ROTALIA
2023
A handheld tool to dynamically measure variable distances on curved or organic surfaces to allow the user to optimize their workflow
Utilizing a wheel with a three-inch circumference, the rosalia can measure distance in inches by mechanically tracking the revolutions.
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MECHANICAL PRECENDENTS
Understanding that as a wheel is turned, units need to change in relation to it's revolutions.
• WATCH
Watch dial rotation changes date, rotations can measure units
• MECHANICAL COUNTER
Units change in increments as a gear is applied
• ROLLING TAPE MEASURE
As the wheel turns, the numbers change representing revolutions/distance the wheel travels
IDEATION 01
Mechanism, Wheel size, Handles, User Interface
PROTOTYPING 01
Mobility, Ergonomics, User interface, Mechanical
FORM = ACTION
The form of the model was going to have to be influenced by the users experience and the mechanism inside
PROTOTYPING 02
After pursuing the watch gear mechanism to a finalized working prototype, a decision was made to start again with a mechanical counter.
ADVANTAGES OF NEW MECHANISM:
Smaller gear ratios, Precedent for mechanics, Higher digits, Compact
PROTOTYPING 03
Mechanical counter, Understanding mechanism, User interaction, Gear ratios, Reset mechanism
PROTOTYPING O4
Form informed by interior , View port, User interaction, Starting point ,Uni-directional reset mechanism
WORKING FINAL
As the wheel rolls, the 1.00's viewport rotates slowly in order to read the precise increments. As it passes 10, the next view port will turn 1/10th of a revolution and show the next increment.
USER INTERACTION
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