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Carlsbad Кۆچمە پلانشېت كومپيۇتېر by Travis Baldwin

Carlsbad Кۆچمە پلانشېت كومپيۇتېر by Travis Baldwin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى in بىخەتەرلىك، ئامانلىق ۋە نازارەت مەھسۇلاتلىرى لايىھەلەش Competition Category.


برونزابىخەتەرلىك مەھسۇلاتلىرى· 2020

Carlsbad Кۆچمە پلانشېت كومپيۇتېر

by Travis Baldwin

Client: Travis Baldwin

A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى Winner in بىخەتەرلىك مەھسۇلاتلىرى Category

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The Design

About Carlsbad Кۆچمە پلانشېت كومپيۇتېر

Карлсбад پولىس ۋە تەۋرىق ھالەتلىرىدە ئىشلىتىش ئۈچۈن لايىھىلەنگەن كۆپ قوللىنىشچان كۆچمە پلانشېت كومپيۇتېردۇر. Карлсбад ئەنگىلىيە ۋە ياۋروپادىكى Tetra رادىئو تورى ئارقىلىق تېكىست ۋە ئاۋاز ئۇزىتىشتىن ھالقىپ، مول مىقداردىكى كۆچمە سانلىق مەلۇماتلارنى ئىشلىتىشكە ئىمكانىيەت يارىتىدۇ. پلانشېت كومپيۇتېر، ئانتېننا، رادىئو ھەمدە كىرگۈزۈش-چىقىرىش ئۇلانما ئېغىزلىرى قېلىپلانغان ئۇرېتان پلاستىك قاپلاما ئىچىگە ئورنىتىلغان بولۇپ، ئۇنىڭغا بىرلەشتۈرۈلگەن رezinكا قوغدىغۇچ قىسىم قوشۇلغان. ئېكران چوڭلۇقى 10.1 دюйم. بارماق ئوقۇرلىرى ۋە نايلون قول تاسمىسى مېڭىپ يۈرگەندە قۇلايلىق بىلەن ئىشلىتىشنى قوللايدۇ، ئارقا قىسمىنىڭ ئويۇلغان شەكلى بولسا ئۇزۇن مۇددەتلىك ئايلىنىش خىزمەتلىرىدە قولغا ماس كېلىدۇ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى

Carlsbad Кۆچمە پلانشېت كومپيۇتېر A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتىنىڭ غالىبى، بۇ ئىجادىيەت، ئىختىراچىلىق ۋە زېرەكلىك بىلەن ئاجرىلىپ تۇرىدىغان ئوتتۇرىغا چىققان لايىھىلەرگە بېرىلىدىغان ئىنتايىن ئابرويلۇق ئېتىراپتۇر. برونزا غالىبلىرى لايىھىلىگۈچىلىرىنىڭ كەڭ تەجرىبىسى، تەسەۋۋۇرى ۋە ئىختىراچىلىقىنى ئىسپاتلايدىغان ناھايىتى ماھىر ۋە ھەيران قالارلىق ئىجادىي بۇيۇملاردۇر. Carlsbad Кۆچمە پلانشېت كومپيۇتېر ناھايىتى قەدىرلىنىدىغان، ھەيرانلىق بىلەن كۆرۈلىدىغان ۋە سۆيۈلىدىغان، ئالاھىدە كەسپىي ھەم يېڭىلىقچان بۇيۇم بولۇشى ئۈمىد قىلىنىدۇ. A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتىنى يەڭگەن بۇ لايىھە سەنئەت، ئىلىم-پەن، لايىھە ۋە تېخنىكىدىكى ئەڭ ياخشى ئەمەلىيەتلەرنى ئۆز ئىچىگە ئالىدۇ ھەمدە تەپسىلاتقا بولغان دىققىتى بىلەن ئەلا. Carlsbad Кۆچمە پلانشېت كومپيۇتېر ئېھتىياجلارنى چىرايلىق قاندۇرىدۇ، ئارزۇ-ئىستەكلەرگە تەگدۈرىدۇ، ھېسسىياتنى مەپتۇن قىلىدۇ ۋە قىزىقىشنى قوزغايدۇ.

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.

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