Our product
Finalised Product
Our product is a self emergency alert system. The prototype of our product is made from cardboard and it serves similar functions like the Smart Elderly Monitoring & Alert System.
Instead of contacting the caregivers we have a total of four buttons, three buttons to respectively contact the Singapore Civil Defence Force [SCDF], Police and social worker, and the last button for them to listen to the radio. The product can be carried around like a pendant and has a speaker in the middle which allows them communicate with the person they call.
It will be installed with a GPS system which could be useful in tracking where the elderly fall or if the elderly using it is lost. The product runs on solar energy, with telephony as well as a Frequency Modulation technology.
Why might it fail?
- Elderly might not remember how to activate the functions
- Elderly might not want to wear it
- Elderly might be unconscious before they press the button
How will we measure success?
We can prototype with existing systems
What can we prototype and test?
- When the respond time is shorter because of our product
- Elderly are able to get immediate help from us
Key Milestones
Deriving at our problem statement
Gather feedback from organisation and elderly
Coming out with a product to solve the problem
Improve our product based on feedback
Innovating product based on existing initiatives
Finalising
our product
Feedback from seniors
-
Good idea, I can now listen to radio/music everywhere and it is also convenient for me to call for help.
-
I may forget what the function are and how to cancel the call that I have accidentally made.
-
Can listen to music, no need charge some more. Good.
-
Not convenient as need to bring around, what if I forgotten to wear
-
Very convenient to bring around, I will not lose it easily.