Above is the root of the new need for protection from the newest threat to home delivery, porch pirates.
The use environment that I decided to focus my research on, was suburban homes that are appealing to thieves as they are typically low security with high value goods, all within a close proximity to one another. At the bottom left I built the range of Amazon Box sizes to get a sense of the scale required. I identified the opportunity footprint for a new parcel box with the help of front door pictures that I added a red outline for potential location for installation.
Users typically find little need for a parcel box because the market already has options that are both expensive and industrial looking. The bottom left picture illustrates a theoretical solution with a doggy-door approach, mimicking the library chute book return system. On the top right I illustrated the brief storyboard of the current delivery system to get a sense of the complications and opportunities for developing a new system. Pictured on the bottom right is more approaches to theoretical solutions in securely delivering with ease for the homeowner and delivery driver, while maintaining security over packages.
My exploration sketches revolved around a moving component that would reduce the footprint while not in use, while also allowing large packages to be secured safely by the front door when deployed. After exploring a slide concept, then fold concept, then wrap concept and then a hidden wrap concept, I decided to develop the drop-down fold bag design.
Following some mock up exploration at small scale, I built a full size brown paper and cardboard to test, acting as a delivery driver to identify any potential problem areas in my design system.
Above is my flat layout plan for materials to build the final working prototype.
This was the exploded view of the 3D model built in SolidWorks and then rendered in Keyshot.
Final dimensions following the opportunity footprint shown in red in the second board.
