Portfolio by Callum Boyland

CALLUM BOYLAND Product Designer

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Portfolio

Hell0 and Welcome. Designed by \\ Callum Boyland

@ Loughborough University

CONTENTS 01

SIPHRS

LAND ROVER: RAISE

TRUNDLE

BAE SYSTEMS: TA C T I C A L HUD

IG MASONARY SUPPORT

CAD VISUALS

OTHER PROJECTS

ABOUT ME

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0 1 SIPHRS A side impact protection head restraint system, that will replace the current head restraints used in vehicles. The aim was to design and develop a head restraint system that reduces the quantity and severity of injuries caused by side impact collisions.

25% OF SOFT TISSUE

NECK INJURIES

from side impacts @ Loughborough University

10 BILLION

PER YEAR TO EU

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SIPHRS @ Loughborough University

@ Loughborough University

The spring system is activated from an electronic control unit which uses an accelerometer to trigger the system when there is a rapid change in velocity. Once activated the motor retracts the pins that hold the spring-loaded barrier in place, this all happens in under a tenth of a second to ensure the barriers are in position to protect the userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head during the collision.

The Confor Green Padding cushions the impact acting as a force dampener. The extending barriers also stop the users head from making direct contact with external objects and the vehicles support pillars during collisions.

Upon impact the side barriers are propelled forward by a mechanical spring system, these reduce the range of motion of the neck during collision. This is to reduce the chance of whiplash and other potential injuries to the userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head and neck.

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0 2 LAND ROVER: RAISE

The brief for this product was to design an item for Jaguar Land Rover for outdoor activities. The very open brief meant there was limitless ideas for products, however the product had to suit the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand image and ethos I came up with the idea of a system that helps users load large objects onto their roof racks safely e.g. kayaks. This is to help prevent injury to the user or cause damage to the exterior of the vehicle

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The app is connected to the product by Bluetooth to operate RAISE allowing control of the arms and height of lift.

A motorised winch system is used to raise and lower the arms and brackets at a speed of your choosing. The arms slide along a sloped rail system which allows for smooth extension of the arms. The cradle at the end of the arms lowers to the userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waist height to allow for easy loading and unloading.

LAND ROVER

This product aids the user in loading their roof rack, the system is motorised. The user is able to operate the system with either a key fob remote or an application on the users phone. The product is useful with large or heavy objects especially when by oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self, as you no longer have to strain yourself lifting heavy objects over head and in awkward positions.

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0 3 TRUNDLE The brief given by Sagentia is to design and manufacture an affordable product that aids the task of transferring the soil from the compost bin to the beds and helps to dig it in, the target audience was the older generation. This was a group project that spanned a year. As a group we dismantled this into different tasks and had to decide what area of the open brief to tackle. The group then separated and generated design concepts. The ideas were then developed until a final concept was reached.

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We decided to focus upon the transfer and spreading of the compost for our final design, as trying to tackle all the tasks with a single product would make the system complicated and unaffordable to the majority of the target market The barrel contains a cradle to hold the compost during transportation, this then rotates and releases the compost into the barrel when spreading.

The system works by the cradle being directly fixed to the handle, while the outer barrel is allowed to freely rotate. Then to dispense the handle is lifted over the barrel so that the compost is released from the cradle into the barrel. The holes in the barrel allow for a smooth constant spread of compost across the bed to be achieved. The barrel has a rubber rim at either end to ensure smooth transportation and reduce the potential of damaging the barrel when traversing rough and hard surfaces.

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0 4 BAE SYSTEMS HEADS UP DISPLAY UNIT

BAE SYSTEMS Designed by \\ Callum Boyland

While still at Tonbridge School I took part in the Engineering Education Scheme, in which a team of 4 students are given a brief by a company with the guidance of a teacher and a company employee. Our team was given a project by BAE systems to design an automatic dimming system for their helmet mounted display unit they were developing at the time, now known as the Q-Warrior. The aim of the project was to develop a functioning prototype that meets the brief and gives the company a starting point for the solution of their problem. The main elements of our project was to write a code that dimmed the display according to the ambient light in the direction the wearer is facing. A balance to the speed at which the displayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brightness level changed was required as the human eye takes time to adjust to brightness levels, so the system had to disregard sudden flashes of light.

@ Loughborough University

This was achieved by taking a mean light intensity reading over the previous seconds to determine the brightness level required on the display. Our system was designed to be separate from their classified module which housed the operating system for the helmet. To test the software, we had to design a circuit that had the necessary components for the system to function, we also added in a low battery warning light. The system was designed to work on an Arduino board, though we designed and manufactured our own PCB for the final prototype.

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BAE SYSTEMS

@ Loughborough University

https:/www.baesystems.com/en/product/qwarrior-helmet-mounted-display

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0 5 IG MASONRY SUPPORT

IG Masonry

Diploma in Professional Studies: A Year in Industry

Along with one other intern, we set up and started the internal testing of IGMSS products, the methodology was based on the testing carried out at the NI branch of the company. While there I also learned the necessary engineering science in relation to masonry support so that I was able to accurately quote and specify masonry support, lintels to clients.

Swadlincote

I worked as a Product Design Engineer Intern at IG Masonry Support for my placement year in industry. During the Year I gained a diploma in Industrial Studies and knowledge of the masonry support industry as well as invaluable insight into the processes that go on within a company.

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IG Masonry Designed by \\ Callum Boyland

The development of products is integral to a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth and progression. Companies are always looking for ways to reduce manufacturing costs and improve performance, in this case IG Masonry Support are trying to reduce material cost for their masonry support system by reducing the thickness of their brackets from 4mm to 3mm. IG Masonry Support manufactures a vast range of masonry support which requires a versatile test rig, thus a new specialised test rig would be ideal.

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Bringing product testing in house has major benefits, however setting up a reliable and efficient testing process and environment can be time intensive. First there is the acquisition of a functional test rig that is suitable to test the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s product, in this case it was not overly expensive. The issue is that the test rig was not designed to test masonry support systems, but lintels instead. This meant that attachments were made so that it was possible to test masonry support and lintels. The practice tests carried out to test the functionality of the new test rig raised concerns, this was due to the attachments rotating when a load is applied to the unit and, if the measuring equipment rotated with the unit being tested the results would still be relatively reliable, but the degree of accuracy will be reduced. This resulted in further modifications to the test rig

@ Loughborough University

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0 6 CAD VISUALS

Bike Multi-Tool Designed by \\ Callum Boyland @ Loughborough University

This first year module required us to produce a product in NX that was as close to the original as possible using basic modelling tools in NX resulting in a realistic render.

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0 7 OTHER PROJECTS The concept developed from a combination of nature (seed pods, flowers,â&#x20AC;Ś) and architecture (Burj Khalifa, Santiago Calatrava, â&#x20AC;Ś), as the design developed manufacturability within the school work shop had to be considered.

The design of the light and positioning of the LEDs in the base of the light create a distinctive pattern on the ceiling above the light.

Light

My GCSE Design and Technology product project was to design and make a light, I decided to make an accent lamp that was contemporary and sleek in design while also being low power.

@ Loughborough University

Project \\ Bird Designed by \\ Callum Boyland

In year 8 we had to do a summer project, these ranged from spray painting a door to build a sun lounger from scratch. I decided to make a metallic sculpture of a guinea fowl. In order to achieve this I had to learn to weld using a MIG welder (using spot welds to tack the parts together then arc welding the length of the join). The design was achieved by creating a skeleton made from bent steel rods and triangular feathers, cut on a guillotine and curved with a ball pain hammer which helped create the dotted feather effect of the guinea fowl coat.

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While at school I enjoyed all practical things, this extended from DT to Art and pottery.

Others

I created this quirky looking meerkat during a summer workshop when being taught the raku method of firing. I chose to do a meerkat as the raku method involves the immersion of the freshly fired part in a barrel of burning newspaper which will stain the unglazed areas of the piece, in this case the stripes for the meerkat.

One of our year 8 Design and Technology projects was to create an automaton, though as I was aiming to get a design technology scholarship to my secondary school at this stage I increased the scale and complexity of my automaton.

0 8 ABOUT ME. Callum Boyland Education

2009 - Tonbridge School, Kent 2014 GCSEs 7A * 3 As A Levels: AACC

2014 2018

Loughborough University Product Design and Engineering (BEng) 2:2

2018+ A Masters with you?

Software Siemans NX Solidworks Adobe Photoshop Autodesk (AutoCad) Visual Studios C+ SAMMIE Keyshot Microsoft Office

Experience

IG Masonry Support 2016-2017

YEAR

Product Design Intern Ran product testing for England Branch

Myleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garage 2013

Achievements

2014

Segentia: Trundle @ Loughborough University

2014

Bertha Morton Foundation for Engineering Students: Bursary

2013

Engineering Education Scheme: BAE Systems: Q-Warrior HUD automatic light dimming system incorporation

2013

CREST Award: BAE Systems Q-Warrior HUD automatic light dimming design

2013

Arkwright Engineering Scholarship

2009

Design and Technology Scholarship @ Tonbridge School

Mechanic

MONTH Servicing and repairing cars

MONTH

JEE, Pipeline Engineering Company 2011 Shadowed an engineer

Skills Prototyping Product Management Inter-personal skills Creativity Problem Solving

I’m Callum Boyland, a hard-working and focussed Product Design Engineer graduate, fresh out of Loughborough University. Keeping active and always keen to get outdoors have been high priorities in my life. I enjoy playing a range of team-based sports. At University I played hockey, American football and ultimate frisbee. They all require communication skills, playing to people’s strengths and good time management in order to balance work and training. My Loughborough Town hockey team, for whom I was regular player, we won the league in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons. I often combine travel and my passion for mountaineering and climbing, which has so far led me to climb the GR-20 route in Corsica and Kilimanjaro, where I raised over £3000 for the Meningitis Research Foundation, I like a challenge and both took me to new extremes.

£3000 RAISED KILIMANJARO for CHARITY

GR20

SKETCHING

I have a passion for photography and working out what scenes make a good composition worthy of capturing. Other Achievements to note: Duke of Edinburgh (Gold) Music: Grade 3 Trumpet and Grade 5 music theory

Let’s talk: contact\\ boylandcallum@gmail.com

number\\ (+44) 7507 806609

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

HOCKEY

ULTIMATE FRISBEE

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