AID - Eos

Eos is a conceptual IoT touchpoint that automates the wearer's energy saving habits, whilst maintaining full device utility. Contextually placed in a future scenario in which all electronic devices are connected, Eos uses a combination of precise location data and machine learning to develop an understanding of user habits and automatically turns unused devices off accordingly. For example, if a user happens to leave the house without actively turning the lights off, Eos will notice that they have left and complete the energy saving habit - the user can simply look at their Eos device to have peace of mind that their household is being as energy efficient as possible.

Module: Advanced Industrial Design

Individual Project

Skills developed: Market and User Research, Industrial Design, System Design, Prototyping, CAD, Rendering, Public presentation

Software Used: Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, Solidworks 2020, Solidworks Visualize

Project Aim

The aim of this project was to create an IoT touchpoint in the context of a future scenario where all devices are interconnected, using Industrial Design skills to make the product desirable for the user and as effective as possible for its task. After some research, I decided to tackle energy saving within the home, and began to think of a way to change the way many people view the lack of effectiveness of changing small aspects of their daily lives in order to save energy. I began to develop a 'How might we' question to lead the project, in order to set an aim for the final outcome - the iterations of the question are below. The third embodies the goal of this project.

How might we reduce the energy consumption of our every day lives?

How might we make energy a tangible asset?

How might we make energy a tangible asset to encourage personal responsibility in energy reduction?

Project Outcome

The goal of making energy a tangible asset was embodied as Eos - a result of user journey research, ideation, low fidelity prototyping and semiotics analysis. The design solution included a physical wearable (Eos), a simple and intuitive UI for tracking the environmental impact of wearing Eos and a system of data transfer and analysis. These aspects are displayed below, and in more detail in the PDF.