OLED Daylight Window System
- 1. „UNIVERSAL DESIGN‟ DESIGNING FOR THE REST OF US Design a product to help those with physical or cognitive impairments that is also appealing to the mass market.
- 2. Named after Personality/Behavioural changes German physician Alois Alzheimer
- 3. Normal Alzheimer‟s
- 4. HOW DOES IT START? THERE IS NO CURE Unknown, but factors include: Make life easier Hereditary Factors Prolong Independence Environmental Factors Full Spectrum Light Therapy (head trauma/educational level/early life experiences)
- 5. FULL SPECTRUM LIGHT THERAPY Sit/stand stationary 2-3 feet away 1-4 hours a day In winter and dull periods of summer
- 6. BRIGHT SUNNY DAY = 100,000 lux AVERAGE LIGHTBULB = 250 – 500 lux FULL SPECTRUM LIGHT = 5,000 – 10,000 lux
- 7. RESETS CIRCADIAN RHYTHM (light and dark cycle) • Prevents „Sundown Syndrome‟ • Maintains 24 hour sleeping pattern • Slows cognitive deterioration • Decreases symptoms of depression
- 8. “clunky” “small buttons” “unintuitive”
- 9. DESIGN A NEW WAY OF BRINGING FULL SPECTRUM LIGHT THERAPY INTO THE HOME AIMS FOR THE DESIGN: HEALTHWISE • Be Harmonious/Non-invasive • Prolong Independence • Not be obviously medical • Improve mood and general • Does not require manual interaction wellbeing • Easy to use • Take the strain off the NHS and care homes 35 million people worldwide 5th leading cause of death in people aged 65 or over
- 10. FULL SPECTRUM OLED PANELS ON FLEXIBLE, TRANSPARENT PLASTIC SUBSTRATE INSTALLATION SIMILAR TO VINYL STICKERS WATERPROOF PROTECTIVE LAYER FOR EASY CLEANING 2 LIGHT MATRIXES: 1. FULL SPECTRUM MINUS BLUE Adjustable brightness 2. BLUE LIGHT – ACTIVATED ON FULL POWER The beneficial wavelength Completes the spectrum
- 11. Easy to produce (inkjet printers) Thinner, more flexible, lighter Can be plastic (LEDs/LCDs have to be glass) Softer, more diffused light Brighter – can be multi-layered, glass absorbs light Brightness controlled by current Lower power consumption (no backlighting) Generate own light Larger field of view (170º) Can be made in large sheets Can be transparent and/or flexible
- 12. How do OLEDS work? Electrophosphorescence ELECTRONS (electrical current) LIGHT
- 14. Induction charged Wireless control unit Base unit connected to mains power and OLED window system
- 15. ON/OFF BUTTON FOR WHOLE LIGHT SYSTEM TOUCH SENSITIVE DIMMER DIAL FULL POWER = FULL SPECTRUM ON/OFF BUTTON FOR FULL SPECTRUM TIMER SYSTEM OVERRIDES DIMMER DIAL CANNOT EXCEED 4 HOURS A DAY ON/OFF BUTTON FOR AUTOMATED ONE HOUR ROTATION (10 MINS FULL SPECTRUM) OVERRIDES MANUAL SETTINGS FADES IN AND OUT GRADUALLY
- 16. PHOTOVOLTAIC SENSOR CAMERA SENSOR Light automatically turns on when light levels outside go Lights only stay on when below a certain level there is a person in the room, to save energy If product used as a system in all rooms of the house, only the MOTION SENSOR lights within rooms in use will be on OLED display on control unit only glows when a person is within 1.5m of it
- 17. UP TO 85% TRANSPARENCY When light is off LIGHT TRAVELS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS Light visible from outside EXTRA PRIVACY Inside area not visible from outside BLOCKS SHADOWS Another catalyst for „Sundown Syndrome‟ ECO-FRIENDLY More energy-efficient than LEDs or lightbulbs
- 18. SCIENTIFIC CLAIMS THAT BLUE LIGHT CAN CAUSE RETINAL DAMAGE Especially in people who already have glaucoma or other macular degeneration LIFE SPAN OF BLUE OLEDS Blue OLEDs = 14,000 hours (4 hours a day = nearly 10 years) Green and red OLEDs = 46,000 - 230,000 hours WATER DAMAGE TO OLEDS
- 19. DIY KITS FOR SELF-INSTALL COMMERCIAL APPLICATION SYSTEM SOLD AS A SERVICE Could be used in carehomes and hospitals FULL WINDOW REPLACEMENT 3 TIERS OF EXPENSE