product design portfolio
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Product Design Portfolio for spring 2013TRANSCRIPT
Thane LochtieProduct Design Portfolio
LEO’S ISSUES
DESIGNED FOR
SGT. LEO CURTIS
FULCRUMWHEELCHAIR
FENCING BASE
ANGLES ARE SPECIFIC TO LEO’S FUSED
ANKLE AND PUSHING TECHNIQUE
EASILY REPLACES LEO’S FLAT FOOTREST
TESTING WITH LEO MOVEMENT & POWER
PROBLEMS -LEG STRAPS LIMIT MOVEMENT -FEET LEAVE OPTIMAL POSITION FOR MOVEMENT AND POWER
WHEELCHAIR FENCING
TESTING MODULAR PROTOTYPE WITH LEO
PROBLEMS- SINGLE LEG STRAP LIMITS MOVEMENT
-FOOTREST NOT SUPPORTIVE
-FEET LEAVE OPTIMAL POSITION FOR LUNGING
WHEELCHAIR FENCING SEPARATE
STRAPS KEEP FEET IN
POSITION
ELASTIC FORM
PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY
Infant Warming SwaddleThe Infant Warming Swaddle is a low-
cost incubator that keeps neonatal infants in the developing world warm,
helping prevent disease.
Infant Respiratory Distrress Syndrome
Dehydration/Nutrition Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Issues
Sketching
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Slip Flask solves the problem of weak flask cap attachments and reuses a wine cork. Its curved form allows it to be easily inserted
and concealed in your waistband or pocket.
Slip Flask
Sketching / Models
The Crutch Shotglasses encourage social interaction, increasing the connection between drinkers through dependency and sharing an action.
Crutch Shot Glasses
attachment
shot glass
aestheticMood Board
Sketching
Crutch.
Outdoor Stool challenge: Using 24’ of wood with no metal fasteners, create a structure that will support 250 pounds.Outdoor Stool
Sketching
Water Lantern
The Water Lantern transforms a flashlight and water bottle into a camping lantern. A lens and coned base help to enhance the light whether the bottle is full or empty.
Sketching Challenges included allowing the cap to spin off while tethered and creating a rubber gasket for a lens to be inserted and removed from.
