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Luna RSA 2017 Brief. The brief for this project was an RSA 2017 Brief on Wearable Technology. This project is an exercise in ‘blue sky thinking’ and acts as a purely conceptual application of new and emerging technologies. Covered in this section is research through to conceptual renders.
//Research // What’s Available Gyroscope Gyroscopes are used to determine the orientation of a user or device and detect tilt.
Heart Rate Monitoring a users heart rate can increase the efficiency of a workout, calculate a users fitness levels or detect heart problems.
Temperature Tracking temperature has many uses, from checking a child’s fever to avoiding overheating in electrical components.
Pressure Can be used to detect the force of an impact or whether there’s an occupant in a car who should have a seatbelt on.
Location Using GPS the users location can be found to within 5 meters, useful for monitoring speed or tracking movement.
Air Quality Used for detecting dangerous pollutants such as Ammonia, Sulphur Dioxide and Methane.
//The Market
Key Player A projected 322.69 million smart-watches are expected to be sold by 2019.
Globe WASP - Life saving fire-fighter apparatus. WASP is an advanced system used to keep fire-fighters safe. WASP tracks Heart Rate, HR Variability, Respiration Rate, Location and Posture then wirelessly sends data to a control centre where stress and overexertion, the cause of 50% of fire-fighter deaths, can be monitored.
FitBit Blaze - Flagship model of top selling wearables brand.
General Interest Growth in wearables is expected to increase 35% by 2019.
Stumbling Block 63% of a 1,060 strong focus group regarded wearables as ‘too expensive’.
The Fitbit is the best selling product in the wearables market, capable of tracking Heart Rate and Activity through GPS and wirelessly sharing to a Smartphone to give the user accurate details about their workout.
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// The Big Idea
Finland Baby Box
“For 80 years, Finland’s expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It’s like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world’s lowest infant mortality rates.” Offering children from all backgrounds the same start in life is a noble and kind idea, but could it be revolutionised?
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Babies are entirely dependent on their parent’s, at a very young age babies cannot even regulate their own body temperature. This paired with their inability to communicate makes them vulnerable. Could wearable intelligence help parents better understand their child’s needs and give them better, more specific care and keep them safer?
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Each new parent is delivered a Baby Box containing essentials and a Smart Luna Cot shortly after they’ve taken their child home from the maternity ward.
Their Luna collects vital data from sensors whenever the baby is in the cot, providing peace of mind for parents and potentially providing key insights.
This data can be analysed by doctors and pedeatricians to ensure that the baby is developing properly and provide extra data when trying to diagnose a problem.
After 12 months the cot is collected, cleaned and re distributed to new parents.
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Luna comes in 3 colours: To encourage the ‘equal start in life’ ethos that the Finnish baby boxes were designed around the colours are gender neutral.
Luna comes with 2 sets of legs, short legs for ground level and longer legs for a higher position with a wide taper for stability.
Made from a high gloss finish ABS Luna is hard wearing for long life. ABS doesn’t shatter when damaged making it a safe choice. It is also recyclable to make Luna wholesome throughout it’s life-cycle.
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// How it Works
> Each strip of the jumpsuit contains a tiny sensor, using conductive threads a connection can be made to the mattress to pass data.
> The Mattress is for transferring data to the processing unit in the cot. Passing the data through wires rather than using bluetooth or RF allows the jumpsuit to be slimmer with no protruding parts.
The cot contains a digital storage and data processing unit allowing details of the baby’s sleep and environment to be tracked giving insights into their needs..
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// What it Tracks The data from the Jumpsuit is processed and sent via bluetooth to smartphone. All data is also archived on a USB stick, the parent may choose to take this to a Doctor to help give an insight into their baby’s health and/or development.
The Luna App gives a simple overview of whether the variables detected by the various sensors in the Jumpsuit and Cot are within acceptable boundaries.
Heart Rate Woven into the jumpsuit heart rate can be used to track quality of sleep, bpm and even breathing patterns. Air Quality Built into the cot, aids in diagnosing reasons for poor sleep and can benefit development through alerting to silent issues.
Gyroscope Woven into the jumpsuit and used to track the sleeping orientation of the baby, useful for both safety reasons and sleep quality. Temperature Woven into the jumpsuit used to detect body temperature, beneficial for improving sleep and tracking health.
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