DONE BY :

GABRIEL CHEK, CHRISTOPHER WICKS, CANDICE LIM, NG RUONING, KENG HOE, ERN & ALVIN TAN

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OVERVIEW IDEATION PROCESS IDEATION PROCESS FINAL DESIGN FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

DONE BY :

GABRIEL CHEK, CHRISTOPHER WICKS, CANDICE LIM, NG RUONING, LEONG KENG HOE, OOI YEE ERN & ALVIN TAN

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OVERVIEW IDEATION PROCESS PROTOTYPING / EXPERIMENTS FINAL DESIGN FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

EXPERIMENTATIONS

In order to test the validity of our hypotheses and find the optimal configuration for our design, we conducted a few experiments using our prototype.

Procedure for conducting our experiment:1) Gather a group of approximately 10 people

2)2) Brief them about the scenario:

“ This is a mock up of the interior of the MRT train. TheThe door is located here. Among these three stations listed (One-North, Buona Vista and Holland Village Stations), pick one out in your mind. We will then announce which station the train is approaching, and please alight at the appropriate stations.”

Experiment 1 - Feasibility of the Exit Path

What was to be determined:1) If the implementation of a path within the train cabin reduce pushing between passengers during alighting

2) Whether the alighting path will be useful in helping passengers to alight easily

Round 1 (Control)PParticipants are left to their own devices, and then told to alight at Buona Vista.

Observations1) Passengers alighted in a unorganised manner, with quite a lot of nudging.

2) Non-alighting passengers were in the way of those who are alighting

Round 2 (Explanation included)We explained our ‘alighting lane’ system to the participants, and asked them to alight at One-North

ObserObservations1) Passengers alighted in a more orderly manner when compared to Round 1

2) Most followed the path, giving way to alighting passengers

3) Alighting passengers did not have to push their way to the exit

Experiment 2 - Testing the lights

We want to determine:1) The mode of lights which will attract the most attention (modes include: blinking, in waves, still)

2) How noticeable the path is on a crowded train

3) If commuters will intuitively give way upon noticing the path

4)4) If the stipulated path will be used by alighting passengers

Observations1) Most passengers did not notice the lights on the ground until they were explicitly told about the lights

2) Passengers commented that a higher density of lights would be likely to attract more attention