Overview
The Qiu Smart Dog Collar is an IoT project that helps users to better understand their pets, keep them safe and improve the dog walking experience. When I am at home I have a daily habit of chatting with other neighbours when I walk my dog, and I found that we all have concerns about pet safety and some of the problems we encounter when walking our dogs, so I had the idea to design a smart dog collar. I have a lovely dog in my family named QiuQiu, so I named this product "Qiu Smart Collar".
Skills
IoT
Product Design
Pet Design
Rendering：Keyshot
CAD：Solidworks, Fusion 360
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Brief
The Qiu Smart Dog Collar is an IoT project that helps users to better understand their pets, keep them safe and improve the dog walking experience. When I am at home I have a daily habit of chatting with other neighbours when I walk my dog, and I found that we all have concerns about pet safety and some of the problems we encounter when walking our dogs, so I had the idea to design a smart dog collar. I have a lovely dog in my family named QiuQiu, so I named this product "Qiu Smart Collar".
Development
Sketch: I began the process of concept development by exploring form and thinking about a suitable shape.
CAD: I began the process of concept development by exploring form and thinking about a suitable shape.During the sketching process, I also used solidworks to quickly build various CAD models so that I could visualise the shape of the product and then I used fusion 360 to create the surface of the product after determining the basic shape.
User Test Feedback
CI started by creating a basic prototype through foam and then went on to do user testing. As each user repeatedly experienced the various foams and gave feedback, I selected the most comfortable appearance of the foam and was able to continue developing the prototype.
3D Print and Finishing
Once the final prototype was decided, I built the final CAD of the collar and 3D printed the model. I started with rougher sandpaper (200, 600, 800grit) and then finally finer sandpaper (1000, 2000grit) until the model was sanded smooth. I then primed the model, dried it, sanded it again, polished it and sprayed it again with primer. Once smooth I spray the model with top coat, dry it again, sand and polish it and repeat a few times to get the final model and finally put the logo and product details on the model with waterslide decals.
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