Our project is to design a smart station for students to keep there desk organised for revising and doing work mainly aimed at student accommodations. The problem our product solves is helps students and people working from home keep there desk organised which makes it easier for students. It helps students organise there books and papers by putting them in the storage drawers , also saves time as every thing is organised, and saves space as you can put items in the storage drawers when not in use. Our project is creating a smart station for students which has a compartment for storage so students can keep there books organised make it easy for them to organise the desk space as most desk have limited space make it harder when your using laptop and books at the same time. Our product is mainly aimed at student accommodation which normally have limited space our product has secure storage drawers for student to keep there books and pens out of sight when not needed also it uses less space than other drawers.
SMART SURFACE SQUAD
UN SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Empowered and Driven:
Delivering Solutions for Global Issues
This product links to the United Nations Sustainability Goals. Ensuring the product follows the United Nations Sustainability Goals is important as these goals were designed to achieve a better and more sustainable future. One goal the product links back to is quality education as this product will help students be more organised and they can purchase this product to do work from home. This will then improve the quality of education as this product will encourage them to do more work and focus more on their education. Another United Nations Sustainability Goal this product links to is gender equality. This United Nation goal is important as this product can be purchased by people of any gender it is not targeted at a specific gender therefore resulting in a wider target audience.
DESIGN STORY
TECHNOLOGIES
List of Essential Tools and Technologies
THE PROCESS
PROTOTYPE DESIGN
The prototype contains a variety of different features to improve the overall user experience and enhance the quality of the product, therefore making it more attractive and appealing to the intended target audience. The first prototype image which will be included within this product is an image of the Bluetooth speaker. This speaker will be on the smart desk and users will be able to connect to it easily and listen to anything they wish. The next prototype image is the drawer and the image below shows what the drawer will look like. The third prototype image is the fingerprint scanner, which will be used to allow the user to gain access to the drawer where they can store their personal belongings. The next prototype image is the light bar, below I have included images of the front angle and side angle showing what this feature will look like. The final prototype image is the wireless charger where users can charge their phone wirelessly whilst doing their work. All these features are important as they all play a vital role within the product. In addition to this, having these features will also increase the overall user experience of the product and also increase the quality service of the product, therefore attracting a larger audience.
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PLEDGE
Impact on the market
Our product fits into the current market because it addresses the growing need for technologically advanced solutions that improve student productivity and organization. The need for tools that expedite scholarly processes and adapt to the changing educational landscape is expanding due to the increasing number of electronic devices, as well as a renewed focus on distant teaching and alternative educational models.
RESULTS
FINAL PRODUCT
we are 5 team members 3 of us worked on making the physical product . one worked on the arduino and one worked on the programming then we all tested it.
