Natural Sanitizing System

Sanair utilizes a nontoxic, all-natural spray to sanitize transitionary spaces like airport airbridges, to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 amongst other passengers and crew.

ROLE: Concept, Research, Product Design, Orthographic Drawings, Visual Design, 3D Modeling and Creative Direction

TOOLS: Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhinoceros, Fusion 360 & Keyshot

AWARD: 2021 IDEA Featured Finalist

TREND

As the ease of the spread of COVID-19 became more evident, many airlines saw a drastic decrease in travel levels as many people chose to avoid being in a confined space with other individuals. This meant that many flights were cancelled due to lack of demand, leaving the airline industry in a state of emergency. In order to combat this, many airlines chose to block off center seats as a way of putting more distance between passengers.

PROBLEM

The problem is that once onboard, passengers are required to remain in their seats for the duration of the flight. During this time they touch a variety of potential infected surfaces including their face, tray table, window, arm rest and other communal touch points. The virus is then potentially transferred to their clothing and other personal belongings, which they then walk through the airport unknowingly spreading the virus.

REASEARCH

We began looking at the different ways each country was dealing with minimizing the spread of COVID-19 and where these types of solutions could be applied. We decided that transition areas such as airport airbridges would be the most effective for minimizing the spread from plane to terminal. Airport airbridges are long, elevated, passageways that take passengers safely from the terminal hall to their plane and back.

SOLUTION

We conducted research into a type of disinfectant spray that would eliminate the virus but remain harmless to the user. We wanted a more natural experience that would be less invasive and more of a relaxing experience. This is when we found a nontoxic, all-natural spray called Hypochlorous acid. Hypochlorous acid works to eliminate harmful bacteria and has a smell similar to ocean mist.

IDEAL USER JOURNEY

The ideal journey would be that infected/contaminated passengers would disembark the plane and walk through the airbridge, where they would be harmlessly disinfected with minimal effort.

SKETCHES

FINAL DESIGN

We based our design off traditional airplane windows to match the aesthetic of the airport. We wanted our device to not be intimidating and take up as little space as possible since airbridges are notoriously narrow. The design includes a small LED screen in place of the window so that airlines can advertise about safety, travel and much more.

TECHNOLOGY

Sanair was designed to be easily mounted using a mounting plate and maintained by having an easy access door to the internal workings. The device is designed to house the Hypochlorous acid which gently sprays out of the top of the device using a set of fine misting sprays. The spray then circulates the airbridge and sanitizes passers by.

MOUNTING & MAINTENANCE

BILL OF MATERIALS