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Guardian ናይ ብሽክለታ ራስ መከላኸሊ (ሄልመት) by Leijing Zhou

Guardian ናይ ብሽክለታ ራስ መከላኸሊ (ሄልመት) by Leijing Zhou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣልባሳት ድሕነትን ውልቃዊ መከላኸሊ ኣቕሑን Competition Category.


ነሓስመከላኸሊ ኣቕሑ· 2025

Guardian ናይ ብሽክለታ ራስ መከላኸሊ (ሄልመት)

by Leijing Zhou

Client: Zhejiang University

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in መከላኸሊ ኣቕሑ Category

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The Design

About Guardian ናይ ብሽክለታ ራስ መከላኸሊ (ሄልመት)

ጋርድያን ንጽማም ኣይኮነን ዝሰምዑን ዘይዛረቡን ብሽክለታ ዝዝውሩ ሰባት ተባሂሉ ዝተሰርሐ ናይ ድሕነት ራስ መከላኸሊ እዩ። እዚ ሄልመት እዚ ኣብ ክንዲ ድምጺ ዝመሰረቱ መጠንቀቕታታት፡ ብንዝረት (ቫይብረሽን) ዝሰርሕ መጠንቀቕታን ኣብ ቅድሚ ዓይኒ ዝርአ ትርኢት (ሄድ-ኣፕ ዲስፕለይ) ይጥቀም። ሰንሰርታትን ካሜራታትን ካብ ድሕሪት ዝመጹ ተሽከርከርቲ ይልለዩ፡ እቲ ሄልመት እውን ንዝውሪ ሰብ ንምጥንቃቕ ብልስሉስ ኣገባብ ይንቀጠቀጥ። ናይ ኤለክትሪክ ብርሃን ዘውጽኡ ሞጁላት (LED) ናይ ምዙዙር ኣንፈት ንምርኣይ ብርሃን ይህቡ። ድሕሪ ሓደጋ፡ ብቐጥታ ናይ ህጹጽ ረዲኤት ጻውዒት ይግበር፡ ብተወሳኺ ብቐሊል ምንካፍ ቅድሚ ሕጂ ዝተዳለወ መልእኽቲ ይለኣኽ። እቲ ጠፈር ካብ ቀሊል ክብደት ዘለዎ ኣክሪሎናይትሪል ቡታዲየን ስታይሪን (ኤቢኤስ) ዝተሰርሐ ኮይኑ፡ ብሜሞሪ ፎም ዝተለበጠን ንልክዕ ምትሕሓዝ ዘኽእል ኖብ ዘለዎን እዩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Guardian ናይ ብሽክለታ ራስ መከላኸሊ (ሄልመት) ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Guardian ናይ ብሽክለታ ራስ መከላኸሊ (ሄልመት) ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Guardian ናይ ብሽክለታ ራስ መከላኸሊ (ሄልመት) ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Due to their inability to communicate effectively through speech and sound, deaf-mute individuals may face significant dangers when traveling, lacking essential information about road conditions. The deaf-mute safety helmet robustly protects cyclists with smart technology, sensors, and an advanced HUD system. It alerts them to traffic conditions through precise vibrations, sustaining alertness. The helmet significantly bolsters safety while cycling, lowering accident risks.
Dimensions & Packaging
250 (mm) x 200 (mm) x 200 (mm)
Tags
Inclusive Design, Deaf-Mute Safety, Smart Helmet, Assistive Technology, Urban Mobility, Vibration Feedback, Road Safety
Production Technology
The design was developed through user-centered research, focusing on the travel challenges faced by deaf-mute individuals. Prototyping involved computer-aided design modeling and iterative testing with simulated vibration and head-up display feedback. The helmet is envisioned using lightweight acrylonitrile butadiene styrene for the shell, memory foam for comfort, and integrates sensors, cameras, and light-emitting diode modules to ensure safety and usability.
Design Challenge
The hardest part was designing a system that replaces sound-based warnings with intuitive, non-auditory feedback. Socially, deaf-mute cyclists are often overlooked, with few products considering their needs. Technologically, integrating sensors, HUD, and vibration modules into a compact, wearable form was complex. Limited reference cases and data made user research crucial. Overcoming these challenges required empathy, iteration, and creative use of existing tech in new ways.
Research
Amid honks and sirens, sound protects most but leaves deaf-mute cyclists exposed. We conducted user-centered design research aiming to improve their travel safety. Through interviews, observations, and journey mapping, we gathered insights from deaf-mute individuals and cyclists. Results revealed key dangers like missed warnings and lack of emergency help. This led to features like vibration alerts and auto-alarm, promoting inclusive design and raising awareness in both society and mobility products.
Inspiration
This project was inspired by the overlooked risks faced by deaf-mute cyclists in sound-dominated traffic environments. Motivated by a desire to create inclusive safety solutions, I explored how smart technology could bridge the sensory gap. Grounded in user-centered research and assistive tech studies, the design aims to challenge auditory bias in urban mobility and offer a more equitable, responsive riding experience for all.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2023 in China and finished in October 2024 in China.
Operation Flow
The helmet is easy to use—just wear it and ride as usual. It gently vibrates to warn you if something gets too close from behind, and flashes lights to keep you alert. When it's time to turn, it shows directions and flashes the right signal. If an accident happens, it automatically calls for help. With just a light tap, you can also send a preset message. It fits snugly with a twist of the knob, making cycling safer and more reassuring.
Team Members
Menghan Li
Leijing Zhou
Xiaofei Gong
Xiaotong Guan
Xinmiao Shen
Ding Ding
Kaiyue Cai
Jinjie Li
Qianyi Wang
Keyin Chen
Zixiang Wang
Zihan Zhang

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