•Designed intuitive interfaces and physical controls to ensure seamless transitions between driving and flying modes, enabling quick adaptation for users without flight experience, supporting the eVTOL market projected to reach $23.4 billion in 5 years.
•Conducted literature reviews, market analysis, and interviews with pilots, industry practitioners, and professors to identify design gaps and opportunities.
•Iterated 20+ UI concepts and developed medium-fidelity prototypes using Figma, Runway (AI tool), Adobe After Effects, and Premiere, incorporating visual and auditory feedback; gathered input from 20+ participants via online surveys.
•Iterated 10+ physical control concepts and 3D-printed prototypes for form study; collected feedback through in-person workshops with the same participants.
•Advancing to high-fidelity prototyping in Unity, integrating circuits, and collaborating on simulation scenarios with eVTOL researchers.
•Preparing a cockpit simulator for usability testing with 15 participants to validate and refine the final design.