Electric Scooter Mirrors - Fall 2020
Designed a modification to make riding electric scooters safer for those with hearing impairment
About the project
The purpose of this project was to design a modification for an existing product for a specific disability group. My partner and I chose to modify an electric scooter for those with hearing impairment. After creating a user survey to identify specific needs of our user group, we came up with multiple different ideas but ultimately decided to create side mirrors. One of the main concerns from our user group was not being aware of what was around them while riding, but they were also cost sensitive. Based on this information, we found that adding the mirrors would help our users increase their spacial awareness without the need to add expensive sensors.
Feature Highlights
Mirror Backing
The mirror face is adjustable in two axes to accommodate a wide range of angles. All of the adjustable joints can be locked to resist the possibility of the angle changing through possible vibration.
Entire Mirror
The mirrors can easily be added to any electric scooter handlebars via the clamp at the bottom. The mirror can also be adjusted in multiple different ways to help the user get the exact visibility they want. In addition to the adjustability, the mirror face is convex to get an even wider field of view than a typical mirror face.
My favorite part
Working with a partner was fun and challenging. We both had the same standards in terms of the quality of work and rarely had differing opinions on design or workload which made the entire process enjoyable!
