G zero

Personal project

©2023

The project was named G-zero or ‘Ground Zero’ which denoted a start to a new initiative.

Project G-Zero is a distraction free solution for avid Cyclists who use bicycling for daily commute/daily fitness.

Research

  • Telephoning while cycling resulted in compromised peripheral vision in turn causing increase in accident risks. Text messaging had the largest negative impact on distractions while cycling. Across ages and genders, the overall demand for bicycling hiked up to 400%. The downside to all this interest in cycling is that people are getting onto roads often without safety gear and made use of smartphones while cycling. Telephoning coincided with reduced speed, peripheral vision impairment and increased risk and mental health effort ratings. 8 out of every 10 people at an average were observed to use their smartphones while cycling.

  • Strengths
    Massive Battery life
    Fit for all conditions
    High location accuracy
    Designed to focus on riding
    Small form factor

    Weakness
    Outdated user interface
    No handy features of smartphone
    Harder to read

  • Strengths
    gps, music, phonecalls
    Modern and easytouse
    Built in sensors to provider

    Weakness
    Inferior Battery life
    Not fit for all conditions
    Low location Accuracy
    Creates more distractions
    Bulky

  • Finding a distraction free solution for the avid cyclists who use bicycles for daily commute/daily fitness that will enable the basic needs of smartphone without distractions and act as a companion for providing GPS, plan routing, fitness info etc.

Finding the scope for intervention

Sketched concept design of a wearable device with labeled components including rubber strap, physical buttons, microphone, display, circular design, base can be mounted on handlebar, organic fit on handlebar, button layout on surface, soft form, smal
A person examining design sketches of product prototypes on a wall, including various sketches of ergonomic objects and device components.
Person holding a foam piece above sketches and prototypes of a device on a table.
Sketch drawing of various UI element mockups with annotations, including rectangles, circles, and rounded rectangles, indicating design considerations and functionality notes.
A hand holding a portable device with a circular on/off button on the front, indoors near a window.
3D printer extruding white filament to create a plastic object on a printing bed.
Black and white image of a bicycle's handlebar with a large, rectangular, white container attached to the center, a knobby tire, and visible cables.
An exploded view of a smart watch with detailed internal components, including the screen, sensors, and internal circuitry visible in a technical illustration.
A GPS device displaying a distance of 26 feet 6 inches, with a track time of 1 hour, 0 minutes, and 7 seconds, showing a right turn, and music controls, positioned above a dark wave-like surface with a gradient orange and black background.
Close-up of the yellow Google Nest Audio speaker against a yellow and black gradient background.
Close-up of a gold-colored electronic device or gadget against a yellow to dark background.
Close-up of a modern electric bicycle handlebar with a digital display mounted on the stem against a gradient background from dark to orange.