Abhishek YENJI
OR TFO LIO edition2019
Hello,
I'm Abhishek Yenji Designer - Engineer - Visionary Technology wilI keep on expanding and it will add value to daily lives of consumers. My part is to make this technology be part of consumers life in most efficient and beautiful way. I work on the problem solving, product Interaction and physical product design. I have varied experience of working in different fields providing them with my Designing and Enginnering skills in professional environment. Fields such as Consumer electronics and appliance, Wearables, household products, kids products, 3d printing Industry, AI based products and also contributed my small part in team building a Submarine. I have worked on real world projects focussing on markets such as India, Australia and America.You should probably go through this document to have a better understanding of my skills and capabilities.
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What I can do THINK
about what your next products should be.
CREATE
products and experiences around them
EXECUTE
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products in real world.
90's kid
Being from the generation where we experienced transition from analoge to digital. How things have become smaller and how its not just an utility but its about the overall experience. Products back then used to have more of a tangible aproach whereas now its about digital experience. Combining both of these is a key for successful products. So I try combining physical and digital aspects to create great product experiences.
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Skill #1
Design thinking LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES
To solve a problem or enhance an experince.
UNDERSTAND USER
User daily routine and interaction with the product/problem.
ANALYSE PROBLEM Observe and perform activity to Understand what user goes through.
MARKET STUDY
Compare and analyse existing products with their USPs.
DESIGN PROCESS
Managing deasing team throughout the design process.
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Skill #2
Concept generation Sketch to communicate
A universal language allowing better communication of ideas. Sketching allows me to quickly put down whats in my head.
Quick mockups
Building rough mockups to test the form, sizing, movement, physics etc.
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Mechanical Design Making files for manufacturing
A universal language allowing better communication of ideas. Also sketching allows me to put down whats in my head instantly
Working with standard parts Using standard tech parts on design eases the process of manufacturing it.
Comunicate Mechanical Design concepts Vizualizing mechanical parts to make it more understandable for the production staff. This helps the manufacturers have better idea before machining and assembling.
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Anodised screws Polished aluminium casing Sapphire glass
ABS lugs
Processed leather strap
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Visualization Creating renders
I am capable of visualizing my designs in real environment digitally, so that I can communicate my ideas effectively. Right before prototyping, these renders help imagining the concept better. Along with the concept, Visualization also helps communicate Materials and finishes.
Product integration Placing products with the user in context where it is used the most.
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INDEX Projects
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AudioInfinity
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Internet radio for home
Alienware Atlantis
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Gaming Smartphone
Casper Portable speaker
Ako Bike Kid's first bike.
Riku A.I Based Cooking appliance
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Individual project - 2016 - 3 months
AUDIOINFINITY New radio with new Interactions
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TITLE
No dedicated device for internet radio. Radio is a non stop entertainment device working or ultrasonic frequencies. Tuning into different frequencyies gives you access to different content locally. With advence in technology, Modern radio works on Internet, which allows connecting to frequencies around the world with huge variety of content. Over the year people got used to having music played in the backround while doing some activity. Here music is not listened to with complete focus but in background or simultaneously, Radio means unlimited and unstopable source of Audio entertainment. Many people rely on it as it doesnot need much effort in selecting the source. Looking at different situations where radio is used and by variety of people, Radio means different to different people.
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MORE THAN 50% ANALOGUE RADIO AUDIENCE SHIFTING TO INTERNET RADIO OVER BENEFITS. Mass population is reached through radio as it easy and cheap. Some users associate radio with particular task and let the radio in the background. like Wokouts, Drives, Cooking etc. Some people Socialise through radio. While some use it as a motivation and a medium to know whats happening around and stay updated. Digitalization has added so many new features to the radio and it has convinced the users that its better than traditional analogue radio.
TITLE STATEMENT WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PROJECT TO BE Benefits like EXPLPANATORY Clear sound Internet streaming Worldwide range Huge Variety Comment, respond Share & save
Brief:
"To design a Internet radio for home"
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USERS & THEIR PREFERENCES
Social
Multi-tasker
Addict
On wheels
Explorer
‘I know taste of all my friends’
‘Radio Motivates me to work out’
‘Radio keeps me updated with whats happening’ around’
‘Driving is more lively with Background Radio
‘I seek New sounds on Internet streaming sites’
"NOWADAYS RADIO IS JUST APP OR A WEBSITE" Benchmark
Bluetooth Speaker & Phone
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Alarm Radio
Radio Phone Dock
Computer
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Existing radio categories Existing radio products appear in large range of products categories varying from function and feature. Products like, smart alarm, Chargers, speakers etc. all include this feature called as radio. However this feature is not a highlight in the product and hence its used less frequently. I tried to divide these product categories as Basic radio, Bluetooth speaker, New architechture, Smart home speaker, Associated products. Doodling around these products help me find Four major interactions required to achieve full control of internet radio keeping it easy to use.
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New Architecture New typology of product. New ritual. Not a traditional Box.
Physical Interaction
Smart
Rotary dials Sliders Switches
App Connectivity for Convenience. Minimum Interaction. Easy Controls
TANGIBLE AND DIGITAL PRODUCT INTERACTION
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Physical Dail & Switch
Slider
Search bar
Info. Display
How it works
Radio
Link for Online radio. App Commands radio to connect to your online Radio Website
Saved
Play from Cloud You have cloud storage to save you favourite Audio files
Modes
Discovery
Discover music with filters such as - Genre, Moods, Artist. You can demand songs using App by typing in search bar.
3 modes to access online radio efficiently. Fourth mode can be Bluetooth Mode. This Mode can be used when there’s no Internet Connectivity. Music can be played through Smart devices Through Bluetooth Connectivity.
Creating a link. A dedicated App to manage all your Websites. The App also keeps record of songs liked and share. These tracks can be directly Purchased through the App. App also provides Cloud storage to save your favourite tracks
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INFINITE SOURCES OF AUDIO Sketching along Infinity shape by playing with volumes on different side, twisting & stretching it. At each step I would 3D model to check surfaces. Internal Components were made and placed on 3D.
INTERNET
RADIO
Infinite Audios
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AUDIOINFINITY
AUDIO INFINITY New radio with new Interactions
Feed your prefered radio station details while you setup your device.
Controls Control
Volume
Reaction
Info Display
Minimal control Single knob Allows navigating through menu. One around the knob and another on top of the knob. The selection button sits in between these to controls.
Reactions Internet radio is associated with 2 main reactionsLiking and sharing whats being played. Outer surface on right allows the same. whereas on left you can control volume.
Components Come Together 2 x 5w Tweeters 1x Subwoofer 30 mm dia OLED screen 2 x Touch sensors 2 x Rotary Dial Wireless AC Power supply 5000 MaH Battery
AUDIO INFINITY New radio with new Interactions
Better version
No Ads no Pop ups Just what you need to see. 3 stages of screen you change with a tap.
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Push to Start Press the PowerDial. It Pops out with a beep and Screen turns ON.
Create your link App lets you link your radio to Website. You Simply add website address and login to your Account.
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Reactions
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Volume Control
Like or share by swiping Up or Down respectively. Volume can be controlled by sliding Your likes and shares are tracked to give you better Suggestions. You can further use the App to Purchase the songs You have liked/shared
Select Source As the Power dial pops out. It has two rotary dials 1st is the flat dial to select website. 2nd is the cylindrical dial for scrolling through the website.
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Individual project - 2017 - 2 weeks
ALIENWARE ATLANTIS Gaming Smartphone
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Gaming Industry
Understanding gaming rituals and upcoming technology. Devices has become smarter which allows playing in more dimensions. Not just on screen but games also beyond. New ways to interact and socialize have also evolved.
Design Language and brand study.
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Gaming Universe Expanding
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"CAN I GAME EVERYWHERE I GO?" Gamers wish they could game all day.For a gamer to fit into outer world and keep up the pace , one should be able to game on the go.Using the time which is wasted in day to day life, one can Complete its gaming urge. How about a Phone which is the most ussed device by human race , turns into a gaming controler for on the go gaming without any additional accesorry. While on the other end, How about this phone also provide futher gaming features which a Smartohone canprovide. How about a smartphone which provides better gaming experience in terms of comfort while gaming, accesibility and additional features expected by gamers. A robust classy and something which gaming enthusiast would love, A phone by Alieneware allowing gaming experiences beyond PC.
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ALIENWARE ATLANTIS-01
GAMING ON THE GO
TechSpec 18:9 Curved OLED screen 2 Front facing Speakers In-screen Fingerprint Security VR enabled 21 megapixel Cameras Type-C port & 3.5 mm jack Additional 4 keys to assign special functions.
CURVE SCREEN Provides a great experience for viewing multimedia. This screen also enhances experience while gaming or viewing on VR Headset.
AUDIO INFINITY New radio with new Interactions
CURVE FORM
Provides ergonomic gaing contrtoller grip. Along with assignable Keys on sides makes it a complete on-thego gaming controler.
MATERIALS WHICH WITHSTAND GAMING Space grade Aluminium RXF1 Plastic Sapphire crystal glass
Curved form and chamfered corners takes the shoack and pressure impact. As well as provide ergonomic form.
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Individual project - 2017 - 2 months
CASPER
Cassette Nostalgia
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TITLE TANGIBLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Transperent casing
Two spools
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Magnetic tape
Audio data stored on this medium
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THE CASSETTE Its a storage medium which carries audio data on magnetic film on two rotating spools enclosed in a casing. It was efficient and most widely used storage medium for music recordings. Cassette players were really famous in 90s and music enthusiast had their collection in this medium. Having a tangible medium added more value to their collection as they spent more time maintaining and preserving it and could proudly show off their collection. It was a compact storage medium compared to other mediums at that point of time.
INTERACTION Cassettes have this iconic Interaction of winding the tape by rotating the spools. People use to wind it off to reach their favorite track. They actualy knew where their song sits on which part of the tape. Along with tapes, Portable cassete players became very famous in 80's-90's and you use to see more tapes around. Its transperent body allowed you to see through your tape progression. 2 sides indicating side A and side B. 30 to 45 mins of play time on each sides. Walkman by sony is one of the most iconic Cassette players.
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TITLE UNDERSTANDING RITUAL AND INTERACTION ASSOCIATED
Rituals associated in the past were like winding and rewinding the cassete tape, whereas modern rituals Include shuffling volume and fidgeting with charging cables.
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IDEAT
Combining pas moder
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CREATION
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st interactions and rn habits.
Soft Curvy Smooth Sharp Edgy Rigid
Modern music accessory with iconic interaction.
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HI, I AM CASPER I am going to be the next gadget you going to fall in love with. I am open to connect to aanyone and You can play your favorite music on me. I provide the easiest way to connect. No passcodes or no tricky combinations. Just turn on your bluetooth and look for Casper or just pull out my cable and put it in your devices hole. Having me around will take you back to the era of cassette tapes.
COMPACT DESIGN Flat form which fits in everywhere. Tape like interactions take you back in the time of physical storage medium.
Point of interactions
SPEAKER MESH Power/Connectivity
AUDIO INFINITY New radio with new Interactions
VOLUME CONTROL
EASY TO USE
As the overall form and interaction resembles to something from the past, there is no doubt how wasy the usage would be. Spools which are rotatable are meant to be rotated and cable lying outside can be wound around the spool.
WIND CHARGING CABLE
AUDIO INFINITY New radio with new Interactions
POWER SWITCH
CONTROLS Power switch sits on the side, simply press it to start and hold it for making a bluetooth connection. The left knob lets You control the volume and the right knob lets you wind up the the cable. This cable is for charging as well as directly connect to connect in to the source.
TURN UP THE VOLUME
SWITCH IT ON
WIND UP YOUR CABLE
CARRY YOUR MUSIC
CHARGE WITH A CHARGER
HANG AROUND
FEATURES
Use the cable to charge or directly connect it to the smart devices and play music.Integrated type-C power connector allows charging as well as data transfer. It also allows wireless connections via bluetooth. Cable can be used just to hang it around or grab hold over it too.
WIRED CONNECTION
WIRELESS BLUETOOTH CONNECTION
ALL FITS IN
Components placed in compact manner and has a little mechanical movement to wind up the cable.
CHARGING CABLE
CASING
STEREO SPEAKER
POTENTIOMETER VOLUME CONTROL AUDIO APLIFIER
3000MAH BATTERY
CHARGING UNIT
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Team project - 2017 - 4 months
DESIGN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
X COCO NICO SUMAN PRATHMESH PRALEKH and MYSELF
AKO - MY FIRST BIKE
Design a bike for toddlers 2 - 4 y.o. for Australian market.
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LIFE IN AUSTRALIA
Beaches-Parks-Highways
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PACK
GOT TO PARK
PACK CAR
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Weekend with parents
GO EAT
INSTALL PICNIC
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Kids cycling alone
PLAYS WITH
GET ON
WALK
EATS
GOES HOME GET OUT KIDS
WATCH THEM
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Kids cycling with friends COME HOME
LEAVE HOME
PARENTS PLAYS WITH
Ideal scenario of kids cycling in australia
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KIDS - CYCLING - MOTOR SKILLS
Cycling and other games. They live in their own universe, create stories and talk to their toys. Cycling and other physical games help them develope their motor skils. Different stages of cycling includes different types of bikes. First one has four wheels where kid sits and pushes with the feet. Second is tricycle where kid learns concept of peddling. Third is a balance bike which gets them used to bike seating and gives them understanding of balancing. Last one is a full fledge bicycle which combines everything. If each step is followed correctly, kid learns to cycle and develops interest for it. Kids usually tend to creat stories around their toys and also talk to them.
"CAN SINGLE BIKE SERVE ALL THE STAGES?"
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COMPARE CYCLING
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We tried replicating kids condition of riding heavy cycle.
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Huge difference between adults and kids cycling
Both have different purpose, preferences and style. Adults cycle for workout or use it as a medium of transport. whereas for kids, their cycle is a companion, a super-power or something beyoud our imagination.
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"HOW CAN MY CHILD LEARN AS WELL AS STAY SAFE?"
UNDERSTANDING KIDS PROBLEM. They fall, they learn. But sometimes precaustions are to be taken to keep it safe for them. Some of these factors might affect their learning process of build some kind of a fear in their mind which would lead to un- interest.
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TITLE BUDDY What if my bike is a buddy? How can we create a balance between kids universe and
VERSATILITY My friends do not like to cycle much How can we make play around cycle itself?
SECURITY My child loves exploring, how can i keep track on him? Make sure kid stay under supervision at all times.
GROWING UP How do I know I am helping?
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NURTURE My kid likes constructing and building How can parents and kids make and take care of childs first bike
EFFORTLESS STORAGE Often cycle takes too much space for storage and transportation What if cycle is flatpack?
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SKETCH & MAKE We followed sketched ideas and tested them out physically which in turn helped us to come up with more ideas. We made multiple mockups to try out our ideas and communicate them to our client.
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TOP 3 CONCEPTS
My bike is my Buddy.
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Easy to Lear
rn/Train on.
Bike Evolves with kid.
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1:1 scale prototype We built 1:1scale Bike to test it with kids before Pushing it forward fo
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r production.
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AKO
meaning 'LEARN' in Mahori Language. Its a light weight balance bike which focusses on efficient step by step learning and it evolves as the kid grows.
AUDIO INFINITY New radio with new Interactions
Team experience We had lots of fun working together and with kids.
AUDIO INFINITY New radio with new Interactions
Whats next? Our client Super Retail group is producing range of bikes with these features.
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Team Project - 2017
RIKU
A.I. based automatic cooking appliance A project by Futuristic labs
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INDIANS LIVING ABROAD
Indian cuisine Each region of India has its own style of cooking and distinct flavours. Stable diet maily consists of Rice, Indian breads(Roti, Chapati, Naan... etc.), Curries made with Lentils or vegetables with different combinations of spices. Indians living in foreign countries face trmendeous issues associated with food. Most of them are abroad for their studies or jobs which doesnt allow them spending time on preparing meals. Unless one loves cooking or is skilled , Its the most difficult task one can face. Visiting a Indian restaurant on daily basis is not the solution, or hiring a labour for cooking in indian style is not economic. So they end up consuming intant packed food or junk dishes. They litrally depend on such cuisine which does not suit their body. Other problems associateed with cooking are setting up an inventory prior to cooking. Most of us dont know what spices adds up what flavour to the curry and which ingredients can be made with which combination. cooking apps and videos help you cook but they dont cook for you. One has to follow instructions shown in video and compare with on going cooking process which can miss match and end up into completely different taste.
"HOW CAN I GET HEALTHY INDIAN MEAL WITHOUT MUCH HASSLE"
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A Complete Meal Indian prefer complete meal atleast twice a day. during the lunch and dinner. A complete meal consistes of Rice/Indian Bread and curry.
One pot recipes Dishes which require one vessle to cook. Most of the people prefer such recipes as they are easy, quick and hassle free. You have 3 things to mix and cook. First is the base which can be water or oil. then comes Spices which adds the taste, followed by Ingredients like vegetables. And let it cook. One can instantly cook One pot curry recipies and have it with Rice or Roti.
Problems faced Inventory management Planning meals Measurements Timely dispensing Stirring
What we thought of How about An Appliance which takes care of cooking that means, it can measure, dispense, do the stirring as well as monitor your cooking. The user just stes up the appliance with basic ingredients and defines what is what, and can command the appliance with an mobile app to start cooking. This mobile app will also help the user maintain inventory, Plan meals, Maintain diets, and also live monitor cooking wirelessly.
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Automatic cooking appliance.
Automation has taken over in all sectors in home like cleaning, storing, enterntainment, furniture etc. It still lacks in kitchen in the category of appliance. Automation in the field of kitchen appliance is limited to Dishwashing and microwave, where the operations are partially manual. There in no such device which on command, Cooks meal and keeps it hot ready for you before time. Such machine would be able to cook variety of recipes keeping efficiency in resources usage and power consumption. Automation along with Artificial Intelligence would lead to infinite possibilities. Our Aim with this machine is to cook one time meal for family of 3-4 member.
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Existing Concepts Some of the concept which aim for similar results lead to semi auto-mated or assistive processes. These machines take care of few tasks like, temperature control, time span, ingredient measurement or making Cooking visible. Some these concepts target commercial cooking and cannot be used in home kitchen while othere features moving mechanical arms or other alternatives which requires huge installations.
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Sketching Ideas The basic structure was to have a storage are for ingreadients above
TITLE statement the cooking setup. So the cooking vessels are in between Induction and
dispensing section. We wanted to have a form which visually represents each section wth elegance.We had size constrains according to standard U.S. kitchen setups.
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Mock- up Form mock ups help us visualize product in real environment. I worked on multiple such mockups varying size, fillets, lid openings, tray, different vessel size and screen placement. We compare different mockups to see proportions and correct size.
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TECH INSIDE
WORKING PROTOTYPE As we were building prototype of a cooking appliance, material selection was an important task. We start of with segregating different parts as to which needs to be food grade and which need not. Like all the parts coming in contact with food needs to be food grade plastic whereas outer casings needs to be strong and be able to withstand cooking heat. This appliance include storage of food ingredients which needs to be dispenced at correct interval. Adding automatic dispensing in the machine TITLE statement took us into usage of Liniear actuators, Stepper/Servo motors and several gear assemblies. For the prototype, all the movements will be actuated with individual actuators, whereas for the production model, Single or two types of actuators will transmit motion to rest of the mechanism. We have designed a clutch gear mechanims for the same. We use peristaltic pumps for accurate dispensing of liquids like water and oil. Other mechanisms includs automatic stirrer, lifting and opening up the lid. The spice dispensing included a push mechanism which dispenses fixed amount of spice every time its pushed. Sensors like Infrared, thermal and weighing scale are used to do the readings contineously andkeep a check if the cooking process is going well. There is also a camera on top of cooking vessel actually taking images at intervals and comparing with the data points feeded to it. All of these were caliberated and controled on a alogorithm and it runs on raspberry pi. The whole machine can be controlled by an app or the touchscreen display on Riku. 92 92
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TITLE STATEMENT WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PROJECT TO BE EXPLPANATORY Usage of stardard parts. As far as possible its better to use standard parts to ease prototyping. Also it makes the further production real smooth. Having a custom part built boosts up the cost of manufacturing. So unless it was a special nead for any movement, we stick to standard easily available parts on machine. My biggest chalange was to understand these standard parts and working on basis of their availability and constraints.I was deeply involved with the engineering team while working on the internal mechanical design.
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1st step to Adapt Automation in your kitchen.
RIKU
Its world’s first A.I. operated Automatic Rice and Kurry maker. Say goodbye to messy kitchens, expensive dinners. Get Riku and make your desired meal at your home with 5 minutes hands-on time and with just a swipe on the screen.
3 Simple Steps
1. Select Recipe.
2. Add Ingredients.
3. Enjoy your Meal.
AUDIO INFINITY New radio with new Interactions
RIKU
It reduces your efforts of making a complete healthy meal. Helps you explore more recipes.
Browsing recepies
Weighing Ingredients
Add Ingredients
Add Spices
Tell riku to cook
Riku Notifies
Go through variety of dishes and check on your ingredients, Spices and water level.
Now insert the ingredients into their respective pods.
Place the order for Riku to cook via App.
Weigh each ingredient using the on-board weighing scale and design your style of cooking accordingly.
Along with it,add spices and herbs in their respective pods to relish the flavor of dish.
Riku app delivers a notification on your phone once the meal is ready!
RIKU cooks for you
Riku saves the time you spend around cooking, You need not be around cooking when it heats up, or adds spices. It does everything on its own and also monitors each and every step keeping you updated.
SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN
We ll be running a crowd funding campaign on INDIGOGO followed by the prototype turning into production
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Industry Projects I had an opportunity to work with these companies to design and develop new products. It was a great experience and I had full freedom to inovate being in restrictions of manufacturing. In the end You see products in the market designed by you.
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Printomake I designed couple of products which are ready to sell after being 3d printed.
Pratap plastics I DesignedProducts for kids such as Bottles, Pencil cases, Lunch boxes.
Homeline products I Designed Home Consumer products such as kitchen storage boxes, lunch boxes etc. made out of plastic.
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MORE PROJECTS STAY TUNED HERE
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BEHANCE PAGE
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Thank you
AUDIO INFINITY New radio with new Interactions
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