Diploma Final Project Idea¶
Identifying the problem¶
As our cities grow more dense and consume more energy, a significant rise in pollutants have contaminated the air. Therefor it is more important than ever to invest into Air Quality Detection and treatment. The idea came about when I looked at my own Air Quality Monitors and came to the realization that we have Stationary monitors, that use their own app and are meant to stay in one room, and then we have portable air quality monitors, which again have a separate app and are meant to be taken with you and since both use common parts, I thought the there is some waste happening here when you buy two devices to cover your home and commute needs.
Existing Solutions¶
As mentioned earlier, there already exists some great stationary or portable products, here are a couple:
Solution ideation¶
I thought as a consumer, it is a waste to have two devices that in essence try to tackle the same issue using many common parts between. So I decided to create a hybrid Air Quality monitor, that provides some functionality on the go, and then can dock to provide further functionality at home, thus creating a more cost effective solution that can be taken everywhere with you.
Furthermore, because the design is modular, several docks can be designed. For example: Screen Dock (large screen display), suited for home Passive Mount (no electronics), suited for when you need to take it to another room in the house like the kitchen Charge Dock (for charging and ease of use), suited for the workplace or office
Theme and Name¶
In the past, miners use to take a Canary with them inside the mines, as a form of early detection of lethal gasses. The bird would often pass away way before any human would, serving as a warning for the miners giving them enough time to escape the mines.
I came up with the name “Canary”, a simple name that clearly communicates the idea, a device that acts as a Canary in the mine. What is even more fitting with the name is that the device is planned to detect harmful gasses such a VoCs.
The whole theme will be around the Canary and Nature, the looks, the sounds and so on…
Sketch¶
Here is a simple drawing of how I would imagine a hybrid product would look like.
Parts planning¶
Some of the initial parts I am looking at are these:
Mock 3D Concept¶
To be designed