Roland Parker Industrial Design Portfolio
Injection Moulding
Week Design Project
Epi-Pad
O2 Discover
DAB Radio
About Me
I am studying a 4 year course in industrial design at Loughborough University; and i am now look for a placement in business/industry for the third year. Born and raised on an agricultural estate in Lancashire I have encountered a wide variety of tasks that require enthusiasm, physical and mental drive. I am as confident in dealing with customers as using machinery and carrying out maintenance and repairs under my own initiative. While in New Zealand (2014), before university, I financed both living and travel expenses myself by working. I enjoy walking, skiing and countryside activities. As a national junior hockey umpire I have gained experience working as a team and learning the ability to evaluate and make decisions quickly.
University of Loughborough 2014 -
Stowe School 2008 - 2013
6 Months individual travel New Zealand 2014 Contact me: roland.parker@browsholme.com
Design Week
Brief: Design a domestic electrical product that supports solar PV systems Strategy I aim to reduce electrical consumption within the home by reducing the amount of power consumed by a Surveillance camera and make ceiling appliances more desirable.
Research & Development: Proposal
I noticed the amount electrical appliances cluttered up the ceiling, whilst in the kitchen at home and how it made the room seem untidy.
I propose to create a product that removes the clutter of electrical products from a ceiling. The product will reduce the amount of time a surveillance camera will be on thus reducing the energy consumed. The product will contain motion detection and a smoke ioniser so it can alert the user of either intrusion or fire.
I then looked into the electrical use of each appliance and the average time each appliance is used each day and assessed how the electrical consumption could be reduced.
ICSD smoke detector is the most common smoke The housing for the detector in a household. It internal components is uses ionisation to detect made from either PVC or smoke and sounds an Styrene, giving it the electrical horn when white colour. smoke is detected.
Typically they use 2W at any one time. It therefore uses 18kWh per year if on for 24hrs. If the mains power should fail smoke detectors have a 9V as backup.
Domestic surveillance cameras are made from polycarbonate and the Using POE (power over The AXIS M3004-V uses lens is made of ABS. The Ethernet) the surveillance 22W at anyone time, materials needs to be gathered is stored on a assuming it is in use 24/7 impact resistant to it uses 190kWh per year. local computer. prevent damage and dust resistant to give the clearest imagine possible.
A PIR sensor detects motion using infrared light. The housing is made from Styrene and the lens is made from ABS
The receiver inside the Typically they use 12W at anyone time and as they product sits behind a are on 24/7 it will refractive lens that therefore consume directs the light into the 104kWh per year receiver.
Sustainability A domestic surveillance camera is on for 24hrs a day. Why is this? Surveillance cameras are installed to monitor the users home. However for a large portion of the time when they are on they do not capture anything but a still frame. This means that they are wasting huge amounts of electricity without being of any use. Using PIR (passive infrared) sensors the electricity used by cameras could be reduced by 75%. Using the PIR as a trigger for the camera to turn when it detects motion.
Ethics An ethical problem is presented when conducting social matters at home. Guests may feel like they are being watched if there are surveillance cameras around the room.
Market Opportunity At present there is currently no product that has all three of the key features that these products have, smoke detection, surveillance and motion detection. To gain optimum performance from all three products they need to be either mounted high on the wall on the ceiling which puts them in plain view which causes them to be noticeable. A product that condensed all three products into one would reduce ceiling clutter and give style to a usually bland set of objects
The Falcon The falcon is an all in one security system which contains a smoke detector, horn, 360 degree camera and PIR sensor. The Falcon reduces energy consumption within the home by using an infrared sensor to activate the camera when it detects motion. Furthermore the number of appliances cluttering up ceilings is reduced giving the room a cleaner feel. The 360 degree camera allows the Falcon to be either ceiling or wall mounted.
Personal Project
Brief: Design a product that allows diabetics to administer an insulin shot in discretely in public.
Research & Development: Whilst at a restaurant with a friend he told me he had to take his insulin but was too embarrassed to do it in front of everyone. I developed the form through sketches by initially redesigning the standard pen then developed my sketches into a product that could be concealed.
Epi-Pad The epi-pad allows to discreetly apply an insulin dose in a public place. Due to its size the epi-pad can fit underneath a t-shirt. The user places the epi-pad on the desired and pushes down on the angled surface which pushes the retractable needle into the skin and applies the dosage using the same auto-inject mechanism in current epi-pens.
DMT
(Individual)
Brief: Design a widget composed of two parts that can be injection moulded and the mould tool.
Research & Development: Initial research started by looking at payment for a trolled, coin size, and the angle at which the phone will bump against the trolley. Whilst designing the mould tool all aspects have to be considered such as the flow of the plastic when injected, shrinkage and removing the final product easily.
mould render/ explox3d
DMT
(Group)
Brief: In groups manufacture a mould tool to produce an injection moulded widget and consider how the widget would be produced in mass production.
Research & Development: When in groups we decided amongst ourselves which widget to do, mine. The widget then underwent development and modelling using blue foam. Once the development was complete the mould tool and inserts were manufactured using CNC and hand machines.
Mass Production 3,000,000 Widgets Produced
In 13 Weeks 160 Hours
(Due to machining maintenance)
Cycle Time 4.24 seconds 7,488,000 Seconds of Manufacture
2 Cavities in Mould 1,766,037 In 13 weeks
DAB Radio
Brief: Design a DAB in keeping with a rugged style whilst considering the internal components.
Research & Development: I examined current products deemed rugged and assessed what makes them so. I then expressed their key rugged features in initial sketches. I developed the most desirable sketch and created a sketch model.
DAB Radio The radio captures the rugged style through chamfered edges and impact suspension. Whilst al;so being a stylish product. With the speaker and bass-tube at either end of the product and the screen on top the internal components have been consider to allow the radio to be user friendly
O2 Discover
Brief: Design an app that will support young student entrepreneurs who
are looking to start up a business.
Research & Development: I drew up an initial wireframe design for each screen proposing the format of the app. I then conducted user research to asses how a user interacted with each stage of the app. Using the feedback given I altered the app to become more user friendly.
O2 Discover O2 discover allows young entrepreneurs to find help from others. The app allows the user to set there preferences and search area so that the ideal candidate can be found. The app underwent rapid prototyping using axure rp and is available to be view at: http://3u7krs.axshare.com