Vehicle Data Monitor - Human/Machine Design Lab

While a research assistant for the University of Minnesota's Human/Machine Design Lab, I worked on a team studying the effects of mild to moderate cognitive impairments on driving behavior. To monitor driving behavior in vehicles, I developed a system of sensors that could be easily placed in vehicles and that could be monitored with a naturally-mapped user interface. A screenshot of the interface is shown below.

While this interface doesn't have really any interactivity (there's only one button--the "Start/End" button that now says "End"), it conveys a lot of information effectively. The speedometer, turn signal indicators, and a map of the vehicle's position, are laid out in an arrangement reminiscent of how these things are displayed in an acutal vehicle. Indicators shaped like gas and brake pedals are shaped and positioned similar to how and where these pedals are in an acutal vehicle, as well. Other sensor data is also displayed, but since this information is less important than the other information it occupies a less-prominent position in the interface.