Designing a wash assisting brush

Healing Environment

For elderly

1. Project Goal2. Concept 3. Product Features4. Target Group

Research5. Demands &

wishes6. Ideas & Concept7. Prototype8. Feedback9. Resources 10.Reflection

Contents

Recovery

Project Goal

Healing environment

User in controlComfort

User group:

Elderly

Super Lightweight

Wash assisting brush

Multi-Joint Unit

Wash assisting brush

Light weight & waterproof Easy

grip

Motorized head brush & replaceable

Multi-join unit

Press the button to bend it in the right position

Comfort grip

Friction Proof Grip

Perfect grip4cm diameter

Retractable motor head

Choose from different heads

Twisting head

Safety

Waterproof

Not too heavy

Light weightLight weight

Weight (g)

Servo 45

Shafts 205,8

Joints 14,6

Head 36,6

Handgrip 260,1

Battery 92

Total: 655 g

Research on target group

Elderly people:

Demands & wishes What’s the biggest problem? Opinion of the nurses

(literature research)

Demands & wishes

Independence Safety Precaution Hygiene

Comfort Insecurity Eliminate Stigma of

Showering

Demands & wishes

Ideas & Concepts

Brainstorm

First step:

“what if”

Ideas & Concepts

Brainstorm

2nd step:

visualizing

Prototype

Feedback interview

Concept & Prototype feedback

Feedback Changes & Analysis

Afraid to fall (stability) Lightweight

Hunched Back Many Different Angle

Weak Handgrip Research Handgrip Size & Friction Proof

Enjoys Bending Arm Click Adjustment

No need scrub force Motor-head Twisting

Time of the nurses Time can be reduced

Feedback analysis

L.P.A. Steenbekkers and C.E.M. van Beijsterveldt (eds.) (1998); Design-relevant characteristics of ageing users; Series Ageing and Ergonmics, Volume 1; Delft University of Technology Subfaculty of Industrial Design Engineering

S. Dahlman (1983); A washbasin for washing when seated; Consumer Technology – Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

L. Fee, A. Cronin, R. Simmons, S. Choudry (1999); Assessing older people’s health and social needs; Health Education Authority, London

J. Morrison and A. Barnett (); Elderly and Technology; The Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association, London

G. Johansson (); Elderly People and Design; Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, Sweden

Archipel Gagelbosch, Gagelboschplein 200, 5654 KS, Eindhoven

Vitalis Kronehoef, Kloosterdreef 23, 5623 DA, Eindoven

Expert: Frank Delbressine, Coach TU/e department of industrial design, mechanical engineer

Resources

Reflection

Questions?