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Polar bear-inspired rescue tent

A team of students from the Royal Danish Academy designed a polar bear-inspired tent with an origami folding shell that turns snow into natural insulation.





The tent can help people in need to cope with harsh conditions while waiting for rescue.  Photo: Education Design Award

The tent can help people in need to cope with harsh conditions while waiting for rescue. Photo: Education Design Award

During tests in Alaska, the design team led by Henry Glogau and Samuel Barratt demonstrated that with 400 mm of snow, the emergency tent can maintain a temperature difference of 37 degrees Celsius between the outside and inside, which is higher. much difference of 13 degrees Celsius of a typical winter tent. Recently, their tent design won the top prize at the Education Design Awards, in the Product Design category.

“What would you do if you had to cope with extreme conditions in the polar regions? Get lost with poor visibility, no cell phone signal and sub-zero temperatures. Hypothermia became a threat severe and it takes hours to get help. Extreme cold environments are extreme with conditions that are difficult to predict and control. This project provides a refuge design that turns extreme conditions into advantage,” the team describes.

The tent is made from mylar material with an origami design that anchors the tent firmly and keeps the inside warm. In strong winds, naturally formed water droplets anchor the tent to the ground while dispersing wind power. On a small scale, local turbulence is created inside the origami bags, promoting snow accumulation, thereby creating a natural protective and insulating layer.

The designers were inspired by the polar bear, which maintains its body temperature inside a thick coat with hollow hairs. Similarly, the built-in mylar material inside the origami shell reflects heat, keeping the occupants warm. While many may fear that the tent would be difficult to keep intact during a snowstorm, the team ensured the design could support the weight of an adult (70 kg) standing on top of the tent thanks to its fiberglass construction. lattice shape in the inner layer that connects and deploys simultaneously with the origami shell on the outside. In the future, emergency tents could be placed along climbing routes to set up within seconds when needed.

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