FLORENCE HUYNH - Industrial Designer
FLORENCE HUYNH - Industrial Design
Two Legs.png

S T R I D E

2017 Thesis

S T R I D E

Walk.png
 
 

Find Your Stride...

"It's alarming to every person who first receives an artificial limb how low-tech and archaic the technology is. 
                                                                      - Dr. Hugh Herr - "The Body Electric"

Using a new outlook on what lower limb prosthesis can be, and combining aesthetics and design with up and coming technology, S T R I D E strives to bridge the gap for everybody who feels like there could be more when it comes to artificial limbs.

With modern technology advancing at a rapid pace, maybe one day it won't be completely impossible to have bionic limbs, and S T R I D E would be the first step.

S T R I D E was extensively researched and developed over an 8 month period for my thesis that allowed me to graduate in the spring of 2017. It consisted of a banner, a book, a SolidWorks file and a 1:1 scale model. 

Awards:

- Eventscape Innovation in Design Award

- ACIDO Rocket Show (Shortlisted)

 
 

Configuration ideation and certain inspirations taken from bird legs / feet

Different aesthetic forms

 
Workflow mapping and interviews allowed me to figure out the baseline of what I needed and what needed to be improved from the current user experience.

Workflow mapping and interviews allowed me to figure out the baseline of what I needed and what needed to be improved from the current user experience.

Some of the features that made their way to the final product that I felt would most improve people's lives. 

Some of the features that made their way to the final product that I felt would most improve people's lives. 

Research... Research... Research...

Workflow mapping was important to understand the end user's needs, as well as narrowing down the features to be included in the end project. As lower limb prosthesis are often so integral to the end user's everyday life, emphasis had to be put on ergonomics, sustainability and how it could improve overall physical and mental well-being. 

If you would like to see the thesis book, which includes fully detailed search, ideations, drawings, processes and more, please contact me for a full copy. 

 
CAD.png

SolidWorks Model

A fully realized model of the final design needed to be created in SolidWorks. It presented new and interesting challenges to create a final draft that I could work off of and be satisfied with. 

Because of the size of the final model (1:1 scale), many of the components needed to be made with more hands on techniques. The SolidWorks model was therefore used as a blueprint and a guide as to how to build the physical m

 

Physical Model

1:1 Scale

MDF, Polystyrene, Acrylic, Paint