This is a past event.

Title
Redesigning an Automotive Feature from Gasoline to Electric: A Use Experience Case Study

Presenters
Timothy Keirnan, (former) Interaction Engineer at Ford Motor Company and Assistant Teaching Professor at MTU
Vyas Shenoy: Core Feature Owner, Ford Product Development

Abstract
Join us for a case study of engineering and user experience design from the automotive industry. Tim and Vyas will describe how they designed the human-machine interface (HMI) for Ford's award-winning Pro Power Onboard feature that provides home-sized levels of power in electrical outlets on Ford trucks and vans. This case study will reveal: 

• When to break with user interface consistency in a product and why,
• User research we conducted to guide our early design concept,
• Paper prototypes we created to support our usability testing of the concept with vehicle owners, and
• How we navigated internal debate over changes that we designed to make the electric F150's Pro Power Onboard even better.