Product design on disaster - 2015/2016
In any sort of disaster, natural or by people, the stress levels of the affected can get out of control. To prevent or to tone down panic we created a vest that looks like a swim vest, but functions completely different. When one puts this on during or after the disaster the sensor in the vest will trigger the pump when it senses high heart rates. When the vest blows itself up it kind of squeezes the affected. The simulation of the hug might not seem like a solution, but we know that our body automatically feels a sense of relief when we are being hugged. When the heart rate has stabilised itself, the pump will turn off, which results in the vest relieving its tension from the body.
We believe that a much greater disaster can be prevented when panic is removed from people’s mental state, which improves their sanity and decision making.
This project was a group effort over several weeks with the product as a result.