Carlsbad Shaqada Koowaad: Kombiyuutar Tablet oo la Qaadi Karo by Travis Baldwin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Alaabta Amniga, Badbaadada iyo Ilaalinta Competition Category.
NaxaasAlaabta Amniga· 2020
Carlsbad Shaqada Koowaad: Kombiyuutar Tablet oo la Qaadi Karo
Client: Travis Baldwin
Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Alaabta Amniga Category
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About Carlsbad Shaqada Koowaad: Kombiyuutar Tablet oo la Qaadi Karo
Qoraalka Buugga: Carlsbad waa kombiyuutar tablet oo adag oo loogu talagalay isticmaalka booliska iyo xaaladaha degdegga ah. Carlsbad wuxuu u oggolaadaa xogta mobilada ee hodanka ah in lagu isticmaalo shabakadda raadiyaha Tetra ee Boqortooyada Midowday iyo Yurub, taasoo ka gudubta gudbinta qoraalka iyo maqalka oo keliya. Kombiyuutarka tablet-ka, antenada, raadiyaha, iyo boortooyinka gelinta iyo bixinta waxaa ku xidhan daboolal yuretheen ah oo la shubay, oo leh cinjir rubber ah oo ku dhex jira. Shaashaddu waxay le'eg tahay 10.1 inji. Godadka farta iyo xarigga gacanta ee naylonka ah ayaa taageeraya isticmaalka raaxada leh marka la socdo, halka qaabka dambe ee la qoray uu ku habboon yahay gacanta inta lagu jiro dawrista dheer.
The Recognition
About the Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award
Carlsbad Shaqada Koowaad: Kombiyuutar Tablet oo la Qaadi Karo waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf sare leh oo la siiyo naqshado aan caadi ahayn oo lagu garto hal-abuur, hal-abuur cusub iyo caqli. Guuleystayaasha Naxaasta waa shaqooyin xirfad buuxda leh iyo hal-abuur yaab leh oo xaqiijiya khibrad weyn, male-awaal iyo kartida naqshadeeyayaashooda. Carlsbad Shaqada Koowaad: Kombiyuutar Tablet oo la Qaadi Karo waa walax la filayo inay noqoto mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur cusub leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu ku darsadaa hab-dhaqanno ugu wanaagsan farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada wuxuuna ku fiican yahay dhawrista tafaasiisha. Carlsbad Shaqada Koowaad: Kombiyuutar Tablet oo la Qaadi Karo si fiican ayay u buuxisaa baahiyaha, taabataa rabitaannada, soo jiidataa dareenka kicinayaanna xiisaha aqoonta.
Behind the Design
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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.
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