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Product Design – Inclusive Consumer Product Development

Project Overview

This project was part of the Design, Materials, and Manufacturing module. It involved creating a mechanical product to support older users with mobility challenges — with no electronics or digital systems allowed.

Skills Used

CAD Materials & Manufacturing Process Selection Fatigue and Failure Analysis Iteration Prototyping Sketching

🛠️ Project Overview

This project involved developing a practical, user-focused product to assist older adults with limited mobility — specifically with entering and exiting vehicles. The brief required a purely mechanical solution, challenging us to blend thoughtful ergonomics with realistic manufacturing and sustainability constraints.

🎯 Objectives

  • Select a real-world user group
  • Identify a mobility-related challenge
  • Develop a solution with no electronics or software
  • Ensure the design is feasible, manufacturable, and environmentally conscious

📄 Click here to view the full brief (PDF)

🧩 What I Delivered

This was a poster-based project, submitted through four structured A1 panels:

✅ Poster 1 – User research and a structured PDS (Product Design Specification)
✅ Poster 2 – Concept generation, evaluation, and hand-drawn sketches
✅ Poster 3 – Final CAD model with exploded views and functional breakdown
✅ Poster 4 – Material selection, manufacturing plan, and environmental audit

📜 View Posters

Poster 1

Poster 2

Poster 3

Poster 4

💬 Final Thoughts

This project taught me how to translate user needs into practical, manufacturable design under real constraints. I contributed across the entire workflow — from early research and CAD modelling to sustainability considerations and presentation. It sharpened my design judgment and pushed me to think critically about accessibility and real-world application.