Czero Anellu di Surveglianza Sanitaria by Sophia Neill

Czero Anellu di Surveglianza Sanitaria by Sophia Neill is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award di Ferru in Tecnulugia Indossabile Competition Category.

FerruTecnulugia Indossabile· 2021

Czero Anellu di Surveglianza Sanitaria

by Sophia Neill

Client: Victoria University of Wellington

A' Design Award di Ferru Winner in Tecnulugia Indossabile Category

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The Design

About Czero Anellu di Surveglianza Sanitaria

Czero hè un dispusitivu portatile fattu per riduce a propagazione di l'infezzioni. L'anellu vibra quandu a manu di quellu chì u porta si avvicina à u visu, dendu un ricordu di ùn tuccà micca. Un aricchinu o un pendente cumunica senza filu cù l'anellu per sente sta distanza. Indè l'anellu ci sò un trasmittitore, un ricevitore, un vibratore, un sensore ottiche di u flussu sanguignu, un sensore di temperatura, un microcontrollore è una pila. I dati sanitarii sò mandati à un'applicazione culligata, chì dà ancu ricordi per lavassi e mani. L'accessorii sò chjuchi è discreti.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Ferru

Czero Anellu di Surveglianza Sanitaria hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru, una ricunniscenza prestigiosa attribuita à i boni disegni chì rispondenu à i requisiti prufessiunali è industriali aspettati da creazioni ben cuncipite. I vincitori di Ferru dimustranu una grande abilità, una alta specializazione, una cumpresa esperta è a capacità creativa di i so creatori. Si aspetta chì Czero Anellu di Surveglianza Sanitaria sia una creazione assai apprezzata, ammirata è cara chì hè pratica è innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru integra e migliori pratiche di u settore è hà caratteristiche tecniche cumpetenti ligate à u sapè fà è à u talentu. Czero Anellu di Surveglianza Sanitaria hè rispettatu per a so meticulosità è hè cuncipitu per furnisce miglioramenti di a qualità di a vita chì aiutanu à fà di u mondu un locu megliu.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Czero is a wearable device that vibrates when your hand is near your face reminding you not to touch it which would reduce transmission of infections notably. The ring is linked to an app that tracks your health and also alerts you to wash your hands before turning off.
Dimensions & Packaging: Sizes vary between accessories.
Tags: Ring, technology, travel, safety, health, app, covid 19
Production Technology: Inside a ring is a transmitter, receiver, vibrator, Photoplethysmography sensor (PPG), Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) sensor, Arduino and battery. The earring/pendant transmits and receives information wirelessly to the ring. When the ring and earring/pendant are close, the vibrator in the ring is activated until moved away. The PPG sensor tracks the blood flow under the skin. Body temperature is monitored through a NTC sensor. The Ardunio and transmitter sends this information to the app.
Design Challenge: This project began when challenged at university to create a new interaction that had some relevance to the Covid 19 pandemic. Sophias solution to this challenge was to remove the interaction of touching the face as 80% of infections are spread this way.
Research: Sophia began research by looking at Covid 19 and understanding the root of the issue. As Covid 19 is not predicted to be the only pandemic, Influenza is posing an increasing threat as we are expected to enter a post antibiotic era, where life threatening infections are deemed untreatable. To be able to successfully reduce the spread Covid 19 and other infections, Sophia chose to design an affordable product for a large target audience but majority travellers.
Inspiration: Covid 19 and Influenza viruses have a rapid transmission rate which causes a huge threat when we are without vaccinations or cures. Although washing our hands has been encouraged during this time 80% of infections spread from touching our faces. Czero is a prevention tool intended for travellers. This diminishes overseas transmission and reduce a potential pandemic down to an endemic.
Project Duration: This project was completed by a third year Industrial design student with Victoria University of Wellington during the Covid 19 lockdown period in New Zealand.
Operation Flow: Czero utilises pre existing technology in a revolutionary way, with the power to significantly reduce the spread of Covid 19 and other threatening infections that may arise in the future. This concept has considerable relevance to the current global crisis, increasing the demand for innovative and feasible designs. The ring and accessories are discrete, small and aesthetically pleasing which is rarely seen in healthcare products. Not only does this product break the dangerous habit we have of touching our faces, it also tracks the state of the user and informs them when they may have contracted an infection.
Image Credits: Chat Roulette, Single Friend, 2019