Designing user-oriented wearables: integration of a thermoelectric module into a motorcycle protective jacket regarding aspects of functionality, perceived safety, and usability
- Among state-of-the-art research, thermoelectric modules using the Peltier effect are used for general personalized climatization. However, none of the personalized climatization approaches found in literature reviewed the usability for the wearer, let alone in the context of motorcycle driving. This work was aimed at integrating Peltier technology into a motorcycling protective item in such a way that it is functional, perceived as safe, and usable for motorcyclists. Multiple integration options observing the requirements for motorcyclist’s safety equipment were generated. The functionality and usability of the integration approaches, as well as their impacts on perceived safety of the driver were evaluated. This work could serve as a base for future studies addressing user-oriented methodologies for the validation of technical products in the context of motorcycle protective clothing.
| Author of HS Reutlingen | Luccarelli, Martin |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:rt2-opus4-57929 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10148 |
| Published in: | Proceedings of the Design Society |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Place of publication: | Cambridge |
| Document Type: | Conference proceeding |
| Language: | English |
| Publication year: | 2025 |
| Contributing Corporation / Conference: | International Conference on Engineering Design |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Page Number: | 10 |
| First Page: | 1345 |
| Last Page: | 1354 |
| DDC classes: | 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau |
| Open access?: | Ja |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - CC BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International |
