Prototype this: Flying LifeGuard

Prototype this: Flying lifeguard.
Discovery channel  Jan 19th 2011.

Great to see how the development team works together on solving complex problems in a limited amount of time. In this episode the team was told by the life guard how people are rescued and what critical moments have the biggest impact on success - Life or Death...
Most important is:

• receive the destress signal,
• pinpoint location of the drawning man and
• time to get to the location

I like the way this team designs two possible rescue devices. One for short range and one for long range rescue support. I love the way technology is used to get the destress signal out and pinpoint the location. I am impressed by the simplicity of the concept: win time by supplying the drawning man with a lifevest so the life guard has more time to succeed.

The link leads to a short version. Not shown in this version is the proces of solving complex problems and the way the team handles the pressure of time. The solution however for the short and long range rescue device is shown.