Project Update 4-24-23
Meeting with user
- On a rainy, gloomy, thunderstorm Saturday of 04/22/2023, Alden and David went to Georgia Browns, DC to meet with our user, Daniel, a friendly and kind homeless man. We handed over our current prototype and asked for his feedback on the product so far. We learned that most homeless people in DC did not need all the essential items in our prototype. He recommends we update our suitcase to a lighter, carriable, and flexible backpack.
Container (Alden & David)
- Planning to have a major change
- Backpack style
- Lightweight
- Flexible
- Carriable
- Appropriate size
- Added poncho and umbrella
Food heating container (Simos, Aravind, & Fathi)
- The heating pad has arrived
- Working on drilling a hole to attach the heating pad to the lunch box
Pillow & Blanket (Bri)
- Prototype 2 of the pillow is finished
- Blanket
– Prototype 2 is in the making process.
– Prototype 3 is being planned to be crocheted from old rags/clothes.
Prototype 2 for Blanket:
The current heater
Pictures of container & clothes to be used for blanket
- The update is written by David Nguyen
- Aravind is adding the photos and turning this document in
Alden is updating the website