Concept 1 initial sketching
Concept 1 looks at maintaining a traditional style while tackling problems such as communication and adjustability.
Concept 2 Initial Sketching
Concept 2 looks at a specialist helmet for shipboard firefighters looking at integration of neck hoods and respirators
Concept 3 Initial Sketching
Concept 3 looks at creating an adaptable helmet that could be altered for a variety of scenarios
Concept 4 Initial Sketching
Concept 4 looks at tackling communication, looking at throat communicators while also thinking about visual communication.
Concept 5 Initial Sketching
Concept 5 looks at integration, combining lighting and respirators into the helmet but still allowing firefighters flexibility through it use.
Concept 6 Initial Sketching
Concept 6 looks at designing a helmet for 2020 incorporating technology such as BIM and Project tango and assessing the benefit this could have
Goggles designed for Concept 6, the technology would be incorporated into these as the research highlighted how much helmets are battered around by their users. This would help allow better care for the product.
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Final Major Project - Fire Helmet (In Progress)

My Final Major Project at University looks at re-designing the fire helmet for better communication and weight while also looking at how the helmet fits in with the variety of tasks a firefighter performs.

Ben Kubler
Product Design Student Coventry, United Kingdom