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AquaTic is a small-scale mechanical noise making device intended for the use of scuba divers and free divers to enhance their ability to communicate and locate each other under the surface
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Problem Area
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From the Users:
"Every scuba instructor should have one."
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Product Expansion
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Based on our research, we found that stealth and agility can be major contributing factors for many free divers, with an emphasis on camouflaged products. A version of the AquaTic to suit this need could be a possibly market expansion.
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Serving a more "premium" audience, the AquaTic Pro could feature additional features to the base product, such as an all metallic body, polished on one side to act as a flash reflector, and a blinking LED to further assist location efforts.
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A special thankyou to my dedicated team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who made this project possible:
Lindsey Lebel, Hassan Ajami, Stella Rossikopoulou Pappa, Ibrahim El Khatib, Zhiyuan Shu, and Bruce Hecht
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MARKET
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5-YEAR PROJECTIONS
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Sketches:
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Exploration in Form
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Final Product Inspiration
To create a low-tech, low-cost, mechanical noise device inspiration was drawn from the inner workings of a simple dog training device
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Analyzing and Testing
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Final Form Prototyping
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