7-in-7 | Day 3

Exploring different forms in prototyping phase is proving to be a lot helpful to me. For prototype 3 I wanted to explore how heat can help in communicating surrounding awareness for the visually impaired people. To implement this I plan to use Peltier Devices. This device generate heat/cold when electricity is passed through it. The amount of heat dissipation depends on amount of current passing through it.

To implement peltiers I used a jacket and planned to embed peltiers inside it so they generate warmth or cold depending upon the distance. I intended to use a jacket because while having a conversation with people at lighthouse guild, I realized that cane also feels like a dependency to them. This led me to idea of embedding sensors and data inside a wearable. This jacket also houses a distance sensor/mini-LiDAR to detect objects in front of the person wearing it.

The above illustration shows the placement of components while the below illustration depicts how it is intended to work. As person goes near to the obstacle the temperature changes causing a stimulus in the person to stop.