SAAR
Augmented Reality device for deep saturation divers
Client
Service
Brief
Equinor
December 2021
Innovation
Research
Interaction
Deep sea divers lose their bearings underwater. Brief was to create an AR system allowing them to be safer and improve their working conditions in extreme environments.
The project
SAAR was the final project I presented alone during my semester in The Architecture and Design school of Oslo. The subject was free, and I decided to work in partenarship with a big Pipeline industry, in oder to confront myself to tangible problems.
Duration
One month
Tools
Figma, After effect, Unreal, Premiere pro
Photoshop
Explanations
How it works
Thanks to GPS data, the diver knows the real-time position of his teammates and the major elements of his environment. Connected to the database, SAAR also allows the operator to have access to his task list and is guided throughout the maintenance. Artificial intelligence also makes it possible to detect obstacles and dangers, in order to make them more visible.
Why it's important
The diver's perception of situation is sometimes biased. In case of emergency, they might take the wrong decision. SAAR improve their situation awareness, in order to make their work easier and safer. SAAR means Situation Awareness by Augmented Reality.
Creation process
Interviews
To be sure to understand the problem, I had several meetings with divers at Equinor, a Norwegian Pipeline industry.
Research
I explored the possible diving scenarios and interactions thanks to user journey reports, sketches, and ideation techniques.
Interaction design test
To test affordance of hand gestures, I asked several testor to interact instinctively with a simply animated diaporama on figma. Testor are wearing gloves hand a hood in order to simulate diving condition.
Create the video
I captured my arms in front of a white screen and I embedded them on a video capture that I took from the Unreal environment I created. I added and animated 2D asset with After Effect.
