Unity Biometryske Ynwintablet Kompjûter by Travis Baldwin, Keith Grethen, Bill Willis

Unity Biometryske Ynwintablet Kompjûter by Travis Baldwin, Keith Grethen, Bill Willis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Befeiliging, Feilichheid en Tafersjochprodukten Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsBefeiligingsprodukten· 2016

Unity Biometryske Ynwintablet Kompjûter

by Travis Baldwin, Keith Grethen, Bill Willis

Client: Crea Inc Design LTD

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Befeiligingsprodukten Category

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The Design

About Unity Biometryske Ynwintablet Kompjûter

Unity is in stoere hâldbere biometryske ynwintablet kompjûter dy't makke is om minsken te registrearjen en te identifisearjen yn ôfhandige gebieten sûnder netwurktagong. Meardere biometryske sensoren en in 64-bit kompjûter binne kombinearre yn ien kompakte fersegele behuzing. Dûbele iris, gesichten en fingerôfdrukken kinne registrearre wurde fan hannen of fan oerflakken, en de fêstleine profilen kinne op it apparaat sels ferlike wurde. De behuzing is boud fan rubber en hurd plastyk, en ienfâldige silinder- en blokfoarmen ferbergje de komplekse sensoren. In soarchfâldich ynterne yndieling en spesjale koelingsûnderdielen soargje foar hege prestaasjes binnen in lytse fersegele behuzing.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Unity Biometryske Ynwintablet Kompjûter is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Unity Biometryske Ynwintablet Kompjûter wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Unity Biometryske Ynwintablet Kompjûter foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Unity combines multiple biometric sensors & a 64bit PC in a rugged design. It captures dual irises, faces, & fingerprints from surfaces or by scanner. They can be matched against millions of profiles stored on the device instantly. It’s optimized for size, packing more power & sensors in the smallest package available. Users include customs, border, military, emergency, & ID programs. It’s perfect for identifying people in remote, disconnected locations, such as medical treatment in rural India.
Dimensions & Packaging: Unity combines a PC, storage, antenna, battery, & interface w/ biometric sensors, lens, & illuminators in a small rugged package. It has a dual 1.8 Ghz 64 bit chip, 256 gb ssd, 4 gb ram, GPS, wifi, & 4G. There are hot swap & standby batteries, 5” multi-touch daylight screen, & an ip54 sealed case. An accessory sunshade, passport reader, & fingerprint stand can be attached. Fingerprint sensor, Iris & Face Camera, distance sensor, & multispectral LED are used for capture. It uses windows 10 & Raven DB software. It is TPE rubber, PC-ABS plastic, metal, and glass filters. 18.3 x 10.7 x 7.4 cm, 1.13 Kg.
Tags: Biometric, Camera, Iris, Face, Recognition, Rugged, TabletPC, Fingerprint, Multi-Modal
Production Technology: Unity was a ‘clean-sheet’ design creating a new product from a loose brief. We started with an electronic spec, capture needs, general markets, & size. Unity was planned, parts were used for layout concepts, then reviewed for user & design benefits. Foam models allowed ergonomics refinement. For thermal issues, FEA modeling was done. Exterior design built upon layout favorites, exterior form was sketched, then detailed into robust parts. Ideas evolved & features were added, improving function & ease of use Hardware was verified in working prototypes. Accessories were later designed.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was packing so much in the small product enclosure w/out sacrificing quality, performance, or aesthetics. We had to fit the device in a fixed size envelope, with ip54 sealing & effective cooling. We started conceptualizing different layouts, evaluating often against the brief. Best designs fit both usage & design goals. Engineering details such as structure, doors, material layers, cooling, sealing, etc. were added, filling the internal space. The basic form is literally packed with electronics, sensors, lenses, batteries, air passages, & internal structure.
Research: Research was done for many areas of Unity. For user ergonomics, concept models were evaluated for comfort near sensor locations & component ‘lumps’. Layouts optimized grip, sensor exposure, & usage. Accessories would attach to Unity but had to fold flat, requiring material research for folding shapes. To cool the processor, workshops explored aesthetics & functionality concepts, then were evaluated in FEA models. Ultimately, physical cooling parts were made & tested. Sealing research studied existing products, evaluated techniques, and applied the learning to Unity.
Inspiration: Unity was inspired by needs for a mobile, off the grid, identity device capturing multiple biometric signatures & processing within the same product. It’s the next step in multimodal biometrics as a high quality, economical, & integrated solution. Aesthetics build upon our established design language, combining rubber grips and hard plastic coversets. Exterior design simplifies the dozen complex sensors into simple shapes like cylinders and blocks. Design cues strive for ‘serious’ ‘rugged’ look.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2013, in San Carlos California (USA), Washington D.C. (USA), and Bristol, UK. The project was first produced in September 2014 and further design revisions were carried out until July 2015.
Operation Flow: Unity is a stand-alone, biometric capture pc to register & identify people off the network. It is for: registering people, recognizing people, & evidence capture at crime scenes. In registration/ID, the user would bring the camera to the subject’s face level, capture face & iris images, then position fingers to scan prints. Profiles are logged or matched against saved profiles. Alarms trigger for wanted people. For police, Unity records biometrics, body art, crime scene, & fingerprints from surfaces. It is also a normal PC for email, video chat, navigation, and programs.
Team Members: CEO (Corvus): Jeff Kormanec
President (Corvus): Steven Muir
Program Manager (Corvus): Bill Willis
Technical Lead (Vista Imaging): Chris Dopp
Electrical Engineering (Vista Imaging): Keith Grethen
Software Engineering (Vista Imaging): Ted Stein
Industrial & Mechanical Design (Crea Inc Design LTD): Travis Baldwin
Image Credits: Photographer Travis Baldwin, Unity Photos, 2015.
Illustrator Travis Baldwin, Unity Renderings, 2015-2016.