Glide
Summary:
Fiat Chrysler presented our team with the challenge of improving the driving experience for young passengers with disabilities.
We created Glide, a concave buckling system, that makes the buckling process quick and painless for passengers with cerebral palsy.
Fiat Chrysler presented our team with the challenge of improving the driving experience for young passengers with disabilities.
We created Glide, a concave buckling system, that makes the buckling process quick and painless for passengers with cerebral palsy.
Role
User Testing Colead- A teammate and I were in charge of testing initial mockups, as well as testing the prototype to make final changes before presentation |
Skills
User observation Creating mockups Conducting User interviews |
Design Elements
1. Inset seatbelt slot
2. Concave surface to guide buckle
3. Push cover on slot to block debris
4. Large, easy to locate press button
2. Concave surface to guide buckle
3. Push cover on slot to block debris
4. Large, easy to locate press button
In context
User Persona
Name: James Darrel
Age: 6 Role: Child with Cerebral Palsy in a wheelchair Location: Suburbs outside of Chicago Motivation: James has been suffering from CP since he was born. He uses a wheelchair to get where he needs to go. James has one brother Alex who is two years older. While he and Alex are very good friends, he is often jealous of Alex going to school by himself and playing sports with his friends in the playground. While he no longer cries when he is strapped into the wheelchair mounted on the back of her mother’s van when going to see the doctor, he dislikes the isolation of sitting there by himself. He wishes he could be treated the same and live and play like other children. Goals: Be more independent Be treated the same as other people Frustrations: Isolation Can’t play as his brother does Being tied down in a car |
Process
1. Secondary research-Did online research about current problems involving their car people with disabilities were facing.
2. User Observation-Observed people with cerebral palsy interacting with their car, asked questions about experience, and workarounds.
3. Ideate-Brainstormed, and created quick mockups of ideas the team liked the most.
4. Test-Tested these mockups with users who both had disabilities and those that did not.
5. Prototype-3D printed prototype, and presented to Chrysler executives.
2. User Observation-Observed people with cerebral palsy interacting with their car, asked questions about experience, and workarounds.
3. Ideate-Brainstormed, and created quick mockups of ideas the team liked the most.
4. Test-Tested these mockups with users who both had disabilities and those that did not.
5. Prototype-3D printed prototype, and presented to Chrysler executives.