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Animal Factor – Echo Equine, finalist
This concept addresses breathing diseases in horses and attempts to prevent airway illness by monitoring the health of the horse in motion.
Echo Equine is based on one of the most common medical problems that affect sport horses; E.I.P.H. (Exercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhaging). As this type of breathing disorder is caused from strenuous activity, this product has been specifically designed to be used during movement. This diagnostic tool monitors breathing pressure, temperature, pulse, nasal sounds and acceleration while cataloguing each training day to ensure continual communication between horse, rider and veterinarian, ensuring the horses wellbeing.
As an animal becomes a silent client in this design concept, as the product tends to focus on the animal factors rather than the human ones.
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Finding of the Jury:
This project is an innovation in the interface between man and animal. It is a new means of collecting information and physiological parameters from, in this case a horse, but could be applied to other animals. There was a great depth of research and the communication of the concept was clearly presented. This is a well grounded new design concept, although it requires more design detail work into the functional interfaces of the product.
Recognition for outstanding quality in technology.
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