Rationale
I am doing the Indonesian earthquake disaster. Before drawing the concept on this project, i do the research first. I look at the history of indonesia first. i want to understand more information about the country, such as what style they are, biology, what kinds of weather, life style and the economic income. Through the research i found that Indonesia is the world's largest rattan material and production and export countries. Indonesia's plywood, sawn timber, pulp, paper,wood products in the chinese market plays an important role.
After research the background of Indonesia, i focus on disaster which happen in the country see what kinds of product they need in the disaster situation, the information show that they mainly use tent, stretcher, radio and lighter. My design focus on what they really need. My concept is all abut stretcher.
I look at the existing product ,i found out that most of them use the material not environment friendly and the way of product package is not that convinced.
My design is foldable, easy assembly and easy to carry. my concept of the stretcher is design for rescue team people, it can carry at the back as a bag. which is to reduce the weight on the hand, when the stretcher carry at the back, hands will more relax and can carry other tools to rescue victims.
The weight of my product is 9 kg, the size is 200 x 55 x 15cm . The stretcher has 3 parts which can easy fold into one set. the material of product is aluminum alloy and hessian. my design has balance and protection function. i put myself as a victomes who is laying on the stretcher. i found the most import thing is want to be safe. The existing product most of them just flat, no anything protecting the side. there for i come up with the side handy can as a safety bar. this bar not just for holding on the side of the victom it also can unfold it down to extending the length , which is for the people who is over size. the reason i use aluminum alloy for handle/body bone is the material is light, strong and can be recycle.
I use hessian for the stretcher bed, this material is eco-friendly , easy to find in indonesia which can provide by own country. By using this material provide by local environment which can save lots of transport and can increase the economic for the whole country.
When making this product i been research of ergonomic on what way people will feel more comfortable. for the victim and the rescue people. Through the research i found the comfortable size of back carry is no bigger than people's hip size, it allows the arms move free. I have make lots of small model to test which will work the best.
overall, my design is make for people easy carry in difficult situation, easy store and clean. when the product is not use for earthquake it will place on the local hospital and surgery, it will have 5 of them in one red cross box hanging on the wall .
The way to clean the hessian is easy just brush out the dirty stuff and use water to wash it.
Reflection
This project is focus on material using and who is the target audience. Nows day product material use become more and more important, it affects our daily life. The manufactory want to have benefit form the consumer then product lots of unnecessary product and humming the environment. the pollution draws us attention. this project have guild me how to choose material for actual product.
My concept of this disaster project is stretcher that make form local environment which is Indonesia, and the material is environmental friendly. I choose hessian and aluminum alloy for the stretcher,reason is hessian easy found,easy recycle.
In this project i spend most of the time in testing the use ability, how can the design be small, light, easy use and not hum to environment. I have make lots of experience of how can this design work.
In the research of the material i found hard to found a suitable material that can use on my design. but finally i found one type can be use. in the being i feel this material not that good to use because the color of it, is so natural. but then i think a bit backward. yes we have to make stuff that good for environment or relate with eco. our topic is design for disaster which is to help people , help word there the material can't be hum to user or the environment.
Also this project teaches me how to understand clients need. By providing there need and have to consider of the cycle life of the product.
Actually i like this topic it gave knowledge of research and have challenge my ability of concept thinking and model making skills. with the concept i feels like never end. i feel happy of it, that means i am on the track as a design student we have to keep thinking.
Also i feel frustrate of making this concept because can't find the exactly material and so much details have to consider whether it proper to use or not. if have more time i will develop more of my concept to fit the disaster's need.
Hey Susanna, good job!! You've got a great idea and you've done quite alot of research into the material feasibility of the product, awesome work.
ReplyDeleteI think the only flaw would be the form of the design you've created. I just think there could have been something more from it. Maybe instead of it just being collapsable, maybe each part of the design could have function on its own i.e. smaller stretchers for children, and could have been connected together to form a bigger stretcher for adults? Just a passing idea.
Definitely the material feasibility, would be one of the main concerns when manufacturing this product. I think it's great you've looked indepth into the topic, maybe have a poster on it as well next time explaining which part is which material would be awesome.
Again great work!! Keep up the awesome work!!
You had done a great job on this project! Deep research in culture, background, and the ergonomic issues. I think designing a stretcher is in needs for these people and your solution is good, which focus on the package that helps a lot in transportation. But making it collapsable requires firm connection between the structures, and make it more safe for the patient on board. Anyway, good job !!!!
ReplyDeleteI quite like your simple and clear concept and your model is very attractive in that presentation day! You've got a brilliant idea to take ergonomics into account and did tests to prove your concept is feasible. GOOD JOB!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure whether the connection parts are strong enough if a very fat guy lie on it. And if you can show the normal position (are they put in a bag for storage?) of your product that will be better^^
Anyway, GREAT WORK!! I expect your next project^^
Great job!!This idea is really awsome which is simple but effective.However, you did not mentioned about how the three parts locked after it turns to be a stretcher.Are they automatically locking?
ReplyDeleteANnyway , good job.
Hey Susanna,
ReplyDeleteI think this is a really practical item. I saw how you developed and refined your model by using modelling mock-ups to understand the size limitations and physical proacticality of the product. Great process.
I think the Hessian material is a strong idea, both for it's relatively low environmental impact, and it's availability in Indonsia.
Perhaps the aluminium could be replaced with a more sustainable and readily available alterative?
Nice work.
Susanna, make sure you spellcheck the text in your posters. I found reading them really disappointing for a project which could have been meritorious. When you enter such works for assessment (or into competitions), all those spelling errors distract assessors from seeing the full value of the work and implies lack of diligence in the part of the designer in ensuring that the reader gets pleasure from reading the poster text. These errors can differentiate DN projects from HD projects. Also why didnt you use CAD for your tech drawings. At third year level I need you to demonstrate that you are capable of using CAD software for professional-looking draughting. On the design of the product, I would rather steer cleer from all this folding complexity as any failure in any of those connections could spell further disaster for the victim being rescued. I understand your approach about an easy to carry stretcher but I believe there are better solutions which have much better structural integrity. Your hard work is evident in the quality of the model (I didnt see it, is it a working prototype?), but please do better in the posters and tech drawing. I expect to see these improvements in Project Two.
ReplyDeleteHi~ Susanna
ReplyDeleteI like your idea for the stretcher, easy to store and more easier to carry the patient when in the emergency.
I think its a good idea to use the material(Hessian) for your strecher, which make your design eco-friendy and show that you have consider on the culture of Indonesia.
But is this design able to carry people with different body sizes and different weight?