Descent S1
Credit:
Design Creative Lead: Larrin Wada ,Lead Designer: Shawn Wang | Hsuan Tsun Wang,Lead Mechanical Engineer: James Corbett, Garmin Engineering and Outdoor team
Descent S1 is the core of the Garmin diving product eco-system. It is a portable buoy that is equipped with sensors and signal transition capabilities. It connects divers’ watches and tank sensors with the personal computer systems on boats. It senses divers’ relative location as well as the distance between the divers who are underwater and the people on the boat through the dive watch. Dive coaches can monitor divers’ situations from the boat remotely and send messages to them. It improves the safety of the whole diving experience.
Segment: Dive
Brand: Garmin
Role: Industrial Designer
Location: Kansas City
Buoy Communication Tech.
The dive communication buoy works with the Garmin dive system. It lets the crew on the surface track and stay connected with their dive group. They can also send and receive preset messages with divers who are using a compatible dive computer and a Descent™ T2 transceiver. Divers in the group can see how far they are from the buoy and which direction to go to return to it
Photo Credits: Garmin
Sketch Process
Rapid concept generation and visualization
Rapid Prototyping
Physical prototypes for scale and detail evaluation.
