Tomodo Scale

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

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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

40

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.

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