ReValidate - The Mental Checkout Kiosk

By: Chris Chavez

Introduction

• Living through a pandemic has taken a toll on people’s mental health, however very often do they elect to ignore it. Knowing when to take a step back is essential in today’s tense climate. Taking a couple of seconds to center yourself and breathe is known to help calm your nerves and ReValidate aims to help people in densely populated environments to take a minute and breathe. Convenient and Beneficial!

Description

• ReValidate is a set of kiosks in booths designed to allow users to have a quiet place to recenter themselves through a series of breathing exercises.

The kiosk uses a sensor to measure the user’s heart rate as well as a screen in order to guide the user through the exercise.

Additionally the booths use solar panels in order to help in the reduction of energy consumption.

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Functionality

• A user enters the booth and sits in front of the kiosk. Once the user places their hands on the sensors, its uses accelerometers to measure the user’s heart rate and guide them with a pre programmed regulatory exercise. After the exercise has been completed, the kiosk scans the user’s heart rate and determines whether or not it has been stabilized and displays the results.

Materials/Equipment

• Plywood (For walls)
• Door
• Soundproofing Foam Panels
• Monitor
• Accelerometer Panels (Left Hand, Right Hand)
• Solar Panels
• Backup Generator

Flow Chart

Entering the Kiosk

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• Users will first begin by entering the kiosk’s booth

Settle Into The Booth

• Once inside, the user is greeted to a soundproofed environment. After sanitizing their hands, the user must sit down in front of the booth’s monitor.

Place Hands on Sensors

• After being seated, the user will at this point place their hands on the sensors in front of the console. This is where the accelerometers embedded in the sensors determine the user’s initial heart rate.

Follow Breathing Exercises; if not stable, do again.

• Once the starting heart rate has been confirmed, the user will now be led through a series of breathing exercises that are displayed upon the monitor.
• Note: If the user’s heart rate has not lowered, the user will be directed through another guided exercise until the user has decided to finish opr the exercise has been completed.

After Heart Rate has been stabilized, sanitize hands and exit

• Once the user has recentered themselves, they will now sanitize their hands once again, gather themselves and exit the kiosk.

ReValidate - The Mental Checkout Kiosk

By: Chris Chavez