PYB Inflatable helmet

Assignment- Identify a market opportunity and create a company and product that is ready to be launched. A focus on branding was made in addition to normal design. The Pyb Helmet came out of a "motion" studio. My Idea was to protect people's heads while they ride rental E-Scooters or commute via personal mobility devices via easily packable helmets. Most Rentals do not come with a helmet, my research showed that even if provided many do not wear them because they don't like the look or comfort. The PYB is designed to provide an alternative form of head protection that can be used to reduce impacts on a user's head while being very packable and dispensable from E-scooters.

This was a poster I made to describe my project

This was the brochure for my company.

Concept sketches I made early on

I tried a massive quantity of methods to create the final airbag, as well as different air pressures. About 32 PSI seemed to prevent impact while still being flexible enough to slow someone's head on impact

We had to make a logo for our companies in class. Above is my exploration of various logos.

Work was done on making a dispenser system that would be tamper-proof. Inflatable helmets would be placed in waterproof bags on a mechanism that can dispense them one at a time via a company like the Byrd Escooter app. The mechanism is a non-back-drivable worm gear secured by a hardened steel bar and a proprietary locking mechanism built into the bag. A nylon helix pusher would push this mechanism forward and off the front of the bar. I got the system working in the end, but I lacked the coding knowledge to do the app integration.

In lieu of a final presentation, we were told to set up a tradeshow booth with Promo items for our products. I made packaging for my helmet to be sold in, cookies, and stickers for mine.

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