Hello Everyone - Could you please help me with a Uni Project?

[tomelsmore]

Hi Everyone,
I'm currently in my final year of Uni studying product design. For my final project I would like to design a 'Drivers Aid' i.e. a Head-Up Display.

Just wanted to do some market research and was wondering if anyone on here had a spare 10 minutes they could fill out a few surveys for me? Only 10 questions each

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9F93P9D

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/93VGPQY

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/93QGSB6

It would be greatly appreciated.

Also any views on incorporating HUDs into cars would be great.

Many Thanks
Tom

 

[AndyRKett]

Are these not becoming fairly common in high end cars and American cars that think they're high end like corvette?
Good luck with it not really got the time or patients to do three separate surveys

 

[Loop]

All 3 done for you

Hope it helps

 

[homeward]

All 3 done for you

Hope it helps

tomelsmore: Ditto! If you need any further information from a deaf, photophobic, long-sighted, slow-focusing 50-odd-year-old, who loves technology, feel free to PM me...!

Good luck...!

 

[the rake]

Done them yesterday. Forgot to say,... Best of luck.

 

[Focus Owner]

my way of doing this would be lcd display without a back light.
but i feel they remove focus, probabily less than the satnav and current speedo tho

seen this?

what happens when apple gets involved?

 

[dave]

3. Would you like a quick way of knowing your speed consistently?

like a speedometer :shrug: don't all cars come with them?

 

[Focus Owner]

have to look down. somtimes gloves cover em

 

[Ziggy122]

Done all 3

I could do with it telling me 30 Speed zone if im a little too fast

Ziggy

 

[Daz89]

All 3 done

 

[jenks69]

All 3 done

 

[sludgeguts]

Dashboards are way too cluttered. All a driver really NEEDS is their speed. Everything else can be relegated off elsewhere.
I always felt the old mini had the neatest dash. 1 large dial displaying speed. Small red light for oil, small green light for indicator (with a very loud clicking to accompany) and the distance travelled.
I don't know why but nowadays I always find the dash hiding behind the steering wheel, even on the adjustable steering I find the speedo awkward to read.
If we really have to have a dashboard then it should be an expanse hiding airbags and storage

 

[tomelsmore]

Hi Guys. Thanks for the input and filling out the surveys, they are now offline if any more try it. Got the feed back I needed which is great. Yeh the idea behind it was keeping your eyes on the road and being able to know your speed without looking away, much safer than looking down.

Idea is now turning more into a set of HUD glasses that basically say the speed and revs. With it being aimed at track day drivers so they can keep their eyes on the track and see when to shift and what speeds they're achieving. It also can be used in daily driving though.

Any thoughts on that?

Thanks Again

 

[Ziggy122]

As long as the coppers cant see what speed your car is indicating - i'm all for it!

Ziggy

 

[dave]

i wouldn't buy it, i have no problem glancing at speedo :shrug:

 

[sludgeguts]

I do have a problem with my speedo - it only reads 20, 40, 60, 80mph, with tiny marks inbetween these numbers - so the really important speeds are guesstimated.

 

[Loop]

I do have a problem with my speedo - it only reads 20, 40, 60, 80mph, with tiny marks inbetween these numbers - so the really important speeds are guesstimated.

:yeahthat:

The marks in between the above mentioned speeds are so small and thin you can barely notice them, especially if your eyesight isn't the best

I find myself having to look closely at the speedo so i can make sure i'm going 30 through a speed camera for example and not a few tiny marks further

 

[Eklipze3k]

Apparently it's got Aircon, didn't think any Cinqs had A/C?

 

[sludgeguts]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ActiSafet...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item33747c6194


ONLY a shade under £90 - mind you, this plugs into the OBD socket so at least the speed should tally with what your speedo says. I note there are some on ebay which rely on GPS - yeah, like GPS can give accurate speed readings!