organisation of the blogggg

hey guys

as i said..i had a look at all weve posted and
this is what we did in general:




research on:


statistics
how many accidents?
which types of vehicles are involved?
which pedestrians are mostly involved?



reasons
- why do accidents happen?
- which fault is it mostly?
- focused on car interior
- pedestrians attention to other stuff like ipod
- why are ped. impatient?
-> psychology of waiting
-> how to visualize time


car technology
- types of car lights in general
- different types of front lights
- car to car
- car to environment
- car interior
-> too much stuff that steals attention
-> ER button
- existing car to car systems
-> "fleetnet" by daimler chrysler
-> "now" network on wheels
-> "willwarn" wireless local danger warning eu project testing networks on the street
-> cellphone positioning data
- enlightener: a thin clear plastic sheet with a concentric surface that can be fittet to car windows
and enhances the visibility of blind spots
- special mirror constructions instead of hightech




environment
- LED road markers
- induction loops
- different road signs: good or bad ones
- signaling at city intersections. signs, traffic lights, markings on the ground bla



technology developments we researched
- zebra stripes with higher visibility reflectors
- Monolithic Microwave integrated circuits (MMICs)
-> light sensors origionally developed for millitary use
- High intensity discharge lighting (HID)
-> type of headlight
- Hellaa - lanechange warning system
- Mazda 626 SensorCar
- Volvo's EyeCar
-> measures where drivers eyes are and adjusts headlights for optimal visibility
- Donnelly VideoMirror Camera Vision System
- philips lumalive
- intelligent mirror
- rfid
- airwave city car
- oled
- inspiration research on light in general




what we've produced
- car to car mindmap
- sketches in general
- busy intersection sketches
- creation of a concrete scenario
-> scenario sketches/ factors/ problems
- future intersection sketches: adress all senses, sandras pole etc
- animations
- your intersection experiment in ny:)