Image Description for the Co-design Session #3 Prototype Discussion Whiteboard
Whiteboard of notes on the discussion of the 5 prototypes. Each group described their prototype, presented their initial process, and discussed the critiques they received.
A Team group
- Smarties box & plasticine → changes in level through multimodal cues
- Domes → rough plating on current streets
- Heating, lighting, colour
- Holes in domes, depression on ground (hollow)
- Indicates central groove
- Tactile plate → ice cream sandwich
Revisions/Discussion
- Warning plate → warn people that a ramp/drop is approaching
- Constructed like an ice cream sandwich
- Cane users can hear that they’re on it
- Haptic features → circuitry inside and underneath
- Heating plate
- How many lights? → solicit user feedback
- Will heating interfere with other circuitry
- Navigate to plate →
meant to indicate upcoming slope →
plate at top of slope →
find feel with tactility of bumps
- Metal because of durability and conductivity
Criticisms
- Too much happening at once
- Might cause issues for people with cognitive problems/mental health…etc
- Tactile bumps for people who have difficulty lifting legs may be a problem
- Constant illumination may be over stimulating → change to gentle illumination
- No vibration → tactile cues enough
- Groove maintained to guide canes
- Keep bumps only at edges for smoother movement for all
- Holes for heating/drainage/light → hole are very small
- Hollow space changes sound regardless how you navigate
- Bumps are like current tactile bumps but smoothed out a little for smoother movement for all
Cats and Dogs group
- Wayfinding to get to building
- Little bot to navigate inside building
- Input your needs (wheelchair, visual…etc)
- Can pre-program on phone and tap robot
- Can sign (ASL) to it and use voice control
- Folds down at the end of day
- Vending machine for bot
- Bot can wait for you or it has a recall button to come back when you’re ready
- Like R2D2, stays within 3 ft of body
Revisions/Discussion
- Could carry parsels? → no because small
- Can be costly → will be cheaper when scaled up/mass produced
- People can trip or fall on it if it’s so small
- Has auditory output
- Doesn’t require personal info → just preferences
- Stored on site → connected to larger system (about 3 ft tall to prevent tripping and easier use)
- Battery powered
- Has emergency mode and leads to nearest exit
- How not to freak out pets → if it becomes common you can train it to become used to it
- Automation eventually leads to savings
- It’s like google maps but inside buildings
- Feedback and monitoring system for maintenance
- 3 laws of robots
Challenging Hedgehog group
- App to help switch between modes of transportation
- Real time data
- Add preferences for things to avoid
- Open source real time data
- Personal profile that you can access at bus stop if your phone dies/you don’t have a phone
- 1st screen → location and destination → mode of transport
- Give other info → interests, hobbies, good snow removal, construction (detailed information), fallen trees, links to things (311⁄911)
- “In-Struct”
Revisions/Discussion
- People who don’t have access to tech ($$/learning disability…) include links for 311
- If phone dies → charging stations which has all the ports
- Multimodal notifications → multilingual
- Problems with wifi and data costs money
- Keep simple and easy to use
- Focus on GPS aspect
- Curb cuts and construction
- Kiosk → find info and charge device
Group#2 group
- Cross street from streetcar to get to elevator
- App that works with navigation
- Safe passage
- Button activate light system
- Braille floor and beacons to get to elevator
- Can use app to interact
- Announcement to be mindful
- Seated areas on platform
- Raised platform (ramps all around)
Revision/Discussion
- No physical barriers → was intentional, trying not to exclude people, system meant to draw attention to be wary of people crossing, should be pedestrians only
- What happens when elevator is broken
- Info will be in embedded app
- How to scale? → network of paths?
- What about snow? → robots or heated
Assorted Barrier Busters group
- Interview next day
- Access app for accessibility in and out of buildings
- Voice activation
- Set up for automation at thresholds
- External → satellite vehicle comes out to greet and welcome you
- Helps bring person in
- Elevator is accessible
- Spacious
- Control panels on the side (not on door side)
- Height accessible buttons
- Buttons raised and have braille
- Display outside elevator to tell which one is coming and how long
- Beeps a few seconds before it arrives
Revision/Discussion
- Deaf people → visual display screens
- Smartphone/app → fob with 3 buttons and the ability to pre-set custom preferences
- New system → learning curve? Building costs?
- Employer gives people phones
- Like the idea of buttons on side instead of on door