January 2016 – Fyp in progress…

2712016_updates

While working on the joints, I am trying to standardize the wall thickness to 2mm.

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Buttons:

(Left) on/off button for LED strip and light bulb.

(Middle) dimmer for LED light bulb and or or strip.

(Right) on/off button for UV light and fan.

A little dent to help user when removing the mosquito container.

Side view - disect — Side view – dissect

Tapered inner body to allow smaller opening radius.

Have not been included:

LED strip
Glass Cover
Cable
Mosquito trap container one way flaps

Other idea:

Faceting the outer surface of semi sphere

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img009 - Copy — Wondering whether i should change the design of the table lamp as well.

The middle part is one piece, so the electrical components are installed on it. The semi spheres are detachable.

I want to make the table lamp and the floor lamp cohesive, so I used the semi-sphere from table lamp to the floor lamp. But somehow, it looks like bean sprout………..

From the sketches, it will look better if I use half sphere; but will I lost the cohesiveness of the two lamps?

The angle for the 2 semi-spheres is 30 degree, as any angle larger than that (e.g. 45 degree) is too much.

The base of the floor lamp is the problem, I can’t seem to get it right, yet.

The second (cad) jpeg looks not bad, but the current table lamp design does not have the curvature.

Some inspirations:

I was thinking to have similar thin black rod as the base, but it may disturb the lines.

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The New Sharp Plasmacluster Air Purifiers with Mosquito Catcher

Instead of having a mosquito trap container, this product uses Glue Sheet to ‘trap’ the mosquitoes sucked in.

Here, it is claimed that UV light attracts mosquito. But according to research I have done previously, UV light is not the primary factor that attracts mosquito. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_zapper, http://www.control-mosquitoes.com/]

Dark color does attract mosquito “They spot hosts by comparing your silhouette to the horizon. Dark colors stand out, while light shades blend in.” [http://time.com/3311624/why-mosquitoes-bite/]

Ideal entrance design? Does mosquito have the ‘without thought’ or subconscious behavior like human do? I would say it is instinct rather than thought; but does the ideal entrance design work? Maybe.

[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,934073,00.html, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150714-animal-dog-thinking-feelings-brain-science/]

https://sharp.com.sg/web/products/prodDetail.asp?prodId=638