REFRIGERATOR
RESEARCH
REFRIGERATOR
RESEARCH
REFRIGERATOR FINAL SOLUTION
REFRIGERATOR
INTERACTION
Energy-efficient
Minersard=Minerva+Mansard My inspiration is from two concepts.The first is Minerva and the second is Mansard.
Minerva
, who is one of the gods in Rome Mystery, represents intelligence and cleverness.
In general , 75% of the fridge’s energy is consumed while opening and closing the door. In order to reduce the times of the unnecessary opening and closing, there is a solution
Medicine & Cosmetic Isolate the drugs with food, and place them at a height to reduce the chance of access of children. Use double layers for storage to meet different volumes.
Using new RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) technology, the fridge is equipped with readers that collect data about food
Mansard
Project Description
is a kind of architectural style in which the broken line plays an important part in the body design.
In this project, we cooperate with Whirlpool Corporation. Our target is to provide a more favorable solution to the interior management. We paid more attention on design research before the project.
Leftover & Door Space
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Free to utilize space due to foldable partition. The bottom layer is for deodorant, Space on the door can meet the different dimentions of the food
When users come with a certain kind of food, the refrigerator can identify the food according to voice identification and determine the storage according to the RFID Reader
Voice Identification
Meat Drawer The integrated design of the handle box echoes the mansard elements of the shape. Reasonable classification is to meet the diverse needs
Research
Concepts
Final Solution
RFID Reader
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Interaction I conducted a systematic survey about a fridge design. My User research tools include taking samples, qualitative analysis as well as visualization. In the collecting data, I did many user views and choose the two representative. By summarizing and analyzing some interview record, I summarize a series stuff report which includes facts, temperature,seasons and food volume estimtion to helped me develop my idea
Then the refrigeratorcan alert the user to put it on the correct area according to the previous memory,and also display the result on the LED screen
Determine the best storage area
When opening the door, the fridge can determine the best storage area for food, by food dentification and internal analysis,and also display the r esult on the LED light. This information contains: The temperature interval of food The extent of usage of space inside the refrigerator The frequency of the food access