Human Machine Interface in a Highly Automatic Diving phase

Human Machine Interface in a Highly Automatic Diving phase

Heijboer, S.

Tempelman, E. (mentor)

Industrial Design Engineering

Design Engineering

2016-08-25

In response to current developments in the automotive industry to apply more diverse, adaptable and multifunctional materials in car interiors, this graduation thesis researches the possible role of two smart materials: on LTM and Aito HapticTouch. The fundamental developments in reduction of accidents, ownership and emission (the 3 Zero’s) all will have an effect on the way dashboards and HMIs will be used and designed. In order to find out how the LTM material and Aito HapticTouch can contribute to these developments in the coming approximately 5 years, and can be applied in automotive dashboards and in that way bring value to end users, it is essential to understand their respective working principles. The LTM material is comprised of a luminescent OLED layer and a touch-sensing polymer piezo layer. Aito’s material combines touch with active haptic technology by using piezo disks that create a haptic feedback feeling in combination with any kind of material. Several meaningful tangents can be found with the specific combination of characteristics from Aito’s technology. On the other hand, the the LTM material’s affordances do not suit the developmental key points as well as Aito’s do. From all UI components, the steering wheel will be affected most by the development towards autonomous driving and Aito’s technology is particularly suitable to accommodate these developments in the steering wheel because it is the primary haptic control element in a car. Therefore, the design brief is to design and build a demonstrator for Aito. In short, the concept of highly automated driving (HAD) calls for a more minimalistic approach in aesthetics and ergonomics, in particular the steering wheel that will have to blend in with the interior when not in use. Also, the communication between driver and car in the event of an authority transition in between manual driving and HAD has to be defined in a very clear way. In response to the development of shared car systems, Aito could be very relevant by contributing to adaptable interfaces that have disappearing, changing or emerging functions, and that have a seamless integration with a smartphone UI. Moreover, Aito’s technology could replace traditional relatively heavy components by lighter components and in this way play a part in the shift towards zero emission. The demonstrator has been validated at several suppliers/OEMs, and generally it can be concluded that it illustrates clearly how this new technology can be implemented in an application with a new user interface.

materials
automotive industry

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c722d034-82fd-4d47-a7c5-144481408d89

2018-08-25

Campus only

Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2016 Heijboer, S.