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DayLite

A mental and physical wellbeing device for TFL Train Drivers. 
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In Collaboration With

SKILLS

UI/UX
Industrial Design
Electronics
Human Centred
Branding
CAD
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Fully Functioning Prototype

DESIGN PROCESS

1. User Research

Identifying insights from interviews with a London Underground Train Driver and the Chair of staff disability at TFL.

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3. Ideation

Sketching a variety of possible solutions and combing/removing ideas until coming to an acceptable proposition.

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5. Testing

Finding out the ratio between force and battery charge and deciding a comfortable force range using a test rig.

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7. Mechanism

Making a durable system incorporating a ratchet, compound gear train, and torsion spring to create a smooth transfer of force from user to dynamo.

7. Mechanism

Making a durable system incorporating a ratchet, compound gear train, and torsion spring to create a smooth transfer of force from user to dynamo. Parts were iterativly prototyped via 3D printing.

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2. Product Disassembly

Taking apart current battery powered, injection moulded products to learn about electronics, mechanism, and casing design.

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4. Foam Modelling

Creating low-fidelity protoypes to guage size and ergomnics

4. Foam Modelling

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6. Circuitry

Calculating resistor and capacitance values, and selecting a battery and microcontroller.

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8. Casing Design

Designing in Fusion360 a casing to house all the components and ensure it could be injection moulded for mass manufacture

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9. App Development

Prototyping the interface for a conceptual app that would improve usability.

9. App Development

Prototyping the interface for a conceptual app that would improve usability.

9. App Development

Prototyping the interface for a conceptual app that would improve usability.

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10. Packaging 

Designing the shape and creating the sleeve graphics as well as mocking up the user guide on illustrator.

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Finished Product

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A portable wellbeing device that incentivizes regular dynamic stretching by proportionally charging a battery that powers an ambient ‘daylight’ LED in a rewarding manner which in turn changes brightness/hue to ensure realignment of circadian rhythms.
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