RFID Sports Timing Device 3D renderings (photo quality) and Housing Design
Budget: $1,500 – $3,000 AUD
I'm seeking a professional to design a practical and aesthetically pleasing housing for an RFID decoder to be used in sports timing for events like marathon running, fun running, ocean swimming, downhill mountain biking and triathlon (to name a few).
We need to act quickly on the first pahsae of this project so we an produce promotional materials in advance of product completion.
The equipment is used in a demanding outdoor environment, that requires robustness, waterproofing, reliability of all things, and aesthetics. Equipment is frequently exposed to heat, sand, rain, mud and rough handling by operators and volunteers.
There are two phases of the project, being v2 'Dec2' and v3.
v2 is the current priority, and when completed we'll move onto v3.
There are two models - UHF and HF (may be referred to as RF in documents)
V2
v2 is a pre-production device utilising an existing housing and new base. For this project, we want coherent images and white-label branding for several target customers, including in order of priority;
1. ourselves (ONETIME) onetime.sport
2. Active Endurance https://www.activeendurance.com/solutions/timing/ipico
3. ASICS Digital https://www.asicsdigital.com/ (the digital arm of the sports wear company)
4. Trident RFID https://www.tridentrfid.com/
5. MyLaps https://www.mylaps.com/
Review the websites of these companies to acquire their logos, and colour pallete to create perspective images that can be presented to them as a starting point for their brand-engineering.
These images will be used in brochures and on web-pages so need to be of photo quality.
All of the artwork, drawings, labels, branding manual, etc for v2 are available on a public drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G6M1Auli9E1fGtFH7qsyMwOAe9C1lJX7/view?usp=sharing
V3
v3 is a new housing design concept. We like the Hantek oscilloscope design style. Refer to the Hantek images attached, allowing for 6 BNC connectors on the front and two on the sides (which could both be together - like Hantek has done) and allowing for battery and PCB's. The UHF version can produce heat, so a material like Aluminium is required for heatsinking.
The sides need to be plastic (probably polycarbonate) to allow for RF for cellular and GPS to have line of sight to towers/receivers/space.
Our Engineer made the following points in relation to using the Hantek housing concept as a starting point;
1. Bulk up the rubber on top and bottom a bit (if it was lying flat on the biggest side). Both for proper impact and ground clearance of 1cm or so. Otherwise, any screen or stickers will get super scratched up
2. Plastic/Polycarbonate side insets for the antennas to ensure good cellular reception.
3. The ends with the connectors need to be protected from drops, either through extending the housing out if CNC, or increasing the length of the rubber stoppers, or adding metal loops etc.
4. Sized so that it has a layer of batteries and then one PCB if possible (maybe two), but case dimensions will be driven by connectors otherwise.
5. Stickers around the connectors on either side (or laser/silk). There are probably two polycarb stickers at the bottom in a pocket: one for generic regulatory / power / recycling, etc., and one for device ID / serial / etc., so we are not wasting a tonne when we update units etc.
6. The screen on the top probably does not have buttons, only the one at the side with connectors. It depends on what's needed after some ideation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engineer a design that encapsulates the following features:
=> Waterproofing: The product should be capable of functioning in different weather conditions and resist any water damages.
=> Durability: The RFID Decoder device must be robust and sturdy to withstand practical usage during sports events.
=> Lightweight: The product should not be cumbersome, it must be easily portable and user-friendly.
Ideal Candidate:
- Proficiency in industrial design, particularly for electronics.
- Creative, and innovative designer
- Background in designing rugged, waterproof and lightweight products.
- An understanding of RFID technologies (related to RF and heat sinking).
- Knowledge of sports timing equipment, their use cases, and their design constraints.
We need to act quickly on the first pahsae of this project so we an produce promotional materials in advance of product completion.
The equipment is used in a demanding outdoor environment, that requires robustness, waterproofing, reliability of all things, and aesthetics. Equipment is frequently exposed to heat, sand, rain, mud and rough handling by operators and volunteers.
There are two phases of the project, being v2 'Dec2' and v3.
v2 is the current priority, and when completed we'll move onto v3.
There are two models - UHF and HF (may be referred to as RF in documents)
V2
v2 is a pre-production device utilising an existing housing and new base. For this project, we want coherent images and white-label branding for several target customers, including in order of priority;
1. ourselves (ONETIME) onetime.sport
2. Active Endurance https://www.activeendurance.com/solutions/timing/ipico
3. ASICS Digital https://www.asicsdigital.com/ (the digital arm of the sports wear company)
4. Trident RFID https://www.tridentrfid.com/
5. MyLaps https://www.mylaps.com/
Review the websites of these companies to acquire their logos, and colour pallete to create perspective images that can be presented to them as a starting point for their brand-engineering.
These images will be used in brochures and on web-pages so need to be of photo quality.
All of the artwork, drawings, labels, branding manual, etc for v2 are available on a public drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G6M1Auli9E1fGtFH7qsyMwOAe9C1lJX7/view?usp=sharing
V3
v3 is a new housing design concept. We like the Hantek oscilloscope design style. Refer to the Hantek images attached, allowing for 6 BNC connectors on the front and two on the sides (which could both be together - like Hantek has done) and allowing for battery and PCB's. The UHF version can produce heat, so a material like Aluminium is required for heatsinking.
The sides need to be plastic (probably polycarbonate) to allow for RF for cellular and GPS to have line of sight to towers/receivers/space.
Our Engineer made the following points in relation to using the Hantek housing concept as a starting point;
1. Bulk up the rubber on top and bottom a bit (if it was lying flat on the biggest side). Both for proper impact and ground clearance of 1cm or so. Otherwise, any screen or stickers will get super scratched up
2. Plastic/Polycarbonate side insets for the antennas to ensure good cellular reception.
3. The ends with the connectors need to be protected from drops, either through extending the housing out if CNC, or increasing the length of the rubber stoppers, or adding metal loops etc.
4. Sized so that it has a layer of batteries and then one PCB if possible (maybe two), but case dimensions will be driven by connectors otherwise.
5. Stickers around the connectors on either side (or laser/silk). There are probably two polycarb stickers at the bottom in a pocket: one for generic regulatory / power / recycling, etc., and one for device ID / serial / etc., so we are not wasting a tonne when we update units etc.
6. The screen on the top probably does not have buttons, only the one at the side with connectors. It depends on what's needed after some ideation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engineer a design that encapsulates the following features:
=> Waterproofing: The product should be capable of functioning in different weather conditions and resist any water damages.
=> Durability: The RFID Decoder device must be robust and sturdy to withstand practical usage during sports events.
=> Lightweight: The product should not be cumbersome, it must be easily portable and user-friendly.
Ideal Candidate:
- Proficiency in industrial design, particularly for electronics.
- Creative, and innovative designer
- Background in designing rugged, waterproof and lightweight products.
- An understanding of RFID technologies (related to RF and heat sinking).
- Knowledge of sports timing equipment, their use cases, and their design constraints.