디자이너 Meizhu Li의 작품 Nighty Night 수면 보조 손목 밴드은(는) 매우 권위 있는 2020 A' Design Award 철상의 웨어러블 기술 디자인 부문에서 탁월한 수상작입니다.

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Nighty Night 수면 보조 손목 밴드

디자이너: Meizhu Li

웨어러블 기술 부문 A' Design Award 철상 수상작

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Nighty Night 수면 보조 손목 밴드 소개

나이티 나이트(Nighty Night)는 수면의 질을 개선하기 위해 설계된 웨어러블 손목 밴드입니다. 나이티 나이트는 중국 전통 지압법과 현대 기술을 결합하여, 저주파 펄스 전류로 손목의 경혈을 자극합니다. 전류는 두 개의 전극 패드 사이를 흐르며 그 사이 영역 전체에 고른 자극을 만들어내므로, 정확한 경혈 위치를 찾을 필요가 없습니다. 사용자는 취침 전에 밴드를 착용하고 강도와 사용 시간을 설정합니다. 밴드는 기기를 충전해 주는 케이스에 보관되며, 전자 부품은 분리하여 세척할 수 있습니다.

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Nighty Night 수면 보조 손목 밴드, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 철상 수상작으로, 잘 디자인된 창작물에 기대되는 전문적·산업적 요건을 충족하는 좋은 디자인에 수여되는 권위 있는 인정입니다. 철상 수상작은 창작자의 뛰어난 기술, 높은 전문성, 전문가다운 이해, 창의적 역량을 보여 줍니다. Nighty Night 수면 보조 손목 밴드, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 창작물로서 실용적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 철상 수상 디자인은 업계 모범 사례를 통합하며 노하우와 재능으로 연결된 유능한 기술적 특성을 갖추고 있습니다. Nighty Night 수면 보조 손목 밴드, 이 작품은 철저함으로 존중받으며 삶의 질을 개선하여 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만들도록 디자인되었습니다.

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고유 특성: Nighty Night is a wearable wristband that combines traditional Chinese acupressure with modern technology by using a low-frequency current to stimulate certain acupoints that can improve sleep quality. It does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia.
치수 및 패키징: wristband 240mm*35mm*5mm
Box 255mm*50mm*40mm
태그: wearable, sleep, technology, traditional Chinese medicine
생산 기술: The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads that are taped to the patient’s skin.
Since people's body size are different, so there is also slightly different for the location of the same acupoint. The technology can easily resolve the problem by creating even stimulation between the area of two electrode pads.
디자인 과제: The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current, which has a parallel in a machine used for cancer patients. The principle is to relieve pain by creating mild electrical pulses to improve local circulation and relax muscles. The existing product applies this technology to people who experience joint or muscle pain for a variety of reasons. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads (positive and negative) that are taped to the patient’s skin. The technology creates even stimulation in the current between the two poles. I am investigating whether this technology can stimulate the particular acupoints that help people sleep without requiring the user to pinpoint the precise location of those acupoints.
In support of my theory that this technology can be used to stimulate acupoints and improve sleep, I found a thesis written by a graduate student at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The student compared the effects of acupuncture (stimulated acupoints by needle) and pulse current instruments on sleep quality for people with depressive insomnia. The result showed that both methods improved sleep quality, and there was no significant difference in the degree of improvement between the two groups. In that way, I can use this technology into my design.
연구: In traditional Chinese medicine, insomnia can be resolved by using acupressure. The pressure is applied to a certain acupoint that can improve sleep quality.
There are about 19 acupoints on our body that can improve sleep quality, and the most effective sleep acupoints are located at the wrist and calf.
Since the wrist acupoints are more concentrated and accessible than those on the calf, I decided to design a wristband that can stimulate them for improved sleep.
영감: According to the National Alliance On Mental Illness, over one-third of Americans report difficulty sleeping.
There are many existing sleep aids, such as music and incense, but they often work for some people and not for others. Some sleeping aids need active efforts on the part of the user, but not all people can stick to the program.
So I wanted to find a scientific method that does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia.
프로젝트 기간: Started in September 2018 and finished in May 2019.
운영 흐름: The user basically uses it before they go to bed. The user opens the housing of the wristband when he/she is ready to sleep, puts on the band, and sets the intensity of the electric stimulation and duration, before switching on the device. The next morning the user removes the wrist strap and puts it back into the box, where it will be automatically charged.
The electronic part can be easily taken out from the wristband and clean or change the band.