Brainstorming
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Problems
- There is over 4500 home invasions per day in America. There is currently many products designed to help identify the problem such as security systems but there is few products designed to stop it entirely.
- You are 37 times more likely to die in a motorcycle accident then car accident. There is currently no products on the market, other than safety gear such as helmets, that are effective at saving motorcyclists lives during these accidents.
- It would be very useful for musicians to have a device or program that would translate midi outputs to keystrokes. In music production software there are key shortcuts but they are unable to be used through a midi as it does not output keystrokes. There is currently software to fix this problem but it is extremely slow and very overpriced and outdated.
- T.V remote batteries often die and cause the remote to be unusable until they are replaced. While this isn't a very urgent issue, it is one that could be easily fixed. There is currently no product on the market to fix this issue.
- When cooking with oil or fatty meats, the oil will pop and splash back burning whoever is cooking and over the stove. There are splatter screens made to stop the oil from splattering out of the pan, but it is impossible to flip it while using this.
- Knives are sometimes not ergonomic and can be confusing to hold. This is dangerous for people who do not know proper knife etiquette and can lead to them hurting themselves. There are many solutions already available to the public that solve this problem.
- People can slip when chopping with a dull knife and end up harming themselves.
- Teachers having trouble organizing
- Braille books and documents are hard to come by and can present problems to those who are blind as they have limited ways to engage with media. There is already a braille E-reader that has been created but it isn't widely used.
- 65 million people around the world suffer from epilepsy can can damage their nervous system and brain during seizures. As of now there are only devices to detect when someone is having a seizure.
- much of the energy used in cooking is lost or unused as not all of the heat is transferred from the pan and into the food. Gas stoves can be as little as 40% efficient.
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Justification
- The World Health Organization is a trusted source by many nations across the world.
- https://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/facts-and-statistic
- www.healthline.com/health/epilepsy/facts-statistics-infographic#2
- https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/age-groups/seniors-and-epilepsy/falls-during-seizures
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1059131114000636
Market Survey
Results
We surveyed more than 300 people and these are their results
Problem Statement
65 million people around the world have active epilepsy, and 3.4 million of them are Americans. In most instances when you have an attack, you fall to the ground, thrashing violently, and depending on your surroundings, the fall could be more damaging than the seizure. According to the epilepsy foundation, approximately 1/3 of people aged 65+ will fall and receive serious injury due to a seizure.
Individual Summary
Over the past two weeks, my teammates and I went through conflict and comradery together. We went through many processes to finally decide on our product. Based on our survey we gathered that there is a lot of support for seizure-assistance technology. I am personally interested to this idea because of my families history with seizures. It is a problem that is very close to me.