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Charlie Kershaw

Industrial Design (BA Hons)

I am an Industrial designer and performance swimmer at Loughborough University. I have raced at the 2021 and 2024 Olympic trails and trained with Paralympians. Combining my knowledge with design I have created an aid for visually impaired swimmers.

POSEIDON

Swimmer being tapped by POSEIDON
Rear view of POSEIDON.
Internal workings of POSEIDON

DETECTION SYSTEM

Using a home detection system I have modified the code to detect a swimmers location in a swimming pool

The swimmer is detected by the camera built into POSEIDON and can determine the location of the swimmer.
The tapping arm can then move into position using inbuilt motors to move into position that has been calculated judging from the location and side of the lane the swimmer is.
Once the swimmer is in there final position and in range to be tapped. The swimmer is tapped so they know it is now time to turn.

The battery also contains the software that can detect swimmers and can easily be removed from POSEIDON.

It can then be placed on its charging pad to charge or connect to a laptop for updates.

POSEIDON can be easily clamped to a standard swimming pool starting block by using built in cam levers to securely attach it.

Once attached POSEIDON will automatically run its self once a swimmer has been detected.

POSEIDON is the Greek god of the sea and represents the strength of the athlete. A signature object of Poseidon is a trident which relates to the tapping stick incorporated into my design. The blue dot of the eye represents the tapping stick used in my product without hindering the legibility of the name.
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