Cameron Marr Camilla Laing

Currently many people cleaning their car use equipment such as Machine Polishers to disrupt the dirt/debris within the fixed carpets to greatly improve the final result after cleaning the fixed carpets. This is done by removing the polishing pad and attaching the Velcro to the fixed carpet. The machine polisher is then turned and hence vibrates the fixed carpet dislodging the dirt/debris. This is detrimental to the expensive machine polisher and provides a very challenging user cycle. Other options on the market include the Wet Vac and brushed drill attachments. Each has their own issues, the Wet Vat is expensive and requires a long cleaning process leaving the car slightly damp. The drill attachment is affordable however is challenging to use simultaneously with a vacuum making it very inefficient and damaging to the carpets.

The Dirt Disruptor is a rechargeable device that loosens and excites the dirt/debris within a car footwell, allowing for more efficient and effective vacuuming. This results in a cleaner car in less time.

The design process analysed various combinations of mechanisms and circuitry to generate the required level of vibration. Research, proto typing, user testing and experimental work generated significant insights for development. Thorough consideration of human factors, material selection, manufacturing processing and cost prompted the final design.

High ‘N’ Dry is a clothes-drying product designed for people living in flats who have no outdoor space to dry washing and are not allowed to make fixings into walls and ceilings. Therefore, this product is designed to adapt to a range of indoor spaces, have no fixings, use less floor space, use zero energy, use naturally rising warm air at ceiling height, allow clothes to dry properly by giving plenty space between items and provide enough space to dry large items such as bedding.

This product idea came from Camilla’s dislike of drying clothes. She realised through lots of interviews that many students had similar challenges which turned into researching why people living in flats have a range of issues when doing their weekly washing. What stuck out: clothes don’t dry properly. By understanding the range of variables that influence the ability of clothes to dry quickly, the High ‘N’ Dry was engineered to make drying clothes more effective. By reaching ceiling height, the couple degrees increase in air temperature can dry clothes quicker. This has been designed by a pulley mechanism which elevates clothes to ceiling height. By preventing clothes from overlapping, the exposed surface area is increased which greatly reduces the time to dry. The racks holding clothes were designed to spread out both vertically and horizontally.

am passionate about designing and engineering innovative ideas and solutions to improve people’s lives, embracing the fusion between creativity and technology. I enjoy the challenge of problem solving and the process of bringing creations to life, developing them from brainstorm concepts on paper, through CAD models and prototypes, to real, tangible finished products. The design process is an evolution, combining form and function through every iteration to create beautiful purposeful solutions.

The process of engaging with end users and fully understanding their requirements so that my designs provide efficient and appropriate solutions is really important to me. This process has been a significant part of my final year project, the design of a unique, wearable phototherapy device for the home treatment of jaundice in newborn babies. In addition to meeting with families, I worked closely with medical specialists to understand the complex issues involved, immersing myself in the field of specialist medical design engineering and building confidence with stakeholder collaboration as well as new engineering skills.

enjoy working collaboratively, sharing ideas, receiving, and providing feedback to others. The camaraderie of my GSA PDE cohort has been amazing over the last five years and has helped shape me into the design engineer am today, learning and preparing me for what hope is an exciting future career.

Born n’ raised in the east end of Glasgow, I have found myself to be studying Product Design Engineering for the past five years. For my final year project I have created a new and improved tufting gun.

Tufting has been a hobby of mine for the last few years as it is such a fun way to make your own rugs or wall hangings but the current machines are more than daunting to use, not to mention they are highly dangerous.

This project has really been a case of combining two things I love in life and the end result is a super user friendly, unique and fun machine. It removes the need for tiring maintenance, or extra tools to change the pile height of the machine. The user is provided with clip in and clip out cartridges of different amplitudes and cuts out the unnecessary faff that tufting guns require now.

This project has really opened my eyes to the manufacturing and user journeys of products which hope to keep with me when furthering my practice.