Snyearth Intuitive Global Clock by Xiaolong Li and Cheng Yao |
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| DESIGN NAME: Snyearth PRIMARY FUNCTION: Intuitive Global Clock INSPIRATION: The current way of displaying the world time is often a combination of multiple traditional clocks, which is not intuitive enough, and the time difference between different places cannot be represented visually. It is also not possible to view the region where you wish to view the time at will. The design is inspired by the hovering globe, and by displaying the world time on the globe, the time of different regions can be displayed more intuitively. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Snyearth provides a new way of displaying world time. User can intuitively observe the current time of any city in the world. As time goes by, the colorful time wheel reflects the light and shadow of the sky at the current moment,Meanwhile, the lights inside the globe simulate the alternation of day and night. When in use, Snyearth only needs a simple touch to display the accurate local time of the selected city. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: When using it, the user can touch the corresponding city location on the globe to display the local time of that city in real-time on the tray below. And if more than two cities are selected by the user, Snyearth can also automatically display the time difference between the cities. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project starts in Shenzhen in May 2022 and ends in Hangzhou in September 2022. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Digital and Electronic Device Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The gravitational force is provided by permanent magnets, while the repulsive force generated by the electromagnets in the base is controlled precisely and in real-time using three axial Hall sensors to achieve stability of the levitating part in all directions. Full-color LED lights are placed at the right place under the translucent ring window to achieve a colorful and natural transition display effect, and a directional rotating light source is used inside the globe to ensure a realistic simulation of the earth's day and night effect. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Dimension: 200mm x 200mm x 150mm Battery capacity: 4000mAh Power supply mode: USB type-c Input: 5V / 2000mA TAGS: World clocks, Home electronics, Smart products, Maglev, Lamps RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Firstly summarized and analyzed the existing world clocks, and found that the existing world clocks are in a single form, and it is difficult to read the time. The product iteration was carried out through the double diamond model. Last, a control experiment was conducted on the product prototype and the traditional world clock, and the results showed that it can help users get time zone information more quickly and intuitively, and also received higher scores on the interactivity dimension. CHALLENGE: The biggest problem encountered in the design process of this project is the internal structure design. Due to the use of maglev technology, the internal components must be arranged in a reasonable position to avoid electromagnetic disturbance, and also need to keep the shape as compact and simple as possible, so several iterations of the structure arrangement were made during the design process to complete the existing structure scheme. ADDED DATE: 2023-02-28 12:55:39 TEAM MEMBERS (8) : Xiaolong Li, Cheng Yao, Yiming Cheng, Zhengke Li, Sizhou Zhang, Shichao Huang, Yan Fang and Haoye Dong IMAGE CREDITS: Xiaolong Li and Cheng Yao, 2022. |
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NAME: Zhejiang University PROFILE: Zhejiang University (ZJU) is one of China’s top higher education institutions, as well as one of its oldest; its roots can be traced back to 1897 and the founding of the Qiushi Academy. Located in Hangzhou – one of China’s most picturesque cities – the University is organized across seven faculties and 39 schools. It is home to 4,383 full-time faculty members, including 30 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 31 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. ZJU has 63,136 full-time students, over 53% of whom are postgraduate students. Laying claim to several areas of research strength, ZJU currently ranks among the top three on Chinese mainland and within the top 100 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings and QS World University Rankings. Eighteen disciplines of ZJU have been selected for China’s “Double First-class” Initiative (3rd in China) and 39 disciplines graded A in the recent national assessment (1st in China). |
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Snyearth Intuitive Global Clock by Xiaolong Li and Cheng Yao is Winner in Digital and Electronic Device Design Category, 2022 - 2023.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Xiaolong Li and Cheng Yao. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Xiaolong Li and Cheng Yao. |
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