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Siyang Xu Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Conceptual in Futuristic Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Siyang Xu for futuristic design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Conceptual by Siyang Xu has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Futuristic Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Conceptual
Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot is a conceptual robot designed to remove ice from power cables after snowstorms. The device is mounted directly on the cable. A cylindrical heating ring inside the robot gradually warms the cable surface until the ice melts. An anti-freezing material on the outer layer prevents ice from forming again. Closed switches on both sides keep the robot attached during work. A manual interface and a mobile application let the operator preset tasks and follow progress. The robot is intended to replace manual deicing at height and reduce risk for workers.
About Siyang Xu
As an industrial designer dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, my design philosophy is rooted in deep empathy and cutting-edge technology, aimed at creating intelligent home healthcare products that address real-world challenges. With my accessible blood analysis device, I empower the blind, visually impaired, and elderly with the ability to manage their health independently, bolstering their autonomy and dignity. Moreover, my sleep apnea nasal mask design stands out for its innovation and human-centric features, reshaping the sleep experience and making better sleep quality accessible.
Award Record
Siyang Xu is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Futuristic Design Award
The A' Futuristic Design Award is an international futuristic design competition recognizing cutting-edge futuristic design concepts from designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to futuristic designers, futuristic brands, futuristic architects and concept product designers from all countries. Entries typically include conceptual architectures, advanced robotics, innovative transportation systems, futuristic fashion designs, progressive furniture pieces and next-gen electronic gadgets. Awarded futuristic designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/futuristic
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/121739
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121739
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121739
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/276086
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V63dwGtCbz-o1JYTRJWS
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Acoustic Cable Deicing Robot Conceptual
- Function
- Conceptual
- Category
- Futuristic Design
- Discipline
- Design Strategy
- Industry
- Innovation and Design Industry
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray and Lavender
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Siyang Xu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #121739
Credits
- Team
- Zhouping Wei
- Image Credits
- image #1：Siyang Xu，image #2：Siyang Xu，image #3：Siyang Xu，image #3：Siyang Xu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is an intelligent robot that works after natural disasters. When the snowstorm freezes the cable's outer layer in the city, the intelligent device can be used to remove the ice. The cylindrical heating ring in the middle of the deicing robot gradually heats up the cable's outer layer, and the outer layer of the cable is filled with frozen maintenance material to prevent the secondary freezing of the cable.
- Inspiration
- In some extremely cold areas of various countries, power transmission is lost every year because a snowstorm freezes the cable. Let many cities into the paralysis without electricity. And the handling of ice has always been done manually, so it is hazardous to work in the cold high air. A cable with a distance of 10 meters often takes workers 3-4 hours to clean.
- Research
- The design is a conceptual design to solve the problem of production recovery under natural disasters. The author hopes to improve the urban recovery after the snowstorm through this design. Power outages occur in most cities after a snowstorm. In the design process with the team members of multi-country questionnaires and disaster inquiries. These data reflect how different countries deal with the removal of cable ice. The purpose of the design is to improve some workers who work at height and reduce the risk factor at work.
- Challenge
- It is difficult to search for deicing solutions in various countries in the process. The feedback of these programs varies greatly, and the starting point of the design should also take into account the degree of scientific and technological development of the country and whether the public can accept the arrival of new technology. There are many disputes in the selection of materials, the materials of the equipment should take into account both high temperature and low temperature resistance, and work in different environments. The data of cable diameter also varies from country to country, and the authors design an adjustable width of the inner diameter.
- Realization and Technology
- High manganese steel is a high-metal material, and composite metal chromium fusion, hard and rust-proof. Titanium plating Technology can be used to enhance Surface friction
- Operation and Interaction
- There is a symmetrical closed switch on the left and right sides of the device, which is manually used to prevent the robot from automatically opening and falling off from the cable while it is working. One side of the robot has a manual interface on which users can preset their work. Secondly, the deicing robot also has control of the APP. The operator can check the progress of the equipment on APP. If the equipment is damaged, the user can stop the robot from working in time and rush to repair it. In the working state, the equipment will flash orange light to prevent other organisms' interference, and the color can be set on its own.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design plan begins in March 2019 and ends in November 2020 in the United States.
- Specifications
- The equipment is 310 mm long, 150 mm wide and 150 mm high. Inner cylinder diameter 15-45 mm (adjustable according to cable diameter)
- Keywords
- Intelligence, deicing, robot, controllable, solar energy, protection
