Amphibious Rettungsdrohne by Junkai Shao and Wenzhe Tang

Amphibious Rettungsdrohne by Junkai Shao and Wenzhe Tang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Silber in Sicherheitsproduktdesign Competition Category.

SilberSicherheitsprodukte· 2021

Amphibious Rettungsdrohne

by Junkai Shao and Wenzhe Tang

Client: Junkai Shao

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Sicherheitsprodukte Category

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The Design

About Amphibious Rettungsdrohne

Amphibious ist eine tragbare Rettungsdrohne für den Katastropheneinsatz. Amphibious vereint Katastrophenerkundung, Lebendsuche, Such- und Rettungsortung, Ausrüstungstransport und Notbeleuchtung. Die vier Flügel lassen sich drehen und so in einen Transportmodus, einen Flugmodus oder einen Tauchmodus bringen. Radargestützte Geräte zur Lebendsuche an der Außenkante der Flügel helfen dabei, Überlebende zu orten, während Leuchten an der Innenkante das Arbeiten in dunklen Bereichen unterstützen. Der Körper besteht aus leichtem Flugzeugaluminium, Kunststoff und Verbundwerkstoffen. Die Drohne lässt sich zusammenfalten und in einem Rucksack transportieren.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Amphibious Rettungsdrohne ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Amphibious Rettungsdrohne wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Amphibious Rettungsdrohne ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a portable amphibious rescue drone, which integrates disaster investigation, life detection, search and rescue positioning, equipment transportation and emergency lighting functions. It can turn four wings to form portable mode, flight mode or diving mode. The outer diameter of the four wings is equipped with radar life detection device to locate the rescue position of the survivors. The inner diameter is equipped with detection light, which can deal with the search and rescue tasks in dark areas.
Dimensions & Packaging: Aviation aluminum lightweight design is adopted, and the surface of the fuselage is coated with solar film coating, which can convert solar energy into electrical energy and store it in the internal battery for self supply and use. Multipoint life detection radar is on the outside of four wings, which transmits pulse electromagnetic waves in multiple directions through ultra wide spectrum radar to detect survivors.
Tags: Disaster rescue, Amphibious drone, Life detection, Search location, Foldable design
Production Technology: It is formed by mould, and then fixed to the structure frame of plastic, aluminum alloy and composite material by riveting and screwing to form the wing and related movable surface.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is to fully consider the complexity and variability of disaster environment, how to design better practical products to assist the rescue work of search and rescue personnel.
Research: With the rapid development of industrial economy, environmental problems are becoming more and more serious. The frequent occurrence of natural disasters brings threats to people's lives. In the early stage, through questionnaire survey and demand analysis, the product function and use mode are positioned, and then the first draft of the product is obtained by brainstorming and concept sketch. Rhino is used for modeling, Keyshot for rendering and PS for use scenario and typesetting and finally simulation test is carried out.
Inspiration: In the rescue of mountainous region or rock cave and other special environmental disasters, the manual use of equipment to search survivors is inefficient and risky, which is easily limited by terrain and underwater environmental conditions and lacks flexibility. In addition, the functional application of rescue equipment is single and not easy to carry, so it is difficult to cope with the dynamic changeable environments and chain emergencies caused by natural disasters.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2019 in Nanjing and finished in December 2020 in Nanjing.
Operation Flow: For the application of different environments, such as mountain or underwater environment, the rescue drone can adjust the four wing angle to change the operation mode. Through the radar to detect life features to locate the search and rescue location of survivors. When it doesn't need to work, it can be folded and put into the backpack.
Team Members: Junkai Shao
Wenzhe Tang
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Junkai Shao, 2019.