4. A simple, minimalistic outdoor furniture design, includ-
ing 3 person bench, a chair, and a table. The furniture
materials are weather resistant. The bench and chairs
are designed so that the users can comfortably sit in
and get up from. The table is at a height, when sitting
town the user is not needing to stretch to reach and
when standing up can easily place or remove items from
the table.
7. OUTDOOR FURNITURE SET
Hardwood and leather bench and chairs.
Available in a variety of colours.
Matching hardwood and glass table.
CHAIR
$100
TABLE
$250
BENCH
$200
10. A product to aid homeless people live more comfortably or safely.
The product should be of a price range that a homeless person
could afford or that the government could supplement it.
The product should be portable as homeless people have no fixed
sleeping area and therefore need to be able to easily carry their
belongings.
The product should be safe to use and will not become easily dam-
aged by the weather or other elements.
BRIEF
12. SKETCH MODELS
Sketch models made from a molding material, were used to investigate
what shape should the device be, so that the user could easily and
comfortably hold it in their hands.
Circular shape, with grooves for fingers Cylinder shaper, with grooves for fingers Circular
Cyliner shape, widening at both ends Circular, with a flat base and finger
grooves
Cylinder shape, widening in the middle
15. GROUP PROJECT:
THE ANTELOPE WATCH
An interactive watch for children with dispraxia and autism to aid
in the organisation and development of fine motor skills.
16. BRIEF
To create a device that would
help children develop their fine
motor skills while improving their
organisation skills. The device
should be easily used by children
and the development of the childs
progress can be monitored by par-
ent, guardian and teacher etc.
18. RESEARCH
There are a high number
of children in Ireland
being diagnosed with
some sort of learning
disability. It is estimat-
ed that 1 in 4 children
have a learning disability.
There is a lack of
Special Needs Assis-
tance in Ireland.
Approximately 6,550
SNA’s to help children
with learnig disabilities.
Due to lack of SNA’s
children with learning
disabilities do not get
the attention they need.
There is a lack of com-
munication between
parent, teacher, occupa-
tional therapist etc.
In the modern market
there is a higher demand
for Ubiquitous comput-
ing. There is a greater
need and want for tech-
nology to becoming more
readily available to a
user. Wearable technolo-
gy is now seen as a fash-
ionable thing to own.
20. The Antelope Watch is an exciting way to help children with autism develop
their fine and gross motor skills and organisational skills. Through the inter-
active interface of the watch, kids can view tasks that have been set out by
parent, guardian, teacher etc and complete such task. A website available
to parents, teachers, occupational therapists etc, can set these tasks and
goals for the child to complete. Once the task is complete the guardian can
reward them accordingly based on their goals.
The watch can be personalised based on the childs preference, this person-
alisation includes the material and colour of the watch.
26. GRANGEGORMAN CAMPUS
Grangegorman is the new campus of Dublin Institute of Tech-
nology, based in the north of Dublin City.
By 2018, it will cater for over half of the DIT student popula-
tion (approximately 10,000 students).
The campus would cater to the various progammes D.I.T. has
to offer including engineering, business, art and science etc.
Once the campus is complete it will spread across 73 acres.
32. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Poor standards of hygiene and poor use of
personal protective equipment in hospitals, lead
to patients contracting hospital acquired
infections.
“Healthcare associated infections are
one of the lead causes of preventable
harm”
33. KEY FINDINGS
There is poor
compliance amoungst
medical staff to adhere
to the standards of the
Health Information and
Quaility Authority’s
infection and control
practices.
Bacteria are becoming
increasingly
resistant to medicine.
MRSA, KPC
There is a high cost in
treating hospital
acquired infections.
Each case can cost the
hospital thousands of
euro.
One in ten patients will
contract a hospiatls
acquired infection
34. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
BRIEF:
To create a product that can store the basic
personal protective equipment that nurses and
other medical staff need to use on a regular basis
before coming in contact with a patient.
Portable Modular Ergonomic
36. The Cosaint Trolley is a portable unit that holds Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) to be used in hospitals and other healthcare environments. The unit
promotes compliance with the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
infection and control practices that help reduce the spread of Hospital Acquired
Infections. The ergonomically designed PPE dispensing system allows for PPE
products to be readily accessible and encourages hand sanitising and donning of
PPE.
The unit was created to assist medical staff as they attend their patients without
the need to go to various locations throughout the hospital where PPEs are stored.
The Cosaint Trolley holds examining glove dispensers, protective apron dispensers,
smaller drawers for holding things such as masks, goggles, shoe coverings, head
covers. The unit has capacity to hold waste bins, a disinfectant hand gel
dispenser and an area where nurses can make notes etc.
Despite Progress, Ongoing Efforts Needed to Combat
Infections Impacting Hospital Patients’.
