HighFleet Bathar-bog Rianachd Ghlaodhairean by Shiyu Duan

HighFleet Bathar-bog Rianachd Ghlaodhairean by Shiyu Duan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Bathar-bog Competition Category.

IarannBathar-bog· 2026

HighFleet Bathar-bog Rianachd Ghlaodhairean

by Shiyu Duan

Client: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Bathar-bog Category

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The Design

About HighFleet Bathar-bog Rianachd Ghlaodhairean

'S e ùrlar bathar-bog stèidhichte air an lìon a th' ann an HighFleet airson siostaman ghlaodhairean ceangailte ri lìonra a rianachd. Bidh rianadairean a' cur poileasaidhean coitcheann an gnìomh agus cuideachd a' rèiteachadh innealan fa leth le paramadairean mar sònaichean, prìomhachasan, clàran-ama agus giùlan rabhaidhean. Tha mapa làraich brìgheil a' sealltainn suidheachadh gach glaodhaire, gus an gabh naidheachdan agus rabhaidhean a chuimseachadh air sònaichean taghte. Tha sealladh farsaing an t-siostaim a' taisbeanadh inbhe nan glaodhairean, ceangaltachd agus rabhaidhean. Bidh tachartasan fuaime clàraichte agus siostaman clag a' cur taic ri obrachadh làitheil. Bidh an sealladh spàsail a' leasachadh cruinneas an rèiteachaidh agus a' lùghdachadh mhearachdan stàlaidh.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha HighFleet Bathar-bog Rianachd Ghlaodhairean air Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean math a choinnicheas ris na riatanasan proifeiseanta is gnìomhachais a thathar a' sùileachadh bho chruthachaidhean a chaidh an dealbhadh gu math. Tha buannaichean Iarainn a' nochdadh sgil mhòr, speisealachadh àrd, tuigse eòlaiche agus comas cruthachail an luchd-cruthachaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi HighFleet Bathar-bog Rianachd Ghlaodhairean na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach a tha practaigeach agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr sa ghnìomhachas còmhla agus tha feartan teignigeach comasach aige ceangailte ri eòlas-dèanamh agus tàlant. Tha meas air HighFleet Bathar-bog Rianachd Ghlaodhairean airson a dhùrachd agus chaidh a dhealbhadh gus leasachaidhean càileachd beatha a thoirt seachad a chuidicheas le bhith a' dèanamh an t-saoghail na àite nas fheàrr.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: HighFleet’s core strength lies in its ability to manage speaker systems at both macro and micro levels. Administrators can apply global policies while also configuring individual devices with precise parameters such as zones, priorities, schedules, and alert behaviors. A key differentiator is its virtual site mapping feature, which visually aligns speakers. This spatial clarity improves configuration accuracy, reduces installation errors, and significantly
alleviates cognitive.
Dimensions & Packaging: HighFleet is a web-based SaaS platform.
Tags: Saas
Production Technology: HighFleet is a web-based SaaS platform optimized for managing network-connected speaker devices. The system relies on secure device communication protocols, real-time status synchronization, and scalable cloud infrastructure. Its modular architecture supports extensibility for different speaker models and configurations while maintaining reliability and low latency for time-sensitive alerts and announcements
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was integrating the needs of multiple stakeholders—administrators, installers, and operators—each with different responsibilities, priorities, and levels of system
access. Speaker management workflows involve complex hierarchies across devices, zones, sites, and tasks. Designing a single interface that could support detailed configuration, rapid action, and long-term system oversight.
Research: Research focused on two primary stakeholders: system administrators and installation professionals managing speaker-based communication systems in schools and large facilities.
Administrators expressed a need for per-device configuration, rapid alert deployment, and clear system status during emergencies. Installers highlighted challenges around spatial accuracy,
configuration errors, and post-installation handoff.
Inspiration: HighFleet was inspired by the operational challenges of managing distributed speaker systems, where the reliability, precision, and speed for both the configuration and maintenance are critical. Existing tools often lack fine-grained device control or spatial context, forcing administrators to rely on fragmented workflows, manual blueprints that lack real-time information. HighFleet reframes speaker management as a fleet-level operation.
Project Duration: Project Duration: 8 months
Location: United States
Operation Flow: Users begin with a system-wide overview displaying speaker status, connectivity, and alerts.

From this view, administrators can select a single speaker or group to adjust detailed configurations, trigger announcements, or diagnose issues. Alerts can be broadcast system-wide or targeted to specific zones through spatial selection on the site map. Scheduled audio events and bell systems further support daily operational workflows.
Patents: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
Team Members: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
Image Credits: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan