Project2- PSS Design Peer Comments

Chieh Min Lee: Rebat-battery-recycling PSS
http://leechiehmin.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/rebat-battery-recycling-pss.html

Benjamin Chan: PSS project - G.E.R Glass Reverse Vending Machine
http://bjcyc.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/pss-project-ger-glass-reverse-vending.html

Yuliang Gu:
http://guyuliang1990.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/i-want-as-for-from-in-he-amount.html

Frankie Ho: GPS Bike System
http://frankie-industrial-design.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/gps-bike-system-rationale.html

Andrea: Battery Bin
http://andreakrakovska.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/final-pss.html

PSS Design: Trip Planner Rental System for Tourists

 

My PSS design is the trip planner rental system for tourists.

Statistic shows that large numbers of tourists are travelling using rental cars nowadays. Private cars generate much more co2 and harmful gas that contribute more on the greenhouse effect comparing to public transports. So the aim of my PSS is to encourage tourists to use public transports instead of renting cars by make it more convenient for them to take buses and trains in unfamiliar environment.

The trip planner is designed for tourists who come to Australia and just visiting for few days. This group of people is not familiar with the local public transportation system. They usually do not have internet access, so they can’t get the information online or from their apps. The trip planner has variety of language selections for tourists all around the world. It can help tourists plan trips using public transport, help tourist find the bus/train stations and navigate them there. It will provide with accurate live train/bus timetable by exchanging data with the gps on the trains and buses. This is much more useful than the current smartphone apps. Also, all map data is offline so no internet access is required, users won’t get the frustrating error message ’cannot connect the internet’. A lot of tourism information is also included in the trip planner and can suggest the near attraction to visit. Information of special transports for tourists is also provided like the hop on hop off buses, monorails and so on. The trip planner uses the iconic Australian aboriginal styled pattern that brings tourists closer to the local culture; the special looking also makes it more recognizable.

The rental system involves both operator service at service center and self-service vending machines. The vending machine provides rental service of the trip planner and the operator service provides renting, returning and also free charging of the trip planner. So tourists can rent a trip planner at the vending machine and return it at any of the service centers. When the battery of the trip planner runs out, users can simply swap it with a fully charged one at the nearest service center. The service center will be located at airports, hotels, and tourists’ attraction so tourists can have easier access to the service. And the vending machines can be put at the crowded places like city, train stations and so on; they all have solar panels on the top that can use solar energy to charge the trip planners inside.

Compact Trip Planner for tourists

Compact Trip Planner for tourists

 

-For tourists come to Sydney for couple of days who are not familiar with Sydney and do not have internet access (foreign tourists).

-To encourage tourists travel in Sydney with public transports rather than renting cars or taking taxis. Make it more convenient for tourist to travel with public transports.

 

-The Trip Planner has a built in gps that shows the tourist’s location. It lists the nearby tourist attractions, so tourists can select the place they want to go to and the Trip Planner will calculate the route for them, showing what kind of public transports they can use and where to catch the buses or trains.

-As tourists are not familiar with the public transport system in Sydney, it is not easy for them to get to the tourist attractions without renting cars or taxis. The Trip Planner shows tourists clearly how they can get to their destinations using public transports so they do not need to hire a taxi or rent a car. It is also a cheaper way for the tourists.

 

-The Trip Planner rental station can be put in city, airports, hotels, tourist attractions.

-The Trip Planners are charged in the rental station using solar energy collected by the station. So the tourists can get to a tourist attraction and plug in their Trip Planner and left it charging in the station, when they finish they come back and take the fully charged Trip Planner and plan a trip to another scenic spot.

-The Trip Planner is in compact size, so the tourists can hang them on the bag or belts. Or they can put them in the bag when not using.

-The rental fee is charged per day. Tourists can book it online and pick it up in any rental station.