Making sense with no-scent for NYC subway for a more pleasant ride.
The Concept:
Reconceptualization of a collab mid-term Physical Computing project – Kanari, a wearable that detects pollution in context of the NYC subway system. Adapting sensor technology within subway platforms and subway cars to sense odor in the immediate space to sense and callibrate a neutral air state for a more pleasant mass transit commute.
References:
Original Project:
Kanari Project from SVA Physical Computing taught by Eric Forman, a mid-term project in collaboration with Amy Wu.
http://www.nganycdesign.com/#/kanari-wearable-tech/
Articles:
http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/11/what’s-that-smell-or-an-olfactory-primer-on-new-york’s-subway-system/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/nyregion/odors-on-path-trains-tease-the-senses.html
http://www.bustle.com/articles/31869-how-new-york-city-smells-in-the-summer-the-good-the-bad-and-the-stanky
http://elitedaily.com/humor/25-people-encounter-nyc-subways/
http://nypost.com/2014/03/20/straphangers-group-claims-only-42-of-subway-cars-are-clean/
http://nypost.com/2013/05/12/if-you-see-something-gross-snap-something-gross-straphangers-chronicle-subway-schlubs/
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/complaints-about-hot-platforms-as-old-as-the-subway/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
http://aldianews.com/articles/local/philadelphia/what-does-subway-smell-today/2518