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Stingray
The Stingray was designed for my studio course first semester of my junior year in product design. The prompt for the project was to design a product for disasters
Climate change is affecting the hydrological cycle, increasing the frequency and intensity of storms. Over 90 per cent of “natural” disasters are water-related, including drought and aridification, wildfires, pollution and floods.
The disasters I chose to solve for were:
-Extreme flooding
-High winds-Combination of both in foresight of the coming changes to the climate.
-These natural disasters cause approx 100 electrical power outages in the US yearly
-outages do not affect all areas equally - lower income and developing areas receive longer blackouts, which can result in health problems and death
Product purpose
The stingray is meant for use in situations where electrical power is not readily available and cannot be acquired from a normal power source.
It is specifically designed for extreme weather conditions and natural disaster scenarios where communication/navigation devices can be the difference between life and death.
Product features:
The Stingray can generate power in two ways; the first being as a wind turbine, positioning it upright and using its straps as ancors on the ground, or strapping it onto another larger backpack and using the wind as the user walks. The second is as a hydro generator, the stingry can be configured to float in any flowing water source, using straps as ancors while the propellor generates electricity and tranfers it into the battery pack.
The backpack is made from two types of fabric: The outer layer is a thin nylon which is strong and somewhat water proof which is sewn in a turtle shell like pattern to hold padding which protects the users devices and items stored inside from anything it may come into contact with. The second is a thick, completely waterproof canvas which is the main housing of the pack.
further potential
In my ideation stage of designing the Stingray I realized that it could be used more inclusively as a recreational product in addition to its original emergency purposes. Activities such as Camping, Backpacking, Mountaineering, and other outdoor pastimes could benefit from portable electricity generator.
Added features: waterproof bag with compartments and protective outer layer for keeping electronics safe.
Process highlights:
For the contruction I started with a wooden base for the shape of the shell. I then used that shape as a mold for the plastic which I thermoformed using as machine that heats material, then uses suction to pull the material down and around a desired form. For the backpack itself I began with a few sketches shown below, then created a model of the padding using muslin. From there I sewed the rest of the patterns together, adding a durable waterproof zipper. The turbine and assembly were modeled in CAD then 3D printed.
Climate change is affecting the hydrological cycle, increasing the frequency and intensity of storms. Over 90 per cent of “natural” disasters are water-related, including drought and aridification, wildfires, pollution and floods.
The disasters I chose to solve for were:
-Extreme flooding
-High winds-Combination of both in foresight of the coming changes to the climate.
-These natural disasters cause approx 100 electrical power outages in the US yearly
-outages do not affect all areas equally - lower income and developing areas receive longer blackouts, which can result in health problems and death
Product purpose
The stingray is meant for use in situations where electrical power is not readily available and cannot be acquired from a normal power source.
It is specifically designed for extreme weather conditions and natural disaster scenarios where communication/navigation devices can be the difference between life and death.
Product features:
The Stingray can generate power in two ways; the first being as a wind turbine, positioning it upright and using its straps as ancors on the ground, or strapping it onto another larger backpack and using the wind as the user walks. The second is as a hydro generator, the stingry can be configured to float in any flowing water source, using straps as ancors while the propellor generates electricity and tranfers it into the battery pack.
The backpack is made from two types of fabric: The outer layer is a thin nylon which is strong and somewhat water proof which is sewn in a turtle shell like pattern to hold padding which protects the users devices and items stored inside from anything it may come into contact with. The second is a thick, completely waterproof canvas which is the main housing of the pack.
further potential
In my ideation stage of designing the Stingray I realized that it could be used more inclusively as a recreational product in addition to its original emergency purposes. Activities such as Camping, Backpacking, Mountaineering, and other outdoor pastimes could benefit from portable electricity generator.
Added features: waterproof bag with compartments and protective outer layer for keeping electronics safe.
Process highlights:
For the contruction I started with a wooden base for the shape of the shell. I then used that shape as a mold for the plastic which I thermoformed using as machine that heats material, then uses suction to pull the material down and around a desired form. For the backpack itself I began with a few sketches shown below, then created a model of the padding using muslin. From there I sewed the rest of the patterns together, adding a durable waterproof zipper. The turbine and assembly were modeled in CAD then 3D printed.