Countermeasures to motion sickness in automobile context

Dissertação de mestrado em Engenharia do ProdutoMotion sickness is something that affects many humans in several situations, being one of those traveling on a vehicle, for example a car. When self-driven cars become something common in our society, the tendencies point to a rise in the number of people getting afflicted with motion sickness, especially if they choose to engage in non-driving related tasks. This upcoming situation creates a necessity for mechanisms that will help avoid motion sickness, or if it sets in, mitigate its symptoms. This study will be focused on two devices that will work towards preventing motion sickness and one device to try and mitigate motion sickness symptoms. For preventing motion sickness there is the Feet Platform – a platform under the user’s feet that feeds haptic information to the user and warns him when and where the car will be turning or accelerating – and the Visual Cues – projections of an animated body that will provide the same information as the Feet Platform but in visual manner. To mitigate the motion sickness symptoms there is the Airflow system that has two variants – the Cold Airflow that will blow cold air directly on the user’s face and the Aromatic Airflow that will lightly blow a scent towards the user in order to try and mitigate motion sickness symptoms.O enjoo do movimento é algo que afeta várias pessoas em diferentes situações, sendo uma dessas causas as viagens em veículos, por exemplo um carro. Quando os carros autónomos se tornarem algo comum na nossa sociedade, a tendência aponta para um aumento no número de pessoas afetadas por enjoo do movimento, especialmente se decidirem dedicar-se a tarefas não relacionadas com a condução. Esta situação que se aproxima cria a necessidade de mecanismos que ajudarão a prevenir o enjoo do movimento, ou, se acontecer, mitigar os sintomas. Este estudo irá focar-se em dois dispositivos que funcionarão para prevenir o enjoo do movimento e um dispositivo que funcionará para mitigar os sintomas do enjoo do movimento. Para a prevenção do enjoo do movimento temos a Plataforma dos Pés – uma plataforma por baixo dos pés do utilizador que informa o utilizador através de sinais hápticos de quando o carro irá virar, acelerar ou abrandar – e os sinais visuais – projeções de um corpo animado que fornecerão ao utilizador as mesmas informações que a Plataforma dos Pés, mas em aspeto visual. Para mitigar os sintomas do enjoo do movimento temos o sistema de Fluxo de Ar que se apresenta em duas variantes – o Fluxo de Ar Frio que será apontado diretamente para a face do utilizador e o Fluxo de Ar Aromatizado que libertará ar com um odor na direção do utilizador, ambos com intenção de mitigar sintomas do enjoo do movimento

DL­R­magazine 167 – The sky is the lim­it

A blank page can be frightening, especially when there is a pressing need to fill it. But a blank page can also be inspiring as it offers space for new thoughts and ideas. Pursuing an existing vision can be similarly motivating. While flight operations are still restricted due to the pandemic, DLR researchers are thinking about how we can travel more safely and comfortably from A to B in the future. In the May issue of the DLRmagazine, find out how they are filling blank pages with their ideas as they develop new concepts for the aircraft cabin and attempt to use the aircraft interior in new, diverse and flexible ways. The topic of digitalisation also plays an important role in this issue. DLR researchers have long been working on the question of where we still need experiments and what we can do faster and more economically using computers. DLR researcher Stefan Görtz describes the advantages and challenges of virtual flight tests and to what extent they already almost match the effectiveness of their real-life counterparts. Meanwhile, DLR transport researchers are working on an interface between virtual reality and the real world to give users an idea of what a future automated and connected transport system could look like. Magnus Lamp, Transport Programme Director at DLR, gives an overview of the current state of automated vehicles and where the field is heading. Further topics in this issue include the 60th anniversary of the DLR site in Stuttgart, a solar-powered stratospheric aircraft that flies far above commercial air traffic and weather patterns, and the new residential quarter in Oldenburg that will allow for neighbourhood energy trading

Biorefarmeries: Milking ethanol from algae for the mobility of tomorrow

The idea of this project is to fully exploit microalgae to the best of its potential, possibly proposing a sort of fourth generation fuel based on a continuous milking of macro- and microorganisms (as cows in a milk farm), which produce fuel by photosynthetic reactions. This project proposes a new transportation concept supported by a new socio-economic approach, in which biofuel production is based on biorefarmeries delivering fourth generation fuels which also have decarbonization capabilities, potential negative CO2 emissions plus positive impacts on mobility, the automotive Industry, health and environment and the econom

3D-in-2D Displays for ATC.

This paper reports on the efforts and accomplishments of the 3D-in-2D Displays for ATC project at the end of Year 1. We describe the invention of 10 novel 3D/2D visualisations that were mostly implemented in the Augmented Reality ARToolkit. These prototype implementations of visualisation and interaction elements can be viewed on the accompanying video. We have identified six candidate design concepts which we will further research and develop. These designs correspond with the early feasibility studies stage of maturity as defined by the NASA Technology Readiness Level framework. We developed the Combination Display Framework from a review of the literature, and used it for analysing display designs in terms of display technique used and how they are combined. The insights we gained from this framework then guided our inventions and the human-centered innovation process we use to iteratively invent. Our designs are based on an understanding of user work practices. We also developed a simple ATC simulator that we used for rapid experimentation and evaluation of design ideas. We expect that if this project continues, the effort in Year 2 and 3 will be focus on maturing the concepts and employment in a operational laboratory settings

Mobility Design

Climate change and the scarcity of resources, but also the steadily increasing amount of traffic, make it indispensable to develop new solutions for environmentally friendly and people-friendly mobility. With the expansion of digital information systems, we will in future be able to easily combine different modes of transport according to our needs. These developments are a great challenge for the design of different mobility spaces. While the focus in Volume 1 was on practice, Volume 2 now brings together research from the fields of design, architecture, urban planning, geography, social science, transport planning, psychology and communication technology. The current discussion about the traffic turnaround is expanded to include the perspective of user-centred mobility design