StandAssist | Product Design
The StandAssist is a high-fidelity prototype of a wearable device designed to combat drop attacks in aged care housing. It comprises a custom 3D printed shell and strap, housing an Arduino Uno board (to utilise its gyroscope, accelerometer, and Bluetooth Low Energy capabilities). The device was modelled in 3DSMax and printed on an Ultimaker 2+. It was created as part of DECO1008 & DECO1013 at the University of Sydney.
Project Overview
Time Frame: 13 weeks
Team Members: Daniel Bismire, Toneya Lum
Tools:3DSMaxUnityRhino 6Adobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignArduino IDEProcessing 3
My Role
User Testing
Facilitated hands-on stakeholder workshops to observe user interactions, collected feedback, and synthesized insights into actionable directions for design iteration.
Arduino Programming
Programmed the Arduino used in the StandAssist wearable to track falls and movement patterns in elderly users, enabling real-time monitoring and data collection for improved safety interventions.
Project Requirements
Develop a motion-activated device with a high-fidelity prototype using 3D modelling and laser-cutting techniques. The device is powered by an Arduino Uno chip and utilises the on-board accelerometer.
Initial Design Proposal
This PDF contains our project’s initial documentation, including background research, motion concept descriptions, dimensioned orthographic drawings, design sketches, and presentation environment layouts, providing a complete overview from research to finalised concepts.
Design Concept Proposal, Background Research, and Initial Designs
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Low-Fidelity Proposal
Testing revealed the need for more space inside the device’s encasing. Our findings and low-fidelity designs are shown below.
Low-Fidelity Presentation and Research Findings
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Building the StandAssist
Using the feedback from our low-fidelity tests, we constructed the high-fidelity prototype. This included 3D printing the main device, laser-cutting the lid, programming the Arduino Uno, and creating a VR scene in Unity to illustrate the device in context.
3D Model of the StandAssist
3D Model of the StandAssist
Before Painting
Adding the lid
Finished product
Designing the scene in Unity
Design Computing Pop-up Exhibition
The design was exhibited in the Design Computing Pop-up exhibition, featuring our physical model, a video explanation of the StandAssist, and a VR environment showing the device in context.
Our Setup
The Project Team
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