WithYou 転倒検知カメラ by Qiutong Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in セキュリティ・安全・監視製品デザイン Competition Category.

鉄セキュリティ製品· 2022

WithYou 転倒検知カメラ

by Qiutong Yu

Client: Tongji University

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in セキュリティ製品 Category

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The Design

About WithYou 転倒検知カメラ

WithYouは、在宅高齢者のために設計された転倒検知デバイスです。深度カメラで人の姿勢を読み取るため、個人が特定できる映像を記録することなく転倒を検知でき、プライバシーが保護されます。転倒が発生した際には、緊急連絡先と医療スタッフへ即座に通知され、被害の軽減につながります。内蔵スピーカーにより、医師が専門的な指示を伝えることも可能です。人が近づくと照明が点灯して光が流れ、危険を検知すると光の様子が変化します。シンプルなフォルムは住空間になじみます。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

WithYou 転倒検知カメラは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。WithYou 転倒検知カメラは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。WithYou 転倒検知カメラは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: WithYou uses a depth camera for human posture detection. On the premise of protecting privacy, it detects falls and notifies emergency contacts and medical personnel in time to minimize the harm to the elderly.
WithYou also has a speaker, through which doctors can provide professional guidance for the elderly.
When an approach is detected, the light turns on and flows. And when danger is detected, the light changes accordingly, giving the user a sense of security and companionship.
Dimensions & Packaging: The human body posture is judged by using the Heatmap algorithm and the dep algorithm. In terms of design, we hope withu will become the guardian of users, so we add the interactive element of light.
Tags: Privacy Protected, Falls Detection, Emergency Contacts, Companionship
Production Technology: In terms of algorithm, we use Depthmap for human posture prediction, Heatmap for background segmentation, temporal and spatial information for behavior understanding and human posture judgment. In design, we pursue simple design language in order to better integrate into the home environment.
Design Challenge: Data privacy is a major challenge for smart home, and how to protect privacy reasonably and effectively is the biggest problem we face. Therefore we therefore use a deep camera and develop the algorithm accordingly, so there is no possibility of privacy leakage from the data source. In the appearance design, how to make the protection detection device accepted by users is also the main problem we solve.
Research: Using a deep camera to achieve the acquisition of body pose information while protecting the user's privacy, and the corresponding algorithm development was carried out. Interaction with light. A flowing light is emitted to alert the user when he approaches. With the corresponding APP, a fall occurs so that the first time to notify emergency contacts and nearby hospitals.
Inspiration: According to statistics, 70% of elderly falls occur in the bathroom. In addition to fall prevention, timely detection after a fall is also a key issue. But for privacy reasons, traditional cameras in bathrooms are not universally accepted.
With a simple and friendly appearance, WithYou better integrates into the environment.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2021 and finished in January 2022 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: Users set up emergency contacts and whether to call an ambulance on the app. After the fall, WithYou immediately notifies emergency contacts. WithYou also has a speaker, through which doctors can provide professional guidance for the elderly.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Qiutong Yu, Weilong Gao, Jiajie Li, 2022
Team Members: Qiutong Yu
Weilong Gao
Image Credits: Image #1:Designer Weilong Gao, WithYou, 2022
Image #2:Designer Weilong Gao, WithYou, 2022
Image #3:Designer Weilong Gao, WithYou, 2022
Image #4:Designer Weilong Gao, WithYou, 2022
Image #5:Designer Weilong Gao, WithYou, 2022