Iowa State Industrial Design
December 2023 | 5 weeks
HAPTIC SIGHT
HAPTIC SIGHT
Project Breif
Overview:
This project was part of an assignment focused on designing solutions for displaced individuals. Specifically, it aims to create a hands-free navigation device for visually impaired people to improve their interaction with the environment.
Goals:
Hands-Free Navigation: Enable movement without using hands.
Comfort: Ensure comfort for long-term use.
Battery Life: Provide extended battery life.
Easy Charging: Implement user-friendly charging.
Adjustability: Allow customization for different users.
Target Audience:
The primary audience includes visually impaired individuals who face challenges in navigating their environment. This solution is particularly aimed at those who have been displaced or live in settings where traditional mobility aids are insufficient.
Significance:
This project aims to introduce a groundbreaking solution to improve independence and quality of life for visually impaired individuals.
Navigation technology for the blind has not advanced in years
Let's fix that
Mobility canes
- Require constant contact
- Maximum depth determined by length of stick
- Limited interpretation of the physical world
Service Dogs
- High maintenance costs and effort
- Restricted access in some public places.
- Emotional dependency issues.
Electronic Mobility Aids
- Underdeveloped technology
- Same utility as the cane
Mission Statement
Empowering the blind to navigate and experience the world with independence through the fusion of LiDAR technology and haptic feedback vests
Initial Ideation
Developing the interface for holding the Lidar module relative to the users head. I began designing around common unisex glasses because they're common and look like nothing more than regular glasses.
Further Development
Began development of more glasses designs, exploring the options for charging, battery containment, and weight distribution.
Vest Designs
Exploring designs for the haptic interface that is used to signal the locations of objects to the user.
The Glasses
Using a 12 mega pixel camera and a mini LIDAR, these glasses are able to map the physical world around the user in real time
Process and Transmit
Located inside the temples of the glasses is technology allowing the LIDAR and camera data to be transferred to the haptic feedback vest.
Timless, yet unique
The glasses are made to have a classic, unisex design while still having elegent modern curves.
The Vest
Made from lightweight, water and stain resistant fabric, the vest is designed to be worn under clothing. The glasses communicate the camera and lidar data to the vest to create a haptic feedback map for communicating the physical world through feel.
Haptic Feedback
The Modules
Let's see it in action
As a visually impaired person approaches this vehicle, the vest will scan and detect the location and signal to the vest to vibrate accordingly.
Feedback
The glasses detect the car and give the vest signal to vibrate, the intensity of the vibration increases and decreases dependent on the distance from the object.
The Mount
The glasses detect the car and give the vest signal to vibrate, the intensity of the vibration increases and decreases dependent on the distance from the object.
The Mount
The glasses detect the car and give the vest signal to vibrate, the intensity of the vibration increases and decreases dependent on the distance from the object.
The Mount
The glasses detect the car and give the vest signal to vibrate, the intensity of the vibration increases and decreases dependent on the distance from the object.
Thankyou
The glasses detect the car and give the vest signal to vibrate, the intensity of the vibration increases and decreases dependent on the distance from the object.
