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Explore the full product development journey of the design and engineering of Calibre Biometrcs
Product Design Requirements
After interviewing over a dozen product design firms, Calibre selected Design 1st to help bring the innovative wearable breath monitor from the lab to manufacturing and launch in the marketplace.
- Conduct human factors research to understand sizing for a one-size-fits all headband strap and mask
- Develop custom testing verification equipment to calibrate sensors for accurate data
- Deliver a functional bluetooth enabled prototype calibrated to accurately measure breath input
Design and Engineering Challenges
When Calibre came to Design 1st, the first project was an R&D exercise to find out if moving laboratory sensors and monitoring equipment into a consumer wearable device was possible. Once this was confirmed the Design 1st identified and solved several major technical risks to deliver the finished device ready for manufacturing.
- How to maintain 14 hours of operating battery life through repeated uses of the device
- Solve the issue of air mositure condensation that would impact sensor data during usage
- Calibrate sensors to mesaure real-time metabolic and respiratory biometrics, fifty times per second
- Airflow dynamics testing was conducted for facepiece comfort at high breathing rates and detectable pressure at low breathing rates.
- A testbed with mannequin heads, bellows pumps and calibrated gas inputs was designed to verify breath measurement accuracy and repeatability.
- Human anthropometrics analysis of facial structures and 3D prototype & user testing for face fit was conducted, as well as rigorous user testing and rapid prototyping/bench modeling to create optimal straps
Product Results
Design 1st helped Calibre set up a robust global supply chain and manufacturing partners and move the final product to market. The result was an award-winning innovative health and fitness device that delivers on the challenging task of taking medical lab sensor equipment into a wearable device.
- Calibre won the 2022 A'Design Gold Award, IDA Product Design Award, and Grand Prix Design Award
- Calibre succesfully launched the product in 2022, and it can be ordered now at: www.calibrebio.com
- The Design 1st team continues to support Calibre with manufacturing, assemble, quality control and supply
Creating the World's First Wearable to Unlock the Data in Your Breath
“Design 1st’s creative, product design, and mechanical engineering services are highly distinctive. The team is intelligent and experienced, and their rapid prototyping and testing capabilities played a pivotal role in shaping our groundbreaking device.”
Udi Meirav
CEO and Founder, Calibre Biometrics Inc.
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