The following project is the result of a six week Studio project where we were tasked with designing a wearable device with a companion app that uses existing technology.

The form development was heavily influenced by the fact that the MENTAID sensor works by tracking cortisol levels in sweat. This means the wearable needed to be worn in an area that is more likely to produce sweat even in sedentary users. Another major consideration in the ideation phase was whether or not this would be a consumer product or something that a healthcare system would buy and issue to patients. I decided to stick with the design intentions of the researchers that developed the MENTAID sensor and design this to be a hospital issued device.

The main consideration I had when developing the app for this project was simplicity. This isn't a consumer product, it is a healthcare device. Because of this, I wanted to make sure the interactions with the app were as simple as possible, and only provided users with the information and interactions that they needed.

Modeled in SOLIDWORKS, Rendered in KeyShot.

The final concept was designed to be injection molded in three main parts that would be press fit together in assembly.

Structural ribbing was added to the parts with large flat areas to increase rigidity and protect the sensor.

The physical model was 3D printed.