3. Environmental Issues
EVs are the future of
transportation.
EV are cars that give out no
pollutants in the air.
Changing one gas car to a EV will
affects the earth as if planting 420
trees.
5. “ How can we make the charging time more wait-able, enjoyable? ”
< Electronic Vehicle Pets >
A simple and entertainment system of ‘raising your own pet’ for E.V. drivers
when charging in public charging stations.
7. System Concept Statement
Goal:
“To provide a fun interaction while waiting for the electric car to charge in charging stations, and giving the
electrical vehicle users a sense of contribution to the environment.”
User:
Electric Vehicle(EV) users.
Context:
Social/ethical demands for vehicles that use cleaner energy.
The drawback of lengthy recharging time required on daily basis.
8. Car → Stop the engine → Get out of car → ID Card → Plug in Charger → Get in car →
Wait → …. → Get out of car → Unplug Charger → Drive
Typical Charging Process
12. Accessibility
Adopt/Choose a pet to be raised .
Appears only when charging is plugged
into the car.
Disappears when charging is
unplugged.
There is a certain time frame for each
pet to be raised.
→ Endangered, Cute, Friendly Animal
→ Eliminate the risk of driving usage
and focus on the ‘waiting time’
Not Overwhelming/ Distracting
→ Enhance a long term use of the
system : adopt new pets.
16. Pet raising system
Average term of use of the Electric Vehicle: Below 5 years.
→ Able to raise (if one pet takes up to 6 months) 6~8 animals
→ Several months for one pet: emotional bond + Collect wider variety of animals.
→ environmental influence
21. System Diagram
1. Human
- ID card
1. Car
- screen
- Battery
- GPS/Navigation
3. Charging Station
card
screen GPS
Toy of station
22.
23. → Get out of car → Unplug charger → Drive
Car → Stop the engine → Get out of car → ID Card → Plug in Charger → Get in car
→ Pet appear → Feed → Play (toy) → Stroke → Pet gives
full Charge notice
24. Journey map/ story board
User Interaction in Charging Station
→ Playground
