Diploma project update prototyping phase 1

PROJECT

CRUDE PROTOTYPING PHASE: XD LABS DELHI DEVYANI JAIN

DATE

1ST MAY’15- 23RD MAY'15

CLIENT

NID DIPLOMA PROJECT

PROTOTYPING PROCESS: DIGITAL WEIGHT SCALE •

Weigh your luggage as you lift it up

DON’T FORGET YOUR LUGGAGE •

Notifies you when you go out of threshold area.

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Report Lost if the luggage is lost

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Find your luggage, if in range.

SMART CABIN LUGGAGE PRODUCT IDEA #1

The prototyping is divided into following four parts: 1. Weighing Mechanism 2. Bluetooth Feature 3. Embedding the electronics into the suitcase 4. Designing the mobile application.

Figuring out the design

and prototyping process

Designing on paper: how the

first level prototype with look

STEP 1# THEORETICAL DESIGN VIA SKETCHING

Designing on paper: how the

first level prototype can be made

Top-View

Since making a weighing mechanism is time consuming and challenging, I decided to use an o the shelf component, and do the feasibility testing.

Fixing of the weighing mechanism on the suitcase

Experiment Successful. The idea is Feasible.

Tested by lifting the luggage and seeing if this gives and accuthe weighing mechanism still works!

STEP 2# A QUICK EXPERIMENT FOR FEASIBILITY CHECK OF WEIGHING MECHANISM

I ripped off the off-the-shelf weighing machine to understand how can I fit the existing piece of technology into the desired form

Then attached the weighing mechanism, to a card box so as to understand attachment to design the casing

Inside View

Outside View

STEP#2 A QUICK EXPERIMENT TO UNDERSTAND THE ATTACHMENT OF WEIGHING MECHANISM

Figuring out the measurements the casing according to the existing suitcas; by pasting a paper and marking accurate measurements for all the components

Taking the measurements

Marking the measurements

fFnal measurements

STEP#3 TAKING AND MARKING THE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE CASING INTERFACE ON THE SUITCASE

In order to design the casing, I made a few 3d models of paper. Measurements were not to scale, since it was an exercise to understand the complex 3d structures.

Casing Design Explorations: Interior

Casing Design: Exterior View

Final Sketches of the Casing

STEP#4 DESIGNING THE CASING BASED ON ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS

3D model on sketchup of the case

Spillitting the design to 2d faces

Acrylic Sheets Cut according to measurements

STEP#5 MAKING THE CASING ON SKETCHUP FOR ACRYLIC BOX

Interior of the acrylic case

Attaching the various faces into a box via superglue.

STEP#6 MAKING THE ACRYLIC BOX

The completed acrylic box, currently Exterior the acrylic Spillitting theofdesign to 2dcase faces

Making the circuit on Arduino Uno

Exploring with the team about Arduino

Exploring Taking with the the team measurements Arduino Software

Transferring Marking the the Unomeasurements Circuit on the Lilypad

STEP#7 FIGURING OUT THE ELECTRONICS

Final Circuit on Lilypad and BLE module

Working out the flow of the application

Mobile Application Homescreen:

Checking the Feasibility

STEP 8# FIGURING OUT THE MOBILE APPLICATION

Mobile Application Key Screens and App Icon

Outer view of the final crude prototype

Close view

STEP#8 EMBEDDING THE TECH ONTO THE SUITCASE

Interior view of the final crude prototype

STEP#8 EMBEDDING THE TECH ONTO THE SUITCASE : MORE VIEWS

Exterior view

Mobile App

Interior view

THE FINAL CRUDE PROTOTYPE: VIDEOS