Carlsbad Kwamfutar Alkalami Mai Ɗaukuwa by Travis Baldwin

Carlsbad Kwamfutar Alkalami Mai Ɗaukuwa by Travis Baldwin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla in Kayan Tsaro Competition Category.

TagullaKayan Tsaro· 2020

Carlsbad Kwamfutar Alkalami Mai Ɗaukuwa

by Travis Baldwin

Client: Travis Baldwin

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla Winner in Kayan Tsaro Category

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The Design

About Carlsbad Kwamfutar Alkalami Mai Ɗaukuwa

Carlsbad kwamfuta ce ta alkalami mai ɗaukuwa, an tsara ta don amfanin 'yan sanda da kuma yanayin gaggawa. Carlsbad tana ba da damar amfani da bayanai masu yawa ta hanyar hanyar sadarwar rediyo ta Tetra a Ƙasar Ingila da Turai, wanda ya wuce iyakar aika saƙon rubutu da murya kawai. An lulluɓe kwamfutar alkalami, eriya, na'urar rediyo, da tashoshin shigarwa da fitarwa a cikin murfin roba na urethane mai siffa tare da kariyar roba mai haɗe-haɗe. Girman allon shine inci 10.1. Ramummukan yatsu da igiyar hannu ta nailan suna taimakawa wajen amfani da na'urar cikin sauƙi yayin tafiya, yayin da fasalin bayanta na musamman yake dacewa da hannu a lokacin dogayen sa ido.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla

Zanen Carlsbad Kwamfutar Alkalami Mai Ɗaukuwa ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na musamman waɗanda ke da ƙirƙira, basira da hikima. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Tagulla kayayyakin fasaha ne masu ƙwarewa da ƙirƙira mai ban mamaki waɗanda ke tabbatar da babban gogewa, tunani da dabarun masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Carlsbad Kwamfutar Alkalami Mai Ɗaukuwa ya zama abu da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna, mai ƙwarewa da ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyuka a fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani, kuma yana da kyau saboda kulawarsa ga cikakkun bayanai. Zanen Carlsbad Kwamfutar Alkalami Mai Ɗaukuwa yana biyan buƙatu da kyau, yana taɓa sha'awa, yana jan hankalin zukata kuma yana jawo sha'awar sani.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Carlsbad tetra mobile tablet PC for the police was designed to address a specific need: Allow the rich use of mobile data over the Tetra police radio network in the UK and Europe. This is one of the first Tetra radio equipped Tablet PCs. Beeching signed had to be organic, rugged and durable, and contain all the necessary components to allow Tetra radio access.
Dimensions & Packaging: Carslsbad is 185mm x 310 mm x 60 mm in overall dimensions. The strap adds 15mm to the thickness, increasing it to 75mm thick. The screen is 10.1in. The tablet PC runs on Windows 7. The Tetra modem and antenna is based on the Cassidian TETRA LTE radio system.
Tags: Security, Police, Emergency, Tetra, TabletPC
Production Technology: The device integrates several internal components inside plastic covers: a tablet PC, antenna, radio, and io ports. Many of these are fully certified modules, allowing a more streamlined path to market since they don't need further certifications nor bespoke manufacture. Tetra Modem components were created specifically for this device. The plastic covers and buttons are rtv molded urethane plastic. The hand strap is nylon fabric.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge was creating a professional high-tech electronic device look, while maintaining fit-for-purpose functionality of a police or emergency device. Without care, the device could look overly functional and military. Carlsbad has a hand filling rear form, aided by a strap and side finger grips for comfortable in-hand use.
Research: Carlsbad is the result of several previous tetra-tablet prototypes, created and evaluated in the field to allow the iteration into this device. Thin modern tablets were not durable enough, so additionally protective housing was added as rubber integrated into the form. Long use of a device carried in the hand was found to be uncomfortable, therefore forms were sculpted in clay to determine an ergonomic shape, then re-created in SolidWorks. To further increase positive grip, a hnad strap and finger grooves were incorporated in the form.
Inspiration: The Carlsbad tablet PC is the combination of 5 to 7 Tablet PCs aimed at the specific Market. The Carlsbad is a streamlined shape, made to feel comfortable in the hand and to not catch on clothing when in Mobile use. The integrated rubber bumper feature does not add bulky bumps nor give a military or power tool feel... rather it is a sleek form that presents as a high-end technological device. The overall form was created to fit comfortably in the hand while walking.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2010, in Bristol and Swindon, UK. The project was completed in April 2011 and went into limited production in June 2011.
Operation Flow: Carlsbad was designed for mobile, on-foot use. During a police patrol, the device would be used while walking and standing, while interacting with onscreen mobile data needs. It allows use of rich data, beyond what would be available on traditional text or audio Tetra radio transmission. In emergency situations, the device works on a government network, so it would not experience the same data overload issues as a public network.
Team Members: Industrial Designer: Travis Baldwin
Engineer: Jonah Gubbay
Project Manager: Robert Lovelace
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Travis Baldwin, in hand, 2012.
Image #2: Designer Travis Baldwin, Carlsbad renderings, 2012.
Image #3: Photographer Travis Baldwin, in hand, 2012.
Image #4: Photographer Travis Baldwin, on tabel, 2012.
Image #5: Designer Travis Baldwin, Carlsbad renderings, 2012.