Emmett Bartley

Hi, my name is Emmett Bartley, I am a passionate Industrial Design Student here at Humber. I have always had a mind that solves problems and I enjoy understanding how things work. I pride myself on how often I try to relate to others' issues in any area of life. This has been my inspiration in design, figuring out what people really need. My time at Humber has been an uplifting and at times humbling experience, from which I have developed an advanced mechanical understanding, and appreciation for research methods among many other skills.

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The Four Essential Pillars for Design Excellence

The four essential pillars encompass human-centric design approach and the understanding of full-bodied, three dimensional physical interaction of user, product and environment. The projects generate innovative solutions using research-driven, evidence-based designs which focus on the user experience.

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Aisle chair fits the narrow constraints of airplane aisles

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Stores under the passengers seat for easy access

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Enhancement of Human Lifestyle

This design allows air travel passengers to easily board and deplane as well as navigate the airport with ease and independence.

The device makes transferring from seat to seat easy for the user and can be stored under the seat in front of them so they always have access to it.

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Human-Interaction & User-Centric Design

The device focuses on making the user's experience easy. Utilizing a simple collapse method the user can easily fold and unfold the device.

The device is designed to make lateral transfering easy so the user can efficiently transfer to and from their seat. The device also stores critical information to help them navigate their journey.

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Ergonomics & Human Factors Design

Ergonomic considerations were made to enhance the comfort and safety of the chair.

Focusing on posture and support, the chair boasts effective lumbar and seat design to keep the user comfortable and in place while maintaining a refined and lightweight structure.

Strong but light aluminum with brushed finish

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Sustainability & Social Responsibility

The sustainability initiative of the design deals with manufacturing methods and materials.

The chair has few parts and each can be disassembled and replaced. All materials used are recyclable and marketing is temporary. All this helps to reduce landfill waste and over manufacturing.

Project Summary

Airports and airlines are held to a different standard of accessibility compared to other modes of transportation. Passengers with disabilities suffer from many challenges throughout their journey. Upon arrival at the airport they are required to deal with long travel distances and crowded spaces, while boarding they are in danger of physical injury due to tight aisles and untrained staff. Cloud was developed to give passengers access to their mobility device at all times reducing the need for staff intervention. This is reinforced by a design that collapses small enough to fit underneath an airline seat. Cloud also looks into how navigating and boarding can be enhanced by offering critical information on the remote control device. These features make Cloud an efficient improvement to the airline standard.

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Thesis Summary Motion Presentation

This video will walk you through the problems physically Impaired people face with air travel, and how cloud solves the issue of air travel independence for physically limited passengers.