Nighty Night Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Egba Ọwọ Iranlọwọ Oorun by Meizhu Li

Nighty Night Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Egba Ọwọ Iranlọwọ Oorun by Meizhu Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ Àwọ̀ṣe Competition Category.

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Nighty Night Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Egba Ọwọ Iranlọwọ Oorun

by Meizhu Li

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ Àwọ̀ṣe Category

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The Design

About Nighty Night Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Egba Ọwọ Iranlọwọ Oorun

Ọrọ Iwe: Nighty Night jẹ́ egba ọwọ tí a ṣe láti wọ̀ tí a ṣe àpẹrẹ rẹ̀ láti mú ìdàgbàsókè bá ìsùn oorun dáradára. Nighty Night ṣàkópọ̀ ìlànà ìtẹ̀wọ́tẹ̀wọ́ (acupressure) ìbílẹ̀ Ṣáínà pẹ̀lú ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ òde-òní, ní lílo ìṣàn agbára onítẹ̀síwájú kékeré láti fún àwọn ojú-ìtọ́jú (acupoints) tí ó wà ní ọwọ́-ọwọ́ ní ìtànṣán. Ìṣàn náà ń kọjá láàrin àwọn pátákò amóná (electrode pads) méjì, ó sì ń dá ìtànṣán tí ó dọ́gba jákèjádò àgbègbè tí ó wà láàrin wọn, nítorí náà kò sí ìwúlò láti wá ojú-ìtọ́jú náà ní pàtàkì. Olùlò náà máa ń wọ egba náà kí ó tó sùn, ó sì máa ń ṣètò agbára àti gígùn ìgbà tí yóò lò. A ń fi egba náà pamọ́ sínú àpótí kan tí ó ń gba agbára fún ẹ̀rọ náà, apá ẹ̀rọ-iná náà sì lè yọ kúrò fún ìmọ́tótó.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Nighty Night Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Egba Ọwọ Iranlọwọ Oorun jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Nighty Night Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Egba Ọwọ Iranlọwọ Oorun yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Nighty Night Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Egba Ọwọ Iranlọwọ Oorun nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Nighty Night is a wearable wristband that combines traditional Chinese acupressure with modern technology by using a low-frequency current to stimulate certain acupoints that can improve sleep quality. It does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia.
Dimensions & Packaging: wristband 240mm*35mm*5mm
Box 255mm*50mm*40mm
Tags: wearable, sleep, technology, traditional Chinese medicine
Production Technology: The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads that are taped to the patient’s skin.
Since people's body size are different, so there is also slightly different for the location of the same acupoint. The technology can easily resolve the problem by creating even stimulation between the area of two electrode pads.
Design Challenge: The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current, which has a parallel in a machine used for cancer patients. The principle is to relieve pain by creating mild electrical pulses to improve local circulation and relax muscles. The existing product applies this technology to people who experience joint or muscle pain for a variety of reasons. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads (positive and negative) that are taped to the patient’s skin. The technology creates even stimulation in the current between the two poles. I am investigating whether this technology can stimulate the particular acupoints that help people sleep without requiring the user to pinpoint the precise location of those acupoints.
In support of my theory that this technology can be used to stimulate acupoints and improve sleep, I found a thesis written by a graduate student at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The student compared the effects of acupuncture (stimulated acupoints by needle) and pulse current instruments on sleep quality for people with depressive insomnia. The result showed that both methods improved sleep quality, and there was no significant difference in the degree of improvement between the two groups. In that way, I can use this technology into my design.
Research: In traditional Chinese medicine, insomnia can be resolved by using acupressure. The pressure is applied to a certain acupoint that can improve sleep quality.
There are about 19 acupoints on our body that can improve sleep quality, and the most effective sleep acupoints are located at the wrist and calf.
Since the wrist acupoints are more concentrated and accessible than those on the calf, I decided to design a wristband that can stimulate them for improved sleep.
Inspiration: According to the National Alliance On Mental Illness, over one-third of Americans report difficulty sleeping.
There are many existing sleep aids, such as music and incense, but they often work for some people and not for others. Some sleeping aids need active efforts on the part of the user, but not all people can stick to the program.
So I wanted to find a scientific method that does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia.
Project Duration: Started in September 2018 and finished in May 2019.
Operation Flow: The user basically uses it before they go to bed. The user opens the housing of the wristband when he/she is ready to sleep, puts on the band, and sets the intensity of the electric stimulation and duration, before switching on the device. The next morning the user removes the wrist strap and puts it back into the box, where it will be automatically charged.
The electronic part can be easily taken out from the wristband and clean or change the band.