Prototyping

Carving Housing Body

Making Brace

Making attachment mechanism

Sensor/Solar housing + brace

attachment mechanism

Attach throwaway bulb

Led throwaway unit attached

Single Screw attachment to brace

Solar Panels

Solar Panels + Lithium Battery

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Making Mic model

Mic on wall

After gaining invalueable advice from a lighting expert, I took a day to work on physical prototypes of my proposal. I created models of my three component streetlight attachement module, and also a design for the microphone to be fitted to bus stops for my "Soundbars" interactive lighting proposal.

I changed the design of the mic to be more discrete as not to be noticed, and angled the body inwards to avoid water damage running into the electronics.

I made the following changes to my footpath lighting attachment design taking into account Vaughn's advice:

-Angling solar panels to reduce settlement of dirt, and increasing number and sizes of solar panels

-Creating a simple locking mechanism to create components with a single security screw instead of using electromagnetic connection

-Creating a three component system with a removable throwaway unit (LED driver + lense), allowig the main housing with lithium battery, motion sensor and solar panels to remain and be reused after the 50,000 hours of LED light needs replacing

Things I still need to look at with my designs include:

-Can I utilise LED light from streetlights with back facing solar panels?

-Creating a sleeker or more elegant housing form?

-How to attach mic to bus stop?

-Creating different brace forms to fit square power poles or bus stops? (Need measurements)

-Using an existing LED bulb to fit housing form around?

I will now try my prototypes in their envisioned uses on Dominion Road and identify further concerns before re-evaluting my designs and adjusting them coming up for my final presentation.