Design For Elderly Health Independance

DESIGN FOR HEALTH: FINAL Tae Ho Lee Yea Song Choi Ian Morgan Xuedan Wei Rambert Sin

MEET MARIE

MARIE IS OLD…

HOWEVER…

SHE DOESN’T FEEL THAT WAY

SHE LOVES BEING WITH HER FRIENDS

HER GRANDCHILDREN AND FAMILY MEAN THE WORLD TO HER

BUT…

MARIE HAS A PROBLEM…

WHILE SHE ENJOYS BEING AROUND PEOPLE SHE LOVES, SHE IS NOT ABLE TO SEE THEM OFTEN…

WHY?

SHE HAS LIMITED MOBILITY DUE TO JOINT PAIN, A COMMON PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE HER AGE; 82

WHILE HER CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO DRIVE HER AROUND OFTEN, SHE STILL HAS PROBLEMS AROUND THE HOUSE

ONE OF HER BIGGEST ISSUES IS GOING TO THE TOILET…

HER JOINT PAIN MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO SQUAT DOWN TO THE TOILET, AND LIKEWISE FOR GETTING UP

HOW CAN WE HELP MARIE?

Dangerous

Products currently available either obtrusive, undignified, or simply not effective Difficult to use

Cost

DETAILED LIST OF PROBLEMS

Usable Clean Familiar

DESIGN CRITERIA

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REDEFINED DESIGN BRIEF:

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Must ▶

Work

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Rigid Structure

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Usable

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Solo Usage

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Clean

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Cleanable

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Understand Problems

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Aesthetic

Could ▶

Visible

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Cost Efficient

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Minimal Electronics

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Colour Combinations

With the main problem being the sitting and getting up motion by elderly users, our design focuses on the facilitation of this movement through using a powered attachment that safely lowers and raises the user into the ideal position for bowel movements, and back into a standing position. We wanted to make sure the design remained friendly and conveying the message of “this is a toilet�, and also make sure the product is easy to use without much assistance or additional instruction.

Through creating a design that is an attachment instead of a full new toilet system, the affordability of the product is much higher, which increases the likelihood that an elderly person would spend for this much need aid.

And because it is so easy to use without changing the original lifestyle of the user, the likelihood of its application and usage is also increased.

CONCEPT STATEMENT

Attachment OUR DESIGN DIRECTION

Front Hinged Unobtrusive sculpted handles

PRELIMINARY IDEATIONS

STRONG FOCUS ON LEVERAGE FOR PATIENT

EXPLORATION OF DIFFERENT RAISING MECHANISMS

FINAL CONTENDERS

FINAL DRAWING

EXPLODED

ORTHOGRAPHIC

RENDERS

HOW DOES IT WORK?

STORYBOARD - Problems

STORYBOARD - TMC, Able bodied uses

Seat Portion: Fiberglass Sprockets and Support: Stainless Steel Outer Reinforcement: ABS

Materials

Seat: Fiberglass molding Side Panels: Die Cutting (ABS) Metal Components: CNC Milling Motor: 3rd Party Purchase

Construction

Brand name & Package design

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