Product Design: Assisted Hearing
User Focused Design Improving Quality of Life
Helping a startup get their first product to market is a very rewarding experience. When that product helps improve the lives of our older generations it is extremely rewarding! Eversound’s products help improve the user’s ability to hear in noisy social environments, by connecting the group to an audio source. We worked with their team to design and engineer a unique wireless headset and transmitter. Human factors of the head can be challenging when it comes to comfort and fit. We worked through multiple concepts and mock-ups to get to the right solution that was ideal for the end user. We then provided full production documentation and support.
A Closer Look At The Project
— Athena Raptis
Activities & Volunteer Coordinator, Bertrum House of Senior Living
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Project Objectives:
- Generate industrial design concepts for headset, hub and case systems
- Develop human factors solutions for interface and adjustment
- Branding system development
- Explore color, finishes and materials
Helix’s Approach:
- Strategic development and brainstorming with design and engineering teams
- Mock-ups and appearance models
- Develop CAD for prototype development
- Functional models and testing
- BOM and materials package
- Full production release package
Product Solutions:
- Oversized tactile volume control integrates into form
- Intuitive adjustability with soft leather ear protection and head pad
- Wireless rechargeable headsets to enhance mobility and flexibility of use
- Mock-ups and prototypes for test fitment and integration with storage system
- Refined flexible CAD updates supporting ongoing internal component revisions
- Vendor liaison and first article reviews
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