tomodo Master Degree in Design & Engineering 2014/2015 Design Studio Development 1 Professors Lucia Rampino, Sara Colombo & Monica Bordegoni Assistant Lecturers Federico Perego, Giacomo Wilhelm, Sara Bergamaschi & Marina Carulli
Group 5 Jessica Cesana Lorenzo Cordella Marianna Mazzi
The context is wide because we would like to design a product for every type of user who want to reduce waste of food.
MARKET ANALYSIS
RDA Sam Gough
GKilo Thingk
Almighty Board Jaewan Jeong
Drop kitchen scale DROP
Situ scale SITU
Prep Pad The orange chef co.
USERS ANALYSIS
HOW PEOPLE WASTE FOOD? preparing a bigger quantity than necessary forgetting to use it and leaving it expire
HOW PEOPLE WASTE FOOD? preparing a bigger quantity than necessary forgetting to use it and leaving it expire
INFO FEEDFORWARDS INPUTS FEEDBACKS • precise weight measurement • clearly readable weight • expiring food
• on/off button • interface icons • intuitive shape
• push on/off
• interaction with shape • place food
• set interface functions
• screen lights on/off • weight measurement • product changes
FEATURES
• singular product including the scale and the expiring timer • double usable surface • easy to replace • adaptable to differents kind of kitchen • vocal recognition • continuous control of timer
tomodo
tomodo is a double-faced kitchen scale characterized by two main functions.
kitchen scale
expiring timer
The user can change function simply turning the product : an inclinometer will detect the orientation change and the product will pass from scale mode to timer mode.
KITCHEN SCALE stand-by button
LED display tare
EXPIRING TIMER stand-by button
microphone
max time interval 30 days max time interval 15 days
rec button screen cancel button
max time interval 7 days
1st SCENARIO
KITCHEN SCALE The user uses the scale as a traditional one.
Example: the user is making a cake and uses the scale only for weigh the different ingredients
place the product on scale mode
take the scale
kitchen scale
place a bowl and set tare
kitchen scale
weigh the ingredient
kitchen scale
2nd SCENARIO
EXPIRING TIMER The user uses the product to set an expiring timer.
Example: the user bought fresh chicken meat.
place the product on timer mode
take the scale
expiring timer
push the point icon on the ring
turn the ring to set the timer
expiring timer
the display will confirm the set of time
expiring timer
press the vocal recognition icon and keep pressing
expiring timer
Chicken release the icon and visualize the name
spell product’s name
expiring timer
if the name is wrong press cancel
expiring timer
and record again pressing the vocal recognition icon
expiring timer
Expiring time started
expiring timer
Expiring time ending
Expiring day
expiring timer
DELETE A PRODUCT
push the point icon on the choosen ring to select it
expiring timer
product’s name will appear on the screen
expiring timer
push the cancel icon on the screen
expiring timer
CHANGE BATTERIES
take off the cover
turn the scale on the right side
take off the battery lid
insert the batteries
re-put the battery lid
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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205
205
HOW DOES IT WORK?
SCALE
The piezoelectric trasducer will be compressed between the weight platform and the internal support plane.
TIMER
The internal mechanism is composed by a motor for each ring that moves the gear and so the ring. They are ďŹ xed on the internal support plane and they are connected to the driver.
SECTION
MATERIALS
Cover Silicone Back shell Polycarbonate Ring Polypropylene
Battery door Polypropylene
Ring support Polypropylene/Diflon D Support plane Polypropylene
Weight platform Polypropylene
Front shell Polycarbonate
ELECTROCHROMIC INK Electrochromic inks will be insert in the ring material in order to create a different feedback based on color changes.
Green the ring is set and the registred food is still fresh
Orange the registred food is going to expire in one day
Red the registred food expire on the same day
Electric contacts
1
2
3
ink c i m o chr o r t c ut e p l n e I n  Gree On/O
It will be activate and deactivate by the third electric contact on the ring support.
ink c i m chro o r t put c n e l I e s ge inuo t n Oran o C
It will be kept active as long as the ring stays on the second contact.
c ink i m o chr o r t c nput e l I e s o d Re inu Cont
It will be kept active by the ďŹ rst contact for one day.
THANKS