Unity Kọǹpútà Tábìlẹ́ẹ̀tì Ìdámọ̀ Bàyómẹ́tíríìkì by Travis Baldwin, Keith Grethen, Bill Willis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ààbò, Ìdáàbòbò àti Ìṣọ́ Competition Category.
IdẹOhun-èlò Ààbò· 2016
Unity Kọǹpútà Tábìlẹ́ẹ̀tì Ìdámọ̀ Bàyómẹ́tíríìkì
by Travis Baldwin, Keith Grethen, Bill Willis
Client: Crea Inc Design LTD
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ààbò Category
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The Design
About Unity Kọǹpútà Tábìlẹ́ẹ̀tì Ìdámọ̀ Bàyómẹ́tíríìkì
Unity jẹ́ kọǹpútà tábìlẹ́ẹ̀tì ìdámọ̀ bàyómẹ́tíríìkì tí ó le fínra tí a ṣe láti forúkọ sílẹ̀ àti láti dá àwọn ènìyàn mọ̀ ní àwọn àgbègbè tí ó jìnnà réré tí kò ní ìsopọ̀ nẹ́tíwọ̀kì. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ sẹ́nsọ̀ọ̀sì bàyómẹ́tíríìkì àti kọ́mpútà 64-bit ni a ti dàpọ̀ mọ́ ara wọn nínú àpótí kan tí a ti dí mọ́lé, tí kò gbóòrò. A lè kọ àwòrán ojú méjì, ojú, àti àtẹ́lẹwọ́ látinú ọwọ́ tàbí látinú àwọn ojú-ilẹ̀ mìíràn, a sì lè fi ẹ̀rọ náà fi àwòrán tí a ti kọ wé ara wọn láti dá ẹnì kan mọ̀. A kọ́ àpótí ìta rẹ̀ láti inú rọ́bà àti pilasitiki líle, àwọn ìrísí ìwọ̀nba bí ọ̀pá àti bíìkì sì bo àwọn sẹ́nsọ̀ọ̀sì aláìdín tí ó wà nínú rẹ̀. Ìṣètò inú rẹ̀ tí a ṣe pẹ̀lú ìṣọ́ra àti àwọn ẹ̀yà ìtutù pàtàkì jẹ́ kí ó lè ṣiṣẹ́ dáradára pẹ̀lú agbára gíga nínú àpótí kékeré tí a ti dí mọ́lé.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Unity Kọǹpútà Tábìlẹ́ẹ̀tì Ìdámọ̀ Bàyómẹ́tíríìkì jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Unity Kọǹpútà Tábìlẹ́ẹ̀tì Ìdámọ̀ Bàyómẹ́tíríìkì yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Unity Kọǹpútà Tábìlẹ́ẹ̀tì Ìdámọ̀ Bàyómẹ́tíríìkì ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Unity combines multiple biometric sensors & a 64bit PC in a rugged design. It captures dual irises, faces, & fingerprints from surfaces or by scanner. They can be matched against millions of profiles stored on the device instantly. It’s optimized for size, packing more power & sensors in the smallest package available. Users include customs, border, military, emergency, & ID programs. It’s perfect for identifying people in remote, disconnected locations, such as medical treatment in rural India.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Unity combines a PC, storage, antenna, battery, & interface w/ biometric sensors, lens, & illuminators in a small rugged package. It has a dual 1.8 Ghz 64 bit chip, 256 gb ssd, 4 gb ram, GPS, wifi, & 4G. There are hot swap & standby batteries, 5” multi-touch daylight screen, & an ip54 sealed case. An accessory sunshade, passport reader, & fingerprint stand can be attached. Fingerprint sensor, Iris & Face Camera, distance sensor, & multispectral LED are used for capture. It uses windows 10 & Raven DB software. It is TPE rubber, PC-ABS plastic, metal, and glass filters. 18.3 x 10.7 x 7.4 cm, 1.13 Kg.
- Tags
- Biometric, Camera, Iris, Face, Recognition, Rugged, TabletPC, Fingerprint, Multi-Modal
- Production Technology
- Unity was a ‘clean-sheet’ design creating a new product from a loose brief. We started with an electronic spec, capture needs, general markets, & size. Unity was planned, parts were used for layout concepts, then reviewed for user & design benefits. Foam models allowed ergonomics refinement. For thermal issues, FEA modeling was done. Exterior design built upon layout favorites, exterior form was sketched, then detailed into robust parts. Ideas evolved & features were added, improving function & ease of use Hardware was verified in working prototypes. Accessories were later designed.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge was packing so much in the small product enclosure w/out sacrificing quality, performance, or aesthetics. We had to fit the device in a fixed size envelope, with ip54 sealing & effective cooling. We started conceptualizing different layouts, evaluating often against the brief. Best designs fit both usage & design goals. Engineering details such as structure, doors, material layers, cooling, sealing, etc. were added, filling the internal space. The basic form is literally packed with electronics, sensors, lenses, batteries, air passages, & internal structure.
- Research
- Research was done for many areas of Unity. For user ergonomics, concept models were evaluated for comfort near sensor locations & component ‘lumps’. Layouts optimized grip, sensor exposure, & usage. Accessories would attach to Unity but had to fold flat, requiring material research for folding shapes. To cool the processor, workshops explored aesthetics & functionality concepts, then were evaluated in FEA models. Ultimately, physical cooling parts were made & tested. Sealing research studied existing products, evaluated techniques, and applied the learning to Unity.
- Inspiration
- Unity was inspired by needs for a mobile, off the grid, identity device capturing multiple biometric signatures & processing within the same product. It’s the next step in multimodal biometrics as a high quality, economical, & integrated solution. Aesthetics build upon our established design language, combining rubber grips and hard plastic coversets. Exterior design simplifies the dozen complex sensors into simple shapes like cylinders and blocks. Design cues strive for ‘serious’ ‘rugged’ look.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2013, in San Carlos California (USA), Washington D.C. (USA), and Bristol, UK. The project was first produced in September 2014 and further design revisions were carried out until July 2015.
- Operation Flow
- Unity is a stand-alone, biometric capture pc to register & identify people off the network. It is for: registering people, recognizing people, & evidence capture at crime scenes. In registration/ID, the user would bring the camera to the subject’s face level, capture face & iris images, then position fingers to scan prints. Profiles are logged or matched against saved profiles. Alarms trigger for wanted people. For police, Unity records biometrics, body art, crime scene, & fingerprints from surfaces. It is also a normal PC for email, video chat, navigation, and programs.
- Team Members
- CEO (Corvus): Jeff Kormanec
President (Corvus): Steven Muir
Program Manager (Corvus): Bill Willis
Technical Lead (Vista Imaging): Chris Dopp
Electrical Engineering (Vista Imaging): Keith Grethen
Software Engineering (Vista Imaging): Ted Stein
Industrial & Mechanical Design (Crea Inc Design LTD): Travis Baldwin - Image Credits
- Photographer Travis Baldwin, Unity Photos, 2015.
Illustrator Travis Baldwin, Unity Renderings, 2015-2016.
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