhealthy

Hazardous

for sensitive people

Gracias :) 

Damar Hamlin

Heart On The Field is a small, modified sweat band made for contact sports athletes at risk for Cardiac Arrest. Medical staff and athletic trainers use Heart on the Field to monitor vitals and keep eyes on players throughout the game. The data taken from a player is collected throughout a game, and sent remotely to a database for realtime data analysis. This data allows medical staff to notice irregular heart beat activity in order to preserve the safety of the team.

Thesis

Statement

Technical Precedent:

flexible PCB

Conceptual Precedent:

Q-Collar

Precedents

Moodboard

Prototypes

First Prototype

Interactive element

Final 

Functional Diagram

Storyboard

Video

Video

Final Model



Thank you :)

Project Brief

WatchFul is a wrist-mounted communication system that allows you to signal a friend by changing the color of their wristband depending on the user's mood. Whenever a color is selected, the corresponding wristband maps to the same color. In doing this, the wearers are able to keep in touch with each other's emotions in a simple and connective way.

*Must include at least 1 diagram (Technical or Use Diagram)

Use Diagram

Technical Precedent:

Friendship Lamp

Conceptual Precedent:

Mood Rings

Aspirational Precedent:

Modernized Watch

Precedents

Moodboard

Sketches

Ideas for different dials 

Iterations of how the bracelet looks

Iterations 

SilkLab Intervew

Takeaways

• Using their materials is an option
• Liquids are easier than solids
• Heated materials could work well

Functional Prototype

Functional Diagram

Storyboard

Video

Final Model

Thank you :)

Project Brief

The AntiCankle is a device to help prevent rolling your ankle during a tennis match or even tennis practice. We designed a shoe that detects when your ankle could be injured from lateral sliding . The shoe is connected to a ankle brace, and when activated a mechanism on the shoe will pull down on the brace, stabalizing the ankle.

Use Diagram

Research

• 30 percent of injuries in tennis are ankle injuries.
• Ankle injuries are caused from over usage, strains, and fractures.
• 1/4 of the tennis community get ankle injuries throughout their career.

Technical Precedent:

Seatbelt Retracting Mechanism

Conceptual Precedent:

Ankle Brace

Aspirational Precedent:

Sleek looking brace

Precedents

Moodboard

Sketches

Iterations 

Trying on our first prototype

Messing with different strength servos

Setting up our Arduino to be modeled

Process Photos

Functional Prototype

Functional Diagram

Electronic Diagram

Storyboard

Video

Final Model

Final Model

(on foot)

Thank you :)

Project Brief

In both elderly and athletic communities, fall-related knee and leg injuries pose a massive risk to general health. With a lack of adaptable products on the market, these types of injuries are on the rise. Our “Inflatable Brace" is designed with inflatable bags to stabilize the joint and negate damage from knee torsion and impact. With the help of our project elders will be able to feel confident in their physical abilities without needing to worry about their joints. 

Story Board 

Part One

Part Two

Research

https://www.urgentlyorthoaz.com/blog/knee-pain-and-aging

Knee Pain and Aging study 

Why knee braces are effective 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/knee-braces/about/pac-20384791#:~:text=A%20knee%20brace%20is%20one,help%20you%20walk%20farther%20comfortably.

Knee Braces Stabilize and protect the joint from torsion and injury. 

Technical Precedent:

Precedent 1

Conceptual Precedent:

Precedent 2

Aspirational Precedent:

Precedent 3

Precedents

Moodboard

Sketches

Process Photo - First Rhino designs and Grasshopper voronoi pattern 

Process Photo - Prototyping with voronoi patterns

Process Photo - Final design with fabric and patterns

Functional Prototype

Functional Diagram

Video

Thank you :)

Thesis

• The Heart on the Line bracelets are two bracelets that communicate through a bluetooth connection and flashing lights when the heart rate of someone battling through a health condition is dangerously high.

• Designed for people who aren’t hospitalized with 24/7 care and attention but would still benefit from having a trusted friend check in on their health and well being.

• Ensure that the “patient” in this situation can always have a trusted friend/caregiver who gets notified when their heart rate is dangerously high

• A vital part about the concept is ensuring that the two people wearing them share a relationship where they trust each other, and are comfortable being vulnerable with each other.

Use Diagram

Research

Which health conditions can this cater to?

1. drug use
2. extreme asthma
3. panic/anxiety attacks
4. high/low blood pressure
5. electrolyte unbalance
6. withdrawal
7. high fever
8. lack of blood circulation

1. Average heart rate for human is 60-100bpm
2. Heart rate increases unnaturally after overuse of drugs, extreme fear, etc
3. Starting at 120bpm, someone with an underlying health condition should go to the hospital, but often times it goes unnoticed 
4. Blacking out/fainting often dramatically decreases heart rate
5. Too high or too low of a heart rate can also be a warning sign for a lot of different problems, like organ failure, heart failure, other sickness, anxiety and panic attacks, etc.  

Technical Precedent:

Precedent 1

Conceptual Precedent:

Precedent 2

Aspirational Precedent:

Precedent 3

Precedents

Moodboard

Sketches

Iterations

Process Photo

- Mold design from rhino

Process Photo (electronics)

-Arduino+Breadboard+Heart Monitor+Led

Process Photo

- Silicone in the mold

Process

Functional

Prototype

Functional Diagram

Storyboard

Video

Final Model



Final Model Worn

Thank you :)

Thesis

• The Heart on the Line bracelets are two bracelets that communicate through a bluetooth connection and flashing lights when the heart rate of someone battling through a health condition is dangerously high.

• Designed for people who aren’t hospitalized with 24/7 care and attention but would still benefit from having a trusted friend check in on their health and well being.

• Ensure that the “patient” in this situation can always have a trusted friend/caregiver who gets notified when their heart rate is dangerously high

• A vital part about the concept is ensuring that the two people wearing them share a relationship where they trust each other, and are comfortable being vulnerable with each other.

Use Diagram

Research

Which health conditions can this cater to?

1. drug use
2. extreme asthma
3. panic/anxiety attacks
4. high/low blood pressure
5. electrolyte unbalance
6. withdrawal
7. high fever
8. lack of blood circulation

1. Average heart rate for human is 60-100bpm
2. Heart rate increases unnaturally after overuse of drugs, extreme fear, etc
3. Starting at 120bpm, someone with an underlying health condition should go to the hospital, but often times it goes unnoticed 
4. Blacking out/fainting often dramatically decreases heart rate
5. Too high or too low of a heart rate can also be a warning sign for a lot of different problems, like organ failure, heart failure, other sickness, anxiety and panic attacks, etc.  

Technical Precedent:

Precedent 1

Conceptual Precedent:

Precedent 2

Aspirational Precedent:

Precedent 3

Precedents

Moodboard

Sketches

Iterations

Process Photo

- Mold design from rhino

Process Photo (electronics)

-Arduino+Breadboard+Heart Monitor+Led

Process Photo

- Silicone in the mold

Process

Functional

Prototype

Functional Diagram

Storyboard

Video

Final Model



Final Model Worn

Thank you :)