BUTTERFLY
a multi-product concept for black bear research & monitoring.
research & user experience
Spring 2018 — 12 weeks
(01) INTRODUCTION
(02) RESEARCH
(03) EXPLORATION
(04) SOLUTION
TEAM
PROJECT PARTNERS
(01) INTRODUCTION
(02) RESEARCH
(03) EXPLORATION
(04) SOLUTION
CLIENT GOALS
INTERVIEW INSIGHTS
FIELD RESEARCH
PAIN POINTS
IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM
(01) INTRODUCTION
(02) RESEARCH
(03) EXPLORATION
(04) SOLUTION
CONCEPT IDEATION
SECONDARY RESEARCH
FORM EXPLORATION
PROTOTYPING
(01) INTRODUCTION
(02) RESEARCH
(03) EXPLORATION
(04) SOLUTION
FINAL CONCEPT
TWO PART SOLUTION
FIELD PROCESS
WHY IS BUTTERFLY BETTER?
PART ONE: COLLAR
COLLAR INTERIOR
INTERPRETING DATA
PART TWO: DRONE
DRONE INTERIOR
DRONE FUNCTION
A WORK IN PROGRESS
The team provided a functional minimum viable product for DGIF, including a 3D printed drone & collar (operating on batteries, arduinos and various sensors). Butterfly’s final form remains a work in progress, as students continue to prototype drone and collar enclosures that mirror our sketched vision.