Ankle monitors are a thing of the past
The Challenge
Ankle monitors are clunky and invasive
Ankle monitors do not include the most up-to-date technology
Ankle monitors are embarrassing and create great stress for people trying to reassimilate back to the real world
“The new product introduction process with ACD made our team feel very heard. We had multiple check-ins, product demonstrations and prototyping stages before we finalized the design.”
The Solution
Create a monitoring device that is smaller and does not prohibit the wearer from certain legal activities or wearing certain clothing
Implement industry-leading tracking technology into a device so that offers law enforcement pinpoint locating capabilities
Design a product that doesn’t look like an ankle monitor and ease the burden of coming back to the outside world
The Result
Together with our partners, ACD successfully designed, tested, assembled and finalized a modern wearable solution to all the challenges presented above. The new device is sleek, low-key and includes the most up-to-date technology to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone.
Ankle monitors have long been used as a tracking device for parolees and people on house arrest and as an alternative punishment for crimes such as drunk driving.
But ankle monitors are invasive, uncomfortable, embarrassing and inconvenient. As former prisoners try to reassimilate back into every day life, a bulky, black box tied to their ankle is the same as tying a red flag to their neck that says “I committed a crime!”
When a partner came to ACD with the desire to fix these issues and implement new technologies into existing monitors, we leapt at the chance.
By combining industry-leading technology and our design team’s decades of experience, we created a product that will revolutionize the ankle monitor industry and provide comfort to civilians getting back to the real world.
“ACD’s attention to detail and understanding resulted in a gorgeous product that meets all our needs and takes a huge step toward creating more empathy around incarcerated individuals.”
ACD Responsibilities
Industrial Design (ID)
Mechanical Design
Strap Design (prevents prisoners from removing or ripping)
Drop and Thermal Simulations
Electrical Design
Antenna Design including Antenna Performance Simulations
Certification (CE)
Firmware design and HRM algorithm
VI - Part sourced in Asia and assemble in Texas
Capabilities
BLE (messages to the cloud and RSSI for geofencing)
Dual Primary cell battery
IP67 rating
Heart Rate Monitor, 3 axis Accelerometer
Chipset: Nordic nRF52833, Valencell HRM