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Divyanshu Thakur | Mdes MVD 15-17


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Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Date: 2015-2017 

Medium: Photograph

Credits: IDC


Detailed Description

Divyanshu Thakur is a product designer at ReferralCandy. He received his M.Des in Mobility Design from IDC (IIT Bombay) in 2017. Prior to that, he did his B.Tech in automobile engineering from the Hindustan University. His previous work experiences are: Design Consultant as a freelancer (2017–2019), Product Designer at Insider.in (2018–2020), and Product Designer at Paytm (2019–2020).


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Projects

The Technology of Star Trek

Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. It is a cult television series that has received appreciation from all corners of the world. Created in the late 1960s, the timeline of Star Trek is based on the 23rd century A.D. The original series, which portrays the USS Enterprise commanded by Captain Kirk, shows the adventures of the ship around the galaxy as they meet new species, get attacked by hostile sentient aliens, and discover new technology.

This project tries to document the futuristic technology of the original series, which has become a normal part of people's lives in the future. The methodology involved was to thoroughly analyse each hour long episode to look for subtle and obvious ways in which technology interacts with the environment, the crew, and other organisms around the galaxy.


Summer Internship at Vivek Amberkar Product Design

Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) is a form of non-invasive brain stimulation that applies a small, pulsed electric current across a person's head to treat anxiety, depression, insomnia, and chronic pain. Electrodes are placed on the earlobes, maxilla-occipital junction, mastoid processes, or temples. CES has been widely used by dental surgeons in western countries, which helps the patient relax so that the surgeon can perform dental operations. In the United States, CES technology is classified by the Food and Drug Administration as a Class III medical device and must be dispensed by or on the order of licenced healthcare practitioners. The FDA indicates that there are 11 CES devices cleared for marketing in the United States.

One such device is made by Nucalm Technologies, a company based in the USA that produces and sells CES devices. Their existing product is sold as a package of separate devices that must be used by the patient. They want the new product to be an integral device that houses all the separate components into a single unit and looks appealing to the user. Since it will now be marketed to a wider audience, the redesigned product should also look stylish and have the feel of a premium product.


Two Wheeler for Package Delivery People

Package delivery has become a large business in recent years in India. People order millions of products online on a daily basis, and these products are shipped to them at their doorsteps mostly by delivery boys on their two-wheelers. In recent years, the number of two-wheeler delivery boys has increased multifold due to the large demand for door-to-door delivery. However, there are a lot of issues with the way these people carry the packages. A lot of health issues have been reported by riders due to this delivery system. The riders often complain about a lack of security features and discomfort due to the occupation. But as of now, no significant solution has been implemented to reduce or eliminate the problems they face. It is high time, looking at the sheer number of delivery boys on the road and the risks they have to face due to this occupation, that a solution be implemented to improve their situation. This project aims to design a bike that would aid the rider in performing his job in an easier and simpler way.


Fire Fighting Vehicle for Urban Crowded Areas

The Mumbai Fire Brigade has been operating with large first responders for quite a long time. Since the dawn of overpopulation in the city, the city is becoming more crowded, roads are getting narrower due to the encroaching of settlements, and it becomes difficult for emergency vehicles to pass through these roads in case of a disaster. Because the fire responders vehicles are so large, their response times are heavily affected by their own size. Most of the time, not all of the equipment that is placed on a first responder is actually needed at the scene of the disaster.

This project tries to understand what can be done to tackle fire-related disasters in the crowded urban streets of a metropolitan city. What causes inconvenience to the current fire fighting system, the kinds of fire fighting systems in an urban fire fighting system, and focusing on a particular kind of fire fighting system. The goal of the project is to come up with a concept for a firefighting vehicle that can perform all the vital functions of a traditional firefighting engine while being able to tackle the challenges of a crowded urban city.