PRODUCTS FOR INDEPENDENT TRAVEL – “The Future of Personal Travel” BACKGROUND: A few decades ago the majority of holidays were purchased as a package, with travel companies organising all the flights, transfers, accommodation and food. Today, with cheaper airfares and tools such as price comparison websites, it is possible - and popular - to book each part of the journey yourself. Travel to all corners of the world is today more popular and more accessible. There are still great challenges on trips to far-flung places, but these can be managed more easily with the correct products in your luggage or on your person. In addition, comfort on long journeys, such as those by air, can be improved with innovative design. As an increasing number of people are only travelling with hand luggage, there is a need for more products to be compact or multifunctional. THE BRIEF: Design an innovative product, primarily in plastic, that will provide a more comfortable and less stressful travel experience. Your design should be: · Original · Sustainable · Cost effective to manufacture · Affordable and user friendly · Robust enough to withstand the challenges of any mode of travel · Meet the increasing demands of security checks Given the highly competitive nature of this market, you need to show a clear understanding of your product’s target market and how you plan to commercialise it. DELIVERABLES : 4pm Monday 22nd August 2016 online submission via moodle PowerPoint presentation showing the following · market research · quantitative specification of the problem you intend to solve · initial concept designs · systematic comparison of your initial designs · design development · engineering analysis · final design including material suggestion · approximate costing

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