It is an LED handle cover for the monocular who do not have distance sense and three dimensions. This handle cover has red and yellow lights to alarm emergency situations in which an outside vehicle approaches.
Handle Cover for Monocular
360-degree simulation for driving
Design Process
Narrow path
General road
Complex road
Express highway
Shutting
Highway
Path
Navigator
How
Where
Road
Horn
Sights&Sound
Jaywalker
Who
Disabled
Drowsy
driving
When
Interruption
Overspeed
Slow
Traffic Changes
Interviews
Do you have problems in your life and driving?
"There are too many cars to notice at once."
“It is challenging to get a driving license, which leads to the limitation job opportunities.”
“When I drive on road measuring distance between above cars is not accurate.”
“Monocular driving makes eyes tired.”
Field Research
Driving research
To find out about the various signal systems that occur in the middle of driving,
I observed from Seoul to Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do with the driver. Several signals occurred while driving. As a signal outside the vehicle, there was a signal from another vehicle. There were also signals due to changes in the external environment, such as traffic lights and construction signs. The navigation system was sending visual and auditory signals to effectively transmit information from inside the vehicle.
Visual Experiment
Monocular sights
It is a configuration that completely disregards the vanishing point in the process of turning one angle into a three-dimensional one. It effectively displays the problem of insufficient balance. Intense colors were used to express the confusion and embarrassing feeling when drivers failed to recognize traffic information by combining colors used to effectively use a lot of them when they were on the road.
Insights
Regulation
Licence
Since transport regulation is based on general driver body condition, it is unsuitable to monoculars.
Due to limitation of license to monocular,
monocular drivers would lose job opportunities.
One eye driving makes drivers feel easily tired.
Less cognitive drivers
Sighted disabled
Elderly
Monocular
Have difficulty in
Sight notification
Transport signal
Driving Direction
User Group
Target Audience
Based on the research, I find that monocular drivers are struggling with sight problems. It is challenging to notice the transport light signals. Therefore, the design purpose will focus group on drivers who need help most with visual communication.
Design
Handle Cover
Monocular drivers could cause a car accident unintentionally because they cannot aware of the other cars as soon as possible. The handle is enough to notice the other cars which move to be closed because they always see their handle to turn the direction.
The horn sound from the steering wheel leads to turning on the LED of the steering wheel cover. Now, the monocular driver can notice the closeness.
It normally indicates, “ Yellow light”, but when recognizing louder sound, it shows “red light”.
If more than 130dB, the “Red light” would be turned on, and if less than 130dB, “Yellow light” turned on.
Sketches
