NAVIGATIONAL BIKING GLOVES

Project Overview:

This project applies Design Thinking to create a wearable navigation system for cyclists, reducing the need for phone use while riding.

The gloves provide vibrational and LED-based feedback to guide users safely through unfamiliar areas.

🚨 Problem Addressed:

Cyclists often rely on phone screens for navigation, which poses safety risks due to distractions. The project aims to answer: "How might we safely guide bikers through unfamiliar areas without relying on phone screens?"

🛠️ DESIGN PROCESS

🔍 Empathize: Conducted user research to identify challenges and pain points.

🎯 Define: Developed user personas (commuters, tourists, and new residents) and framed the problem statement.

💡 Ideate: Brainstormed solutions, selecting haptic (vibration) and LED-based navigation gloves as the most effective approach.

🧪 Prototype: Created low, medium, and high-fidelity prototypes, using wearable sensors and materials.

📝 Test: Collected user feedback ✅, iterated design to improve comfort, intuitiveness, and efficiency. here...

Outcome & Reflections:

The final prototype demonstrated strong usability and safety improvements. Future iterations aim to refine materials, minimize bulk, and enhance adaptive usability for all cyclists.