Spacesuit

Design of a spacesuit as part of a fictional set design based on a science fiction story by Phillip K. Dick.

Industrial Design

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PROJECT: 3 MONTHS (2019) | TEAM WORK (3 PEOPLE) | CONTRIBUTIONS: CONCEPT, IDEATION, 3D - MODELLING

Introduction

In this project we worked together as a team with the whole course, devided in small groups. For the science fiction short story „Cosmic Poachers“ by Philip K. Dick, we developed different elements of the storyboard for a fictional set design. Together with two fellow students, I designed the humans‘ spacesuit, while other teams worked on the design of the spaceships, vehicles or the character design of the aliens.

Realisation

Based on the story we defined the requirements and functions of the suit. Especially in the formal-aesthetic design, we regularly discussed our concept with our fellow studentes to finally present a coherent set design. We modeled the suit in Rhinoceros 3D, the renderings were created in Keyshot.

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The suit consists of a flexible softshell and a protective hardshell sitting on top of it, whose elements can slide into each other when moving.

Conclusion

Due to the different layers, the suit offers optimal protection with maximum freedom of movement. The mesh material can adapt climatically to different atmospheres. An AR display is integrated into the helmet visor, which provides information about the environment. Micro-expressions are used to influence opponents on a psychological level as well.

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