HealthyTail
Track your furry friend's health
Duration: 10 Weeks
Team: Sarah Hu, Sherline Ko, Jillian Zhao
User: Pet Owners
Overview
Product Description
HealthyTails aims to provide pet owners with resources to help monitor and manage their pet’s health. This product pairs a mobile application with an external wearable SmartCollar worn by a dog or cat. The key features of HealthyTails include:
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Basic measurements of the pet’s health
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Body temperature, heart rate, activity level, and hours of sleep
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A place to record and store information about the pet’s health
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Notifications when unhealthy measurements are observed for a prolonged time
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Professional online advising from a licensed veterinarian at any time
Problem Statement
Pet owners often consider their dogs or cats to be valuable members of their family. The health of their pet is important to them, but taking a pet to the veterinarian can be expensive. Owners also have a hard time distinguishing appropriate times to visit a vet over any unusual problems they notice. They don’t want to overreact and spend unnecessary money, but they don’t want to ignore a sign of bigger health problems or something that may develop into something serious.
Vision Statement
To remedy our user’s problem, our goal is to provide the user with information to keep their pet healthy, avoid potential health problems, and deal with current ailments.
Context
The HealthyTails app and collar have been created as a project for an upper-level undergraduate Human Centered Design and Engineering class over the course of ten weeks. This course is provided by the University of Washington and was taken in the Spring quarter of 2019. The user group chosen was dog and cat owners as animals were an interest that everyone in the group shared.
Meet the Team
Sarah Hu
Hello, I'm Sarah Hu. I'm a sophomore at the UW majoring in Mathematics. I love music and movies and hope to make a difference with Human-Centered-Design.
Sherline Ko
Hello, I'm Sherline Ko. I'm a sophomore at the UW majoring in Psychology and studying Human Centered Design and Engineering. I like to read and listen to music.
Jillian Zhao
Hi, I'm Jillian Zhao. I'm a sophomore at the UW majoring in Psychology. I love photography, animals, and design.