1. The document analyzes potential earthquake rescue customers and environments in China, noting that most earthquakes occur in mountainous southwest China where rescue is most difficult.
2. It examines the composition of professional and unprofessional rescue teams as well as victims, and considers factors like terrain, weather, and secondary disasters that influence rescue difficulty in different regions.
3. An analysis is provided of existing rescue vehicles, identifying a lack of professional vehicles and opportunity to design a new light rescue vehicle that has high off-road capability for China's varied environments.
6. Design research Analysis of potential customers and environment
1. The composition of the potential customers :
China earthquake
rescue team
Army Fireman Medical team
Rescue team:
Professional rescue team unprofessional rescue team
volunteers Professional volunteers Survivals
Victims
Injured victims Not injured victims
Minor Injured
victims
Seriously injured
victims The aged The kids The adults
1. Some young survivals also
act as an important role in the
rescue team.
2. Some minor injured victims
can join the rescue team after
simple treatment.
The team is
composed of 60
Earthquake experts
170 engineers and
20 sniffer dogs.
The major part of the
professional rescue
team is soldiers.
Fireman is also an
important role in the
rescue team, compared
with the soldiers, they
have more professional
equipment and
experience .
The relationship
between potential
customers :
The team is
composed of
doctors, nurse,
and some medics .
The volunteers are
generally 18~25
years old teenagers.
Most of them are
lack of professional
rescue experience.
The professional
volunteers are generally
18~30years old
teenagers, most of them
are well trained and easy
to organize.
Some survivals
who did not get
injured can rescue
victims for the
first time.
2. The composition of the environment:
1 Time Location of accident Region Geographic feature
2 1966 Xingtai, Hebei The northern China plains landscape is mostly flat ,less rivers and mountains
3 1970 Tonghai, Yunnan Southwest China mountainous area landform undulates terribly, many mountains.
4 1975 Haicheng, Liaoning The northeast China hilly region Elevation is not high, less volatile, slope is relatively
slow, uneven ground.
5 1976 Tangshan, Hebei The northern China plains landscape is mostly flat ,less rivers and mountains
6 1988 Lancang,gengma, Yunnan Southwest China mountainous area landform undulates terribly, many mountains.
7 2008 Wenchuan, Sichuan Southwest China mountainous area landform undulates terribly, many mountains.
8 2010 Yushu, Qinghai Northwest China plateau region Higher ground, the ground fluctuation is not big, thin
air, many mountains and rivers and small rivers.
The northern
China plains
Southwest
China
mountainous
area
Region The degree
of the crack
The degree of
ground
displacement
The degree
of Landslide
rock fall
The degree of
Bridge fracture
The effect of
Secondary
disaster
The demand
of helicopter
rescue
The difficulty
of the auto
rescue
General
relief
difficulty
The northern China
plains
High moderate low high low moderate low low
Southwest China
mountainous area
moderate moderate high moderate high high high high
The northeast
China hilly region
moderate moderate moderate high moderate moderate moderate moderate
Northwest China
plateau region
low low low low low moderate low low
Northwest
China plateau
region
The northeast
China hilly region
Descriptions of big earthquakes in China since 1950s.
Analysis of the rescue difficulties:
China has a complex terrain and I found most earthquake happened on the second geographical ladder, so I summarized 7 big earthquake since
1950s.
Summarize 1. The most important factor that influence the disaster area¡¯s traffic is the landform.
2. It is easier to conduct rescue in the plain area than in the mountainous area or hilly region.
3. In North China, the winter will cause the rivers freezing which will impact the rescue traffic.
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7. Design research Existing product analysis and VOA analysis
3. Existing product analysis:
Professional rescue vehicle
unprofessional rescue vehicle
Trucks SUV emergency
communications
vehicles
Minibus Ambulance
Construction Machinery vehicles Military vehicles
Heavy rescue vehicle Light rescue vehicle
Heavy rescue vehicle has off-road capacity and complete
rescue equipment but it has comparatively low speed and
wide vehicle body.
Light rescue vehicle has good
off-road capacity and high
speed but it always lack
effective rescue equipment.
1.Because most provinces are lack of professional rescue vehicle . The civilian vehicles and military
vehicles play an important part in the rescuing when earthquake happens. Those civilian vehicles have
plenty of types and various functions, but such problems of insufficient capacity and rescue equipment
made them can not serve for professional rescuing.
2.Lots of military vehicles also take part in the rescue, although they have off road ability, they always
lack professional rescue equipment.
1. Most rescue vehicles locate in the third quadrant,
which means low rescue performance and low off-
road capacity.
2. Unprofessional rescue vehicle which are easy to be
called up, takes up a great part of rescue vehicle.
However, most of them are lack the basic off- road
capability and have low rescue performance.
4. Value Opportunity Analysis:
Ergonomics:
Conclusion
Researches about Boarding problem, Driving vision problems, Dimension scale problems,
etc.
Impact:
Social influence Environmental influence
1.There is not enough professional rescue vehicles in China, so military vehicles play an
important role in each rescue activity and make a big social influence, on the contrary,
due to the limited number of professional rescue vehicle, many victims do not recognize
those professional rescue vehicle.
2.Existing rescue vehicles all use traditional fuels without consideration of the
environment.
New technology:
Research about new technologies such as the airless
tire .
Aesthetics:
Research about aesthetic and interpret the visual
language.-----strong, reliable.
Extra research about the influence of the cultural and
history.
Identity:
Different brand have different identities, for example , each
famous brand all have unique inlet grille design.
1. An earthquake rescue
vehicle design for
professional earthquake
rescue team.
2. This vehicle have high off-
road capability in order to
meet the china¡¯s north
plains and northwest plateau
region and some southwest
mountainous area. .
Product definition:
3. A equipment that
combines the rescue
functions and one major
function
4. Easy to be mass produced
by using the existing
technology and some new
technology.
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10. Product pictures Analysis the shape and function
As earthquake-stricken areas always lack electricity , this new rescue vehicle can unfold the windows and the back door like a wing to absorb the solar energy. The solar panels can translate the solar energy to electricity in the day time.
Two wind driven generator on the top of the vehicle can produce electricity both in the daytime and night. In the evening, the LED light under the windows can provide illumination to the victims.
Function introduction:
When this vehicle doesn't generator electricity, it can serve as a normal ambulance or van to
transport victims or goods. There is enough space in the back of the vehicle, which has one folded
bed and two folded chairs.
Different views of this vehicle
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12. Model Making:
Tools and materials
This is my first time to make clay model and finally it collected by my school.
I prepared the 1:1 cad drawing I cut a piece of wood as the
automobile chassis
I used the foamed plastic to make the inner core of the model
I spread the oil clay and use different scraping knife to adjust the model shape . I sprayed oil paint to make the model looks better. I tried at least 5 times to succeed the spraying as it was very difficult to be
completed by myself.
I decided to use oil clay to make the model. Because I want to practice model-making ability, I did not ask
help for the 3D printing factory.
Step1 Step2 Step3
Step4
Step5
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16. Design context Find the problem in college life
Problem description:
In order to solve this problem, I planed to design a new product to light them in the dark.
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17. Design research Target consumer analysis
According to investigations and interviews, I
defined the target people with following
characteristics :
1. College student who still study or work after
23:30pm but the lights in the school are regulated
to be out after this time.
2. Students who always meet the problem to find
something during the blackout .
3.College student without income( Most Chinese college
students have no income so they would not like to
spend a lot of money on a new light equipment.
1.Target people: 2.User interviews:
Name: Daisy Peng
Grade: freshmen
As a freshmen , I am busy with the
activities of students' association so
I always come back dorm very late,
unfortunately, when I come back to
my dorm, It is too dark to find my
toothbrush or cups.
Name: Noah Sun
Grade: sophomore
As a sophomore , I have to stay up
late to complete lots of homework. I
can not go to bed before 23:30,
however, when I am studying, the
dorm always blackout and there were
several times that I knocked over my
cup in the dark room.
Name: Bruce Lau
Grade: junior
As a junior year student, I like to
read some books or listen classical
music before sleeping. Although we
know the light will be turned off at
23:30pm, it often happens that I
forget where is my kindle or MP3
player and it is difficult to find them
in the dark dorm.
Name: Yiming Peng
Grade: Senior
I am a senior student and I always
spend a lot of time on my paper.
Although I already get use to the
school¡¯s schedule, I still feel
inconvenient when the light
suddenly turn off, because I can
not arrange my books.
Problems:
Problems: Problems:
Problems:
3. Environment Research :
1.most dormitories in Chinese university accommodate at least four students. There is a
bed above the table and the students get to the bed through the ladder.
2. there are two common ways of lighting the dorm, with the table lamp or the
fluorescent.
Problems: No matter the table lamp or fluorescent they all will be turn off after the
school Administrator cut down the power.
Problems: If the dorm suddenly blackout , it is even hard for them to find the ladder.
What¡¯s the worse, most dorm are considerably crowded, so students are easy to be
stumbled in the dark room.
I had interviewed four students in our university to find their troubles when the dorm black out . They came from freshman to senior.
The results showed that students from academic levels had many different troubles. But generally, they all got a same problem that it was difficult for them to find
small things in dark room.
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18. Design research
1. The existing product classification :
According to the research, I summarized the existing products to those four
different types.
Rechargeable
desk lamp
Emergency
lamp
Rechargeable
flashlight
Mini
flashlight
0 2 4 6
Rechargable desk lamp
Emergency lamp
Rechargable flashlight
Mini flashlight
The hours of use
Rechargable desk lamp
Emergency lamp
Rechargable flashlight
Mini flashlight
The price of the three different lamps
> £¤60£¤40~60£¤20~40
Reasonable price range
From the research, I found emergency lamp have the longest working hours
because it always connect with power and it has powerful battery .
A. Research about the product¡¯s working hours:
B. Research about the existing product price:
2.User research
A. I had researched 48 college students in my university and summarized
they opinions about the ideal price:
The ideal price of the lighting device is
40~60RMB
In china, low price means inferior quality.
College students lack of income, so they would
not like to spend more than £¤6o to buy a
lighting equipment.
Price
48% Function
52%
B. The two main factors
affect students when
they choose to buy a
new product, which is
price and function.
85% choose
Multi-Function
15% students choose
single-function
C. Students prefer to choose a
new product that has multi-
function
After research, I found most college students
want to buy a new lighting equipment ,
especially the equipment have multi-
function, so I intend to add other new
functions to this light equipment.
3.Analysis of the ¡°SET¡± factors and find the product
opportunities :
Describe the product opportunity:
1.An equipment can help college student lighting after the dorm black out.
2.It can not be too expensive because the consumers are college students, who do not have
verifiable income.
3.It must be durable and easy to charge, for that college students always forget to charge the
light because they are usually so busy.
Existing product analysis and user research
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19. Product development
3.Analysis of user behaviors :
After the analysis of user behaviors I found I could combine the lamp
and the power strip.
4. Value Opportunity Analysis:
Current product Cut-in product
All need a separate
battery charger
Have only one
function
Easy be forget to
charge.
Hard to be found in
the dark dorm
Can charger with
the Standard plugs
Have at least two
functions.
Students will not
forget to charge it.
Easy to be found in
the dark room
Product definition:
1.The ideational product will combine with a socket,
because the socket always plugged in to the wall ,
users will never pull out the plug of the socket .
2.Using the existing technology and lower the reduce
production costs, college students will be willing to buy
it.
3.The size should be small and made within
230mm*55mm*33mm(max) and 210mm*55mm*30mm(min).
4.This new product will be mainly used in the dorm and
can be found easily in the darkroom.
5. Product development:
I found four ways to combine the lamp and socket.
And finally chose the last one because it is easy to
use.
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20. Sketches Describe the product development and research integration of form and function
1. Discuss the shape and style: 2. Finally project:
In consideration to cost-control, I chose the simplest structure and shape.
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21. Product pictures
It can be separated into two parts: a flash light and a socket, people will not forget to charge the flash light because only
combine these two parts the socket can work normally. It also has a circle of LED light bar on the socket to protect it from being trampled in
the dark room.
I also designed a new plug which could change the
shape between the three hole plug and two hole plug.
Additional design:
Dimension.
Disassembly
steps.
Side view
45¡ãback view
Top view
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24. Design
research
Background of design:
With the astonishing economic progress and a continuous increase in the number of motor vehicles, China is facing
severe traffic congestion pressure. In order to alleviate traffic pressure, in recent years China has entered a period of
rapid development of railway construction. Take Beijing for example , Beijing has 20 railway transportation lines.
The growing traffic problems in most big
cities in china.
Many cities solve it with urban light rail
system
I found there was lot of empty space under
the light rail system. Maybe we can use this
empty space to relieve the traffic congestion,
for instance, we can use this space for
parking.
I planned to get design
inspiration from animals that
can hang upside down from a
tree. After research about
different animals, I found
bats was the best source of
inspiration.
Bats can hang upside down from a tree
and I try to use bat¡¯s shape feature in my
design.
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27. Product pictures
Exterior Design Interior DesignDesign inspiration came from the bats. Design inspiration came from the flying swallow and the fighter plane.
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29. This new vehicle can make full use of the empty space under
the light rail.
Following research
Researches about how to connect with the empty space of the light
rail----I deigned two rail s under the light rail bridge to let the
vehicle hanging up.
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33. Product pictures
Product details: Perspective view and dimension:
Material£ºLight oak
It can connect each parts with the glue and special
designed structure.
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37. Other works tourism products design
Design description
This was a course work in my junior year. My teacher asked me to design a tourism product for my hometown.
My hometown is Changsha, which is a famous city in Southern China-Hunan Province with a history of more
than 3,000years.I chose one of the famous period of the city-Han Dynasty(BC202-AD9) as the source of the
inspiration. I did lots of research about the history relics and read lot of historical books to conduct this tourism
product design. I designed a serious of note books and two clay sculptures for the tourist. Those people doing
gymnastics in this design were related to traditional Chinese medicine with reminding people of caring about
their health.
Model material£ºoil clay , gouache
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