CAMERON X-COM DRILLER CHAIR
2014
Responsible for:
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Product architecture
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Project management
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Mechanical design
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Production transfer
The X-COM driller chair was designed as a powerful brand centerpoint for Cameron drilling systems.
It was a merging point of total ergonomic compliance, new motor solutions, new production methods and a new design language.
In this chair, innovative solutions for chair functions and ergonomic compliance were combined with a unique design identity.
This was the first drillers chair to truly accomodate 5-95 percentile of worldwide users for whole body adjustments, according to NORSOK and ISO 7250.
It was also the first chair to use the new Quicksize body size adjustment system, that controls a set of 8 actuators to quickly adjust the chair size to the user with just one button
LINK: Cameron X-com presentation video
Fast lane development
The project was planned with a very short deadline, starting september 2013 with a delivery in summer 2014, just in time for ONS 2014. This was made possible with a close and intense collaboration with Eker Design working on outer surfaces and partly mechanical design on casted parts. I handled product architecture, project management and the rest of the mechanical design.
Awarded for design
The X-COM driller chair received the norwegian award for design excellence, for the integration of a strong industrial design together with all the advanced mechanical, ergonomic and HW functions in a state-of-the-art drillers chair
Advanced automated functions
The X-COM driller chair took the ergonomic adjustments to a new level by introducing automated logic between the various motors sizing the chair up and down. These automated functions made sure the chair would move only as expected by the user.
The seat height adjustment shown to the right shows how a multitude of actuators move at the same time in order to keep the leg height at set level when the user changes the armrest height.
Other chair systems would change leg height as well when adjusting the desired functions, confusing the user.
Quicksized ergonomics. Armrests slide back to reveal the chair adjustment controls. Note the Quicksize small/medium/large user buttons that can be used to "grow" or "shrink" the chair on the whole
ERGONOMIC SEAT ADJUSTMENT
Automated functions. The seat cushion stays level at adjusted leg height even when other actuators move to adjust armrest height and seat angle
Industrial design and engineering
The chair was developed in large part over screen sharing, as the team was spread over different locations from Kristiansand, Fredrikstad, Oslo and Göteborg. All team members were used to work effortlessly in tandem with remote tools, drawing out solutions and syncing designs directly in CAD over shared screens.
This approach to team setup and communication was largely the reason for the rapid and successful development.
Hidden fasteners. Screw holes can really spoil the design of a product.
A lot of effort went into screw placement and assembly sequence in order to keep fasteners hidden from the visible exterior