APPLIED

DESIGN

Although our method for detecting the red tide was interesting and delivered positive results, it did not cover the problem in a real way . The biggest problem was the people who interacted directly with the products contaminated with toxins. In this case, the entities in charge of the inspection of the shellfish and the fishermen of the south of our country.

Because of this, we decided that it was necessary to devise a system that allowed us to take our project to our final users, leaving the laboratory environment and bringing science to people in a simple way by means of a practical design.

METHODOLOGY

We rely on the methodology of project development "Design Thinking", which in a first stage allowed us to empathize with people who were directly affected by the problem. Thanks to these instances and previous research we gathered valuable information. We also devised a basic prototype and tested its functionality with fishermen. Finally, we obtained the necessary requirements to ideate our final design. Next we will expose all the steps that we followed in order to obtain the final product.