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Jiri Andel Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Atrack Locator for Integrated Rescue System in Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design
Jiri Andel acknowledged for security, safety and surveillance products design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 15, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Atrack Locator for Integrated Rescue System by Jiri Andel has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design category. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Atrack Locator for Integrated Rescue System
Atrack tracking locator. Its primary use is for the Integrated Rescue System, as well as Mountain Rescue, and the military. It is an independent tracking system that does not require GSM signal coverage or dedicated radio networks. The system has high sensitivity. This guarantees the highest possible accuracy in displaying location in terrain. The design and construction of Atrack are designed, adapted specifically for use by the aforementioned rescue forces, where rough and demanding handling is involved, mostly with gloves, in adverse climatic and natural conditions.
About Jiri Andel
Jiří Anděl lives in Czech Paradise in the Czech Republic. He is an experimental industrial artist who combines innovative technology, science, art and traditional craftsmanship. Its main content is prototype and exclusive production, including design and technical solutions. That is why his work is diverse and appears in different sectors. He was one of the founders of the art studio Yakobium, which specialized in sandstone design and products inspired by natural rock formations.
Award Record
With this recognition, Jiri Andel is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design Award
The A' Security Products Design Award is an international product design competition recognizing good security products by best designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to security products designers, industrial designers, security equipment manufacturers and surveillance products manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include CCTV cameras, alarm systems, access controls, biometric scanners, surveillance drones and security locks. Awarded security products designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/security-products
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/158990
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/158990
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!158990
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/297584
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Atrack Locator for Integrated Rescue System
- Function
- Locator for Integrated Rescue System
- Category
- Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Social Impact
- Colors
- Light Slate Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Gray, Black and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jiri Andel
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #158990
Credits
- Image Credits
- Image #1 Photographer Monika Bitala Image #2 Photographer Monika Bitala Image #3 Photographer Monika Bitala Image #4 Photographer Monika Bitala Image #5 Photographer Monika Bitala
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Atrack tracking locator. Its primary used for the Integrated Rescue System, the Mountain Rescue and the military. It is an independent tracking system that does not require GSM signal coverage or a dedicated radio network. The system has high sensitivity. Positional deviation is (+- 1m) and fast recovery of positional data. The design and construction are adapted specifically for use where rough and demanding handling is involved, mostly with gloves, in adverse climatic and natural conditions.
- Inspiration
- Integrated Rescue System - Life and Survival. It is important to realize that there are situations in life where without an Integrated Rescue System such as Firefighters, Emergency Medical Services, Police, etc., survival is not possible. These products/items are often overshadowed in design by commerce. Use for example - search operations for lost individuals in rough terrain, use during natural disasters, coordination of rescue units in inaccessible terrain, air accidents, etc.
- Research
- Products/items for the Integrated Rescue System (police, firefighters, emergency medical services, etc., which sometimes have a significance for life and survival, are overshadowed by commerce. They are merely constructed without much aesthetic subtext.
- Challenge
- The difficult part of the project was harmonizing specific internal hardware with an exterior that must suit the Integrated Rescue System. Here, the designer becomes a technician. Developing a design appearance that must be functional for hardware and software.
- Realization and Technology
- Everything is manufactured using engineering technology. The body of Atrack is made of colored nylon and chemically treated. Non-slip surface. The top and bottom covers are made of aluminum with surface treatment. The inner part is equipped with hardware and software components and a battery. No glue is used here, but screws are provided due to possible hardware and software, technical changes inside the body.
- Operation and Interaction
- Atrack has only one massive, protruding button made of noble metal. When the button is pressed, it connects to the tracking localization system - minimal positional deviation (+- 1m) and quick position data recovery. Operation even with gloves.The button also serves as a sort of menu, depending on the length of the press. Other functions can be checked on a small LCD display on the side.
- Project Duration and Location
- Praha, Brno, Turnov-Ohrazenice
- Specifications
- 95 mm x 33 mm x 69 mm
- Keywords
- Integrated rescue system, in gloves, simplicity, rough and demanding handling, aesthetic and functional
