Aphrodite - A high precision medical color measurement device

UX-Development for a medical handheld color measurement device

Aphrodite is a handheld color sensing device for a variety of applications in dermatology, skin physiology, aesthetics and cosmetics. A multifunctional color sensor system that has been specifically developed for medical applications is leveraged for high-precision color sensing.

The device contains a custom mobile hardware platform that runs an adapted version of the Android operating system.

Details

Android UI-development & UX-Design for a custom hardware platform.

Project period: 2011/12

Color sensing technology developed by JENCOLOR and MAZeT GmbH (now ams), Jena, Germany in cooperation with the Dermatological department of the University-Hospital Jena. Device enclosure provided by ART-KON-TOR, Jena.

This work was partially funded by the TAB - Thüringer Aufbaubank.

Publication:

Springer, M. Zieger, C. Wiegand, U.-C. Hipler, F. Krumbein, G. Sieß, M. Röppischer, F. Hailer, K. Gohlke, W. Sattler, I. Schlesiger, M. Stohr, K. Meyer, M. Kaatz. 2015. Evaluierung der Farbsensorik des Farbmessgerätes „Aphrodite“. JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 13, Issue 1. (DDG 2015) 29.04.–02.05.2015, Berlin. Wiley Online Library. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.12658