FYP Product Design 2016-17

http://www.marama.org.uk/taichi/files/listyanghand_final.html

Yang Style Hand Form

Chinese Pinyin English 1 預備 yù bèi Preparation 2 起式 qǐ shì Beginning style 3 攔雀尾 lán què wěi Block sparrow tail 4 單鞭 dān biān Single whip 5 提手上勢 tí shǒu shàng shì Raise hands, upwards power 6 白鶴涼翅 bái hè liáng chì White crane, cold wings 7 左摟膝拗步 zuǒ lǒu xī ǎo bù Left embrace knee, twist step 8 手揮琵琶 shǒu huī pí pá Hands play Pipa 9 左摟膝拗步 zuǒ lǒu xī ǎo bù Left embrace knee, twist step 10 右摟膝拗步 yòu lǒu xī ǎo bù Right embrace knee, twist step 11 左摟膝拗步 zuǒ lǒu xī ǎo bù Left embrace knee, Read more →

Arena is designed based on the concept of Modifiable Terrain and Machine Learning where the terrain “learns” the behaviour of the User and modify it’s surrounding to suit the scenario.

Reference Link: 3D printed flexible surface

Gameplay in these Arenas Include:

Capture the flag Tag Obstacle race / collecting points

1.What do you need to design? (Product)

A fitness furniture/facility

2. What is its nature? ( Description)

The facility aims to learn from traditional Chinese regimen such as Taiji in order to design a product or system that could improve people’s fitness level, facilitate indoor exercise, especially in small space

3. Who is it for? (Audience)

For everyone who need to reduce mental and physical stress Read more →

Source: http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-health-benefits-of-tai-chi

This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibilyt, and balance, and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life.

Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion,” but it might well be called “medicationin motion.” There is growing evidence that this mind-body practice, which originated in China as a martial art, has value in treating Read more →

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1811282608/functional-core-balance-and-mobility-training-syst/posts/1671520

Video: http://www.businessinsider.com/balance-platform-axius-workout-2016-8?IR=T&r=US&IR=T

AXIUS addresses your body across three planes of motion: tilt, rotation and roll. It allows you to reduce or increase degrees of instability to create safe, controllable stages of progression for building core strength and functional stability. Through this type of instability and balance training, you will recruit deep core and stabilizing muscles, not activated through traditional movements. These Read more →

Here are all the more common mobility devices seen around our neighbourhood together with the engineering specifications for research purposes.

my reflection & comments:

1.  mind consciousness

2.  simple aesthetics

3. visual and physical balance

4. sitting posture

My reflection&comments:

interesting product, the curve in the product assist people in doing crunches, as many beginners have difficulties in sit at there tail bone position.  the seat rise people higher, it avoid the awkwardness of exercising on the floor, in the office situation.

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