Supporting work

Mobility-Aid Light

An assistive light for walkers, canes, and wheelchairs, built around one simple interaction: dark + movement = light. A first working prototype connects that use case to the developing product architecture.

Status: First working prototype
My role: Housing & product design
Collaboration: Partner leads circuit & component design

The mobility-aid light presented in its intended low-light use context.View full-size image in a new tab

Function

Build around the moment of use.

Ambient-light and motion/vibration sensing eliminate unnecessary modes and button presses. The prototype electronics remain large and accessible for circuit modification. A proposed magnetic charging connection could release when the user moves away.

The product’s functional architecture and component relationships.View full-size image in a new tab

THE TAKEAWAY

Begin with the person, the environment, and the small interaction that can make a product useful.