NM2 2 1 6 P r e se n ta t i o n

SMART-FIT

15th October 2010

Team Members (DW2 - 25):

Chee Yan Yan DoreaErik Olof Kees GroenenbergMelissa Ng LishaTay Oon Chin (Zheng YunJing)Yeo Ching Lee

INTRODUCTION

PROBLEMS

Safety issues and the lack of motivation

TARGET GROUP

Girls aged from 13 to 18 year old

PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY

A trendy motivational hair-band to enhance exercise experience and promotes safety for girls

OVERVIEW - PACT

Reluctant to exercise

Individual or Cooperative Safety critical

Public park or Outdoor facilities Many people around

Directional sound Voice synthesizer

GPS navigational system Pedometer

Easily influenced

OVERVIEW - FEATURES OUTPUT: Audio - Celebrity INPUT: Touch pad & Buttons

ON/OFF ButtonAlarm Button

Touch PadSpeaker

(Directional Sound)

Heart Rate Sensors

Siren Output

GPSRechargeable Battery

PROPOSED SOLUTION PROBLEM # 2: Safety

Design Solutions Technologies

1. Collection of data on calories lost, heart rate, distance, etc.

Pedometer

2. Virtual trainer synthesized to celebrity voice.

Voice synthesizer

3. Celebrity trainer + Music playlist

Directional sound

PROBLEM # 1: Motivation

Design Solutions Technologies

1. Safety functions Alarm (emergency siren)

2. Locating individuals+ Navigational assistance

GPS

DEFINE PERSONA

NATALIE

17 year old girl

Seldom exercises on her own

Bored easily

Prone to peer influence

Fond of celebrities

PICTURE SCENARIO

At home…

Pre-setting activity, goal , virtual trainer and music for my today’s workout.

After 15 minutes…

At the park…

Brad Pitt: Hello Natalie! Shall we begin with today’s activity? (slow beat music starts to play)

Natalie: It is such a long way. I don’t think I can run for long.

Natalie: Brat Pitt says I can do this! YES, I can run another 500m !

Natalie: Music or virtual trainer is a little too soft.

Brad Pitt: (during songs interval) Natalie, you are doing great and we are almost done, hang in there! 500m to go. (music changes according to heart rate)

PICTURE SCENARIOAfter the run…

Natalie: Brat Pitt says I did a fantastic job. Exercising is fun!

Brad Pitt: Natalie, that was a great cardio workout and you did a fantastic job. Now let’s stretch it out and let your heart rate comes down.

Melissa: Hey Natalie! I am looking for someone to play volleyball with me. Care to join?

Natalie: Yes, I would love to.

Natalie: Changing profile to Team Sports (Volleyball).

Besides individual activities, it can be used for

team sports too.

PICTURE SCENARIONatalie: Smart-Fit is still tracking my exercise. Exercising is fun!

Natalie: Oh Gosh!!! There is a creepy guy !

GPS tracker is also activated for her kin to track her location.

With one push of a button near the ear, it engages the safety siren to scare the attacker.

In the case of an emergency.

DESIGN ITERATION

First Prototype Improved Prototype Final Prototype

- Hands Movement Sensors

1st 2nd

- 2 Touch Pads- Alarm Button

- ON/OFF Button- Change position of Alarm Button Final

STRENGTHS OF SMART-FIT

Hair accessory enables the ease of daily usage

Minimal input needed by the user

Hands-free gadget

Seamless transition to exercise activity

Enhances fun in exercise

Enables customization and fashionable wear

CRITICISM OF SMART-FIT

Not accessible for individuals with hearing disabilities

Privacy issues with regards to GPS tracking

Safety alarm may generate negative response by the user

Possible aversion to the idea of wearing a gadget directly on the head for a prolonged period