In April 2013 R&D CORE presented the ATLAS concept, an anti-theft bike lock stand aiming to eliminate the bike theft problem.
Since then, R&D CORE has evolved the concept into something much more radical and high tech, an approach not yet seen within the bicycle security market! It suits university campuses, cities and railway stations perfectly!
The refreshed concept resembles a bicycle, only upside down. Specifically, the solution consists of a stand that is secured on the pavement with two integrated rotary wheels.
Each side of the stand can be used to securely lock one bike without using external locks / chains. The bars shown can rotate around the circumference of the wheel.
In addition, each bar can pivot around one end and be pulled out.
To secure a bicycle in place, the two bars need to be rotated to align with the wheels of the bike, then extended out to pass around the bike's frame and wheel and then snap them in place to securely lock their free end back into the wheel. Both wheels and the frame are now secured. The locks can be deactivated with the use of a smartcard / credit card / smartphone or an Oyster card.
The main advantage of this new concept, ATLAS II, over the original ATLAS concept, is that the solution no longer requires expensive integration with the pavement and it is expected to be more resistant to the elements such as solid dirt / particles, leaves, water, etc. found in the urban areas.
We are looking for partnerships to commercialize our solution. Contact us to find out more!
DELIGHT YOUR CUSTOMER ANALYZE AND GROW YOUR FOOTWEAR BUSINESS TODAY
R&D CORE is revolutionising in-store shoe retailing and delivering powerful business analytics with its multi-awarded SOLEPAD SYSTEM solution!
Our SOLEPAD SYSTEM boosts retail sales, monitors footfall and captures insightful data to help you build a stronger, better business. You can now understand what is happening throughout the complete sales cycle, including why a customer did not buy.
Moreover, today’s tech-savvy shoppers are taking charge of their own shopping experience and are looking for exciting, interactive ways to shop.
The SOLEPAD SYSTEM can satisfy that demand with its simple, fast way of accurately measuring feet and boosting customer interaction with store sales assistants, making the whole shopping experience enjoyable, satisfying and above all fun for both adults and kids!
KEY BENEFITS
• Boost sales • Capture vital business analytics 24/7 • Monitor footfall patterns and deliver dynamic customer service at busy times • Optimise stock levels and store efficiency • High-tech, interactive and entertaining customer experience • Improve shoe fit and delight customers • Differentiate yourself from the competition • Personalize marketing promotions, bring customers back into store time and time again
A truly flexible display requires a truly flexible touch screen sensor
Most of today’s portable rigid display devices offer capacitive touchscreen functionality. Consumers have come to expect this technology in all smart devices and tablet computers but experience many frustrations including breakage, accidental use and an inability to operate when wearing insulating materials such as gloves.
Digital Resistive Area Sensing (DRAS®) overcomes capacitive touch screen limitations revolutionising next-gen portable devices and wearable-tech, providing greater functionality and control
The DRAS® technology delivers superior spatial resolution. It can also sense finger force and requires no re-calibration. It’s not affected by humidity or temperature swings and only picks up intentional contacts.
What’s more the sensor can be made as large as the application requires, enabling large scale flexible TV’s and extensive wall size displays to be developed without increasing the complexity of the hardware interface and without compromising the sensor performance.
Next generation smart devices can also be customized in terms of shape, size, resolution, accuracy, flexibility and cost without compromising the ease of interface.
KEY FEATURES
• The sensor is put behind the flexible display: there is no impact on the display's optical performance! • Ideal for next-generation, flexible display devices and wearable electronics • Truly flexible, rollable • Multi-touch • Finger force sensing • Not affected by humidity or temperature swings • No calibration required • Virtually borderless • Extremely thin • Consumes very little power
The DRAS® technology addresses all of the new demands and emerges as the winning solution for the new breed of portable devices with flexible displays!
Cycling is an extremely enjoyable physical activity and a highly practical and economical means of transportation, particularly in cities. It has the potential to reduce traffic congestion, pollution and noise, whilst at the same time it can reduce our dependency on the car, improve health, reduce stress and improve the quality of life of millions of people.
Unfortunately, bikes can be an easy target to thieves...
In 2011, an estimated 533,000 bikes were stolen in the UK, i.e. one per minute!
This translates to one in six cyclists experiencing bike theft each year!
It has been estimated that 66% of victims cycle less often and 24% STOP altogether
Conventional approaches to locking bikes with cable & D locks are easily circumvented using bolt cutters and bottle jacks respectively.
R&D CORE took on the challenge to come up with a highly secure, convenient and modern bike lock solution for the modern city.
Solution space exploration
The most important requirement for any bike lock solution is to offer strong theft-resistance. Nonetheless, additional requirements must be considered, such as freeing up the cyclist from the burden of heavy locks and chains. The design has to be truly functional that can be both easy and a pleasure to use.
After analysing the deficiencies of all known bike, it became apparent there was a need for a paradigm shift. We started questioning certain underlying assumptions and eventually the potential of a bike stand concept emerged.
What IF we could design a bike stand that is highly secure, modern and very easy to use? How could such a design blend in a city environment without compromising the aesthetic balance of the area?
R&D CORE's solution
Our ATLAS solution independently secures the bike's frame & wheels and is locked and unlocked using a contactless smartcard or a modern NFC-enabled smartphone.
Specifically, the concept comprises of a central stand housing (Fig. 1), which contains the necessary control electronics and two shallow pavement troughs into which the wheels are rolled. The bike frame is locked by means of a hardened shackle lock integrated on the central stand, whilst the wheels are independently secured using horizontal lock bars integrated into the troughs.
The three independent locks have an intrinsically strong resistance to the common bike thief's tools and, in combination, they create a highly secure proposition.
Scenario of Use
As a cyclist arrives to lock his bike, he places the bike in the stand and registers himself with the system by touching his phone to the stand’s NFC reader (Fig. 2). This allows the bike to be locked and, importantly, provides a one-off digital key, enabling the cyclist to later unlock the bike.
The process of locking and unlocking a bike is simple: there are no heavy, inconvenient locks for the cyclist to carry and crucially no keys to lose nor codes to forget. This is all achievable using modern cryptographic protocols and can easily be realised in an App running on a cyclist’s phone. For those without an NFC enabled mobile, a contactless smartcard will function as an alternative drop-in replacement for the NFC mobile.
The ATLAS system can be deployed by city councils, local authorities and large organisations such as hospitals, universities and large employers.
Deployment:
The solution lends itself to integration with existing transportation infrastructure (for example, TfL's Oyster scheme). Ideally, to encourage cycling, the cost to the cyclist should be nominal. The long-term benefits to a city will far exceed the initial costs in installing & running such a scheme.
Future
R&D CORE has developed a highly advanced, confidential version of the above concept. If you have any inquiries or want to know more, please contact us at: info@rndcore.com
Despite the advent of high end, high resolution graphic displays, (segment) Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) can be a preferred technology when component cost, ease of interface, low power and risk of obsolescence are of importance. A custom LCD requires an upfront investment to design the size, shape and position of the different segments. In addition, once the design is submitted for fabrication, the design can no longer change. With a tooling cost ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 (depending on the LCD size) and a lead time of 4+ months to receive the first parts, the design has to be perfect the first time, otherwise it can add a detrimental delay to the project's schedule.
Problem
How can someone rapid prototype the different design concepts and test them within the context of the target application so that the design cycle is shortened and the result is perfect before committing to the final order?
Solution:
R&D CORE has encountered the above problem and came up with a highly effective, low cost solution. After considering a few low-tech options, such as creating stencils (films with the segment areas cut out) and placing them on a light table, we quickly gravitated towards using a smart device, such as Apple's iPod Touch. The device was linked to a computer through the WiFi network and it was set up to reproduce the computer's desktop. The iPod was then placed inside a mock-up case to simulate the end product with a display window that matched the size of the target LCD. The experiments done with this setup ranged from evaluating the visibility of the segments from different distances to optimizing the exact placement and size of the segments to create a highly pleasing aesthetic result. In addition, we determined the level of brightness our LCD required to work in different environments and tested the need for, and the effect of, special anti-glare films, tinted display windows etc. Finally, we took the prototyping one step further and updated the iPod's display in real-time in response to the product's buttons to simulate and optimize the User Interface / Experience while we were waiting for the first production parts to arrive. Therefore, the lead time for the parts introduced no delay to our schedule. The above method allowed us to test multiple iterations of the LCD design in very short time and to continue with our development without having the actual LCD in our hands. Upon receiving the actual displays, their integration to the physical product was immediate and seamless.
Results
Thanks to this rapid prototyping method, R&D CORE created a highly organic font design that can be used on segment displays to replicate the visual quality of high end, high resolution displays. This work has resulted in R&D CORE obtaining four European Union Design Patents (No. 001354542-0001-0004). The designs are available for licensing; please, contact us for further details.
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This Policy applies as between you, the User of this Website R&D CORE Limited the owner and provider of this Website. This Policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us in relation to your use of the Website.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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“Cookie”
means a small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in Clause 12;
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“User”
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“Website”
means the website that you are currently using (www.rndcore.com) and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.
2. Scope of this Policy
This Policy applies only to the actions of R&D CORE and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.
3. Data Collected
Without limitation, any of the following Data may be collected by this Website from time to time:
3.1 name;
3.2 date of birth;
3.3 gender;
3.4 job title;
3.5 profession;
3.6 contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
3.7 demographic information such as post code, preferences and interests;
3.8 financial information such as credit / debit card numbers;
3.9 IP address (automatically collected);
3.10 web browser type and version (automatically collected);
3.11 operating system (automatically collected);
3.12 a list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on this Website, and the site you exit to (automatically collected);
4. Our Use of Data
4.1 Any personal Data you submit will be retained by R&D CORE for at least 6 months.
4.2 Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to Clause 5, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This does not include our affiliates and / or other companies within our group.
4.3 All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. Fore more details on security see Clause 11 below.
4.4 Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:
4.4.1 internal record keeping;
4.4.2 improvement of our products / services;
4.4.3 transmission by email of promotional materials that may be of interest to you;
4.4.4 contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Website.
5. Third Party Websites and Services
5.1 R&D CORE may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with matters that may include, but are not limited to, payment processing, delivery of purchased items, search engine facilities, advertising and marketing. The providers of such services may have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this Website.
5.2 Any Data used by such parties is used only to the extent required by them to perform the services that R&D CORE requests. Any use for other purposes is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, any Data that is processed by third parties shall be processed within the terms of this Policy and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
6. Links to Other Websites
This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. R&D CORE has no control over such websites and is in no way responsible for the content thereof. This Policy does not extend to your use of such websites. Users are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.
7. Changes of Business Ownership and Control
7.1 R&D CORE may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of R&D CORE. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.
7.2 In the event that any Data submitted by Users is to be transferred in such a manner, you may not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes. If you are contacted, you will not be given the choice to have your Data deleted or withheld from the new owner or controller.
8. Controlling Use of Your Data
8.1 Wherever you are required to submit Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following:
8.1.1 use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and
8.1.2 sharing Data with third parties.
9. Your Right to Withhold Information
9.1 You may access certain areas of the Website without providing any Data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on the Website you may be required to submit certain Data.
9.2 You may restrict your internet browser’s use of Cookies. For more information see Clause 12.
10. Accessing your own Data
You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal Data held by R&D CORE (where such data is held) on payment of a small fee which will not exceed £10.
11. Security
11.1 Data security is of great importance to R&D CORE and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected via this Website.
12. Cookies
12.1 This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. R&D CORE uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of products AND/OR services. R&D CORE has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
12.2 All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.
12.3 Before the Website places any Cookies on your computer, subject to sub-Clause 12.4 AND/OR sub-Clause 12.7, you will be presented with a cookie consent bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling R&D CORE to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.
12.4 Certain features of the Website may depend upon Cookies to function. UK and EU Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies. You may still block these cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below.
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13. Changes to this Policy
R&D CORE reserves the right to change this Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.
This agreement applies as between you, the User of this Website and R&D CORE Limited, the owner of this Website. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Website. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should stop using the Website immediately.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
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“Service”
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“Premises”
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“System”
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“User” / “Users”
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“Website”
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2. Intellectual Property
2.1 Subject to the exceptions in Clause 3 of these Terms and Conditions, all Content included on the Website, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, sound clips, video clips, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software is the property of R&D CORE, our affiliates or other relevant third parties. By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such material is protected by applicable United Kingdom and International intellectual property and other laws.
2.2 All User submissions will be treated as Non Confidential, unless there is a prior non-disclosure agreement between R&D CORE and the User.
2.3 Subject to Clause 4 you may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use material from the Website unless otherwise indicated on the Website or unless given express written permission to do so by R&D CORE.
3. Third Party Intellectual Property
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3.2 Subject to Clause 4 you may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use such material unless otherwise indicated on the Website or unless given express written permission to do so by the relevant manufacturer or supplier.
4. Fair Use of Intellectual Property
Material from the Website may be re-used without written permission where any of the exceptions detailed in Chapter III of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 apply.
5. Links to Other Websites
This Website may contain links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under the control of R&D CORE or that of our affiliates. We assume no responsibility for the content of such Websites and disclaim liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of them. The inclusion of a link to another site on this Website does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.
6. Links to this Website
Those wishing to place a link to this Website on other sites may do so only to the home page of the site www.rndcore.com (or rndcore.com) without prior permission. Deep linking (i.e. links to specific pages within the site) requires the express permission of R&D CORE. To find out more please contact us by email at info@rndcore.com.
7. Use of Communications Facilities
7.1 When using the enquiry form or any other System on the Website you should do so in accordance with the following rules:
7.1.1 You must not use obscene or vulgar language;
7.1.2 You must not submit Content that is unlawful or otherwise objectionable. This includes, but is not limited to, Content that is abusive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, ageist, sexist or racist;
7.1.3 You must not submit Content that is intended to promote or incite violence;
7.1.4 It is advised that submissions are made using the English language as we may be unable to respond to enquiries submitted in any other languages;
7.1.5 The means by which you identify yourself must not violate these terms of use or any applicable laws;
7.1.6 You must not impersonate other people, particularly employees and representatives of R&D CORE or our affiliates; and
7.1.7 You must not use our System for unauthorised mass-communication such as “spam” or “junk mail”.
7.2 You acknowledge that R&D CORE reserves the right to monitor any and all communications made to us or using our System.
7.3 You acknowledge that R&D CORE may retain copies of any and all communications made to us or using our System.
7.4 You acknowledge that any information you send to us through our System may be modified by us in any way and you hereby waive your moral right to be identified as the author of such information. Any restrictions you may wish to place upon our use of such information must be communicated to us in advance and we reserve the right to reject such terms and associated information.
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7.5.1 Any information you submit is accurate and truthful; and
7.5.2 You will keep this information accurate and up-to-date.
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9. Disclaimers
9.1 R&D CORE makes no warranty or representation that the Website will meet your requirements, that it will be of satisfactory quality, that it will be fit for a particular purpose, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all systems, that it will be secure and that all information provided will be accurate. We make no guarantee of any specific results from the use of our Services.
9.2 No part of this Website is intended to constitute advice and the Content of this Website should not be relied upon when making any decisions or taking any action of any kind.
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9.4 Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that all graphical representations of products and / or descriptions of services available from R&D CORE correspond to the actual products and / or services, R&D CORE is not responsible for any variations from these descriptions.
9.5 R&D CORE does not represent or warrant that such products and / or services will be available from us or our Premises. For this reason, please contact us prior to visiting if you wish to enquire as to the availability of any products and / or services. Any such enquiry does not give rise to any express or implied warranty that the products and / or services forming the subject matter of your enquiry will be available upon your arrival at our Premises.
9.6 All pricing information that may be on the Website is correct at the time of going online. R&D CORE reserves the right to change prices and alter or remove any special offers from time to time and as necessary.
9.7 Whilst every reasonable endeavour has been made to ensure that all information provided on this Website will be accurate and up to date, R&D CORE makes no warranty or representation that this is the case. We make no guarantee of any specific results from the use of this Website.
9.8 Whilst R&D CORE uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website is secure and free of errors, viruses and other malware, all Users are advised to take responsibility for their own security, that of their personal details and their computers.
10. Availability of the Website and Modifications
10.1 The Service is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and / or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality.
10.2 R&D CORE accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the Website resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, ISP equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, power failure, natural events, acts of war or legal restrictions and censorship.
10.3 R&D CORE reserves the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any part (or the whole of) the Website including, but not limited to, the products and/or services available. These Terms and Conditions shall continue to apply to any modified version of the Website unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
11. Limitation of Liability
11.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, R&D CORE accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage, foreseeable or otherwise, including any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the Website or any information contained therein. Users should be aware that they use the Website and its Content at their own risk.
11.2 Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or restricts R&D CORE’s liability for death or personal injury resulting from any negligence or fraud on the part of R&D CORE.
11.3 Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that these terms and conditions adhere strictly with the relevant provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, in the event that any of these terms are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that term is to be deemed severed from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions. This term shall apply only within jurisdictions where a particular term is illegal.
12. No Waiver
In the event that any party to these Terms and Conditions fails to exercise any right or remedy contained herein, this shall not be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy.
13. Previous Terms and Conditions
In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any prior versions thereof, the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
14. Third Party Rights
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall confer any rights upon any third party. The agreement created by these Terms and Conditions is between you and R&D CORE.
15. Communications
15.1 All notices / communications shall be sent to us either by post to our Premises (see address above) or by email to info@rndcore.com. Such notice will be deemed received 3 days after posting if sent by first class post, the day of sending if the email is received in full on a business day and on the next business day if the email is sent on a weekend or public holiday.
15.2 R&D CORE may from time to time send you information about our products and/or services. If you do not wish to receive such information, please click on the “Unsubscribe” link in any email you receive from us.
16. Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions and the relationship between you and R&D CORE shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Law of England and Wales and R&D CORE and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.
Unconventional sensors
We do have a secret passion; we love creating unconventional sensors using unconventional materials in unconventional ways! We do research on flexible circuit sensors, smart fabric sensors and on S/W sensors, to name a few. Stay tuned for the ground-breaking products we will be releasing in the coming months!
Once all problems have been resolved the individual solutions will be merged together towards creating a finished product. Manufacturing methods and stakeholders are identified and a beta prototype is created to demonstrate the full functionality, quality, aesthetics and cost. Sometimes, when the cost of prototyping is excessive, a 3D virtual model will be generated instead. In the meantime the resulting innovations are being protected through a series of utility patent applications, design patent applications, copyrights and most importantly with unbreakable trade secrets whenever possible!
Market Research
Throughout the whole product development process we seek and get the feedback from potential users through panel surveys, paper questionnaires, interviews, online surveys, etc. We use different tools such as Conjoint Analysis, statistical analysis, voice of the customer, price sensitivity meter (Van Westendorp) etc., to identify the value of the product's attributes to the end users and optimize the launch price.
