April 2022
Ski Goggle Head-up display
Displayed data through reflection
Final Assembly
Electronics Housing with magnetic door
The task:
Arduino Project
I’ve always been fascinated with how we interact with technology every day. I see augmented reality becoming the main way we interact with technology in the future. People have tried to put augmented reality in regular headgear, but with limited success. We thought that already-bulky looking ski goggles was a great place to start inserting displays. We thought altitude and temperature would be the most useful data to have while skiing.
My Contributions
Arduino code
Housing Design and 3D printing
The information is distorted because of a poor viewing angle of the smartphone camera
Because of our hardware choice, the code is simple. A simple I2C call out allows a single board to communicate with all sensors with a single set of wires
To make our design more ergonomic and usable, I designed a housing to store the Arduino board and sensors. I added a magnets on each part so the housing simply snaps shut. The battery and computer housing are snugly secured to the goggle band.
Hardware
I selected the Arduino Nano with i2C sensors for our project. The Nano is small, allowing it to fit in our housing without issue. The I2C interface allowed us to simplify our wiring and utilize the limited amount of pins on an Arduino Nano board.
Final Results
We were successful in displaying useful information in the goggles. By trying to mimic the characteristics of a final consumer product, we learned about the fragility of prototyping components like the arduino nano, display and pin connectors. If we were to work on this project in the future, our main focus would be on durability and ease of use.
Teammates
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Housing Design
3D printing
Coding
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Wiring
Code prototype