Utveckling av nästa generations instrumentbräda
Typ
Examensarbete på kandidatnivå
Program
Publicerad
2021
Författare
Aboumoustafa, Ahmed
Bähr, Hanna
Elfving, Mårten
Falk, Pontus
Murgård, Hanna
Neidert, Marcus
Modellbyggare
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Sammanfattning
It is expected that by 2025, legal requirements concerning the driver’s frontal and diagonal
view are to be implemented. Volvo Trucks hope to satisfy the requirements by lowering the
dashboard by approximately 20 cm and in the process redesign the majority of the interface to
improve its usability. This project intended to produce an understanding of drivers’ needs and
requirements for such a redesign. It also culminates in a visual solution proposal composing
aspects of driver’s vision and usability.
During the project, users' perception regarding the driver's vision as well as the interface and
its following functions have been analyzed to assert current and future user needs and
requirements. It was made clear that the vision near the vehicle was highly limited, especially
in the area of the A-pillars. Also, a multitude of needs were established regarding the design of
the functional interface, where aspects such as availability, prioritization and disposition of
interface elements wore significant importance. A specification of requirements to determine
the direction of a redesign was composed through empirical studies and analyses of these
matters.
A preliminary design process supported by the requirement specification created a variety of
draft solutions incorporating visual and functional design. Through analysis and user
evaluation these were concatenated to produce a final design which lowers the dashboard by
an average of 20 cm. It also accommodates for an increased digitalization of the user interface
whilst respecting usability aspects. Overall, the result satisfies the requirement specification
and contributes to a less risk-involving driving as a result of an increase of driver vision.