Smart#1 HMI Design

Deliver UX designs in the HMI development of Smart#1 including the cluster, head up display and the central screen display

Smart #1

Smart#1 is the first fully electrical vehicle of Smart. While I was working at ThunderSoft, I took part in the UX design work of Smart and was mainly responsible for the cluser &HUD design work.

Cluster&HUD UX Design Document Overview

Framework

Drive Information

Tell-tale

Notification

Navigation

Entertainment

Driver Support

1 Framework

Define main display area

Define information display priority in different scenarios for different vehicle configurations

2 Drive Information

Define the cluster information in detailed

  • Navigation

  • Media info

  • Trip information

  • Phone

  • Notification

  • Gear

  • Drive mode

  • Temperature

  • Vehicle speed

  • Range & Power

Define how to use the steering wheel control to interact with the vehicle and the cluster display

  • Voice control

  • Wechat

  • Trip info

  • Media control

  • ADAS control

  • APA (Driving assist) control

3 Telltale

Define telltale location according to:

  • Regulations

  • Function

  • Layout and visual balance

4 Notification

Define different display logic & interaction according to notification type and importance

5 Navigation

Define navigation display logic

6 Entertainment

Define display logic and interaction rules of media content and phone call

7 ADAS Features

Define ADAS features visualization and interaction rules according to:

  • Feature and use cases

  • Target display type (cluster/HUD)

  • Vehicle configuration (Smart #1 has multiple configurations that vary in ADAS features)

Related ADAS features include:

  • Smart pilot (Lv2+ autonomous driving feature)

  • NOA (Navigate on Autopilot)

  • ACC (Adaptive cruise control)

  • FCW (Front collision warning)

  • RCW (Rear collision warning)

  • LKA (Lane keeping aid)

  • LDW (Lane departure warning)

  • FCTA (Front cross traffic alert)

  • RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert)

  • LCA (Lane changing aid)

  • EMA (Emergency maneuver aid)

  • TLA (Traffic light assist)

  • TSI (Traffic sign assist)

  • DOW (Door opening warning)

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