Comparison of a head-down display (HDD) versus a head-up display (HUD) in a simulated driving task: effects of aging
conference paper
A complex human-machine interface of an In-Vehicle Information Systems (IVIS) can cause the eyes to be diverted from the road for a long time, causing a threat to traffic safety. In the current dual task experiment a Head-Down Display (HDD) and head-up display (HUD) were used during a simulated driving task, to evaluate potential benefits of HUDS, and to investigate whether effects of head-up presentation were similar in different age-groups. A visual search task was used as a surrogate-IVIS. The results showed that displaying the visual search task on a HUD had a positive impact on driving performance. Young subjects improved their driving and visual search performance, while older subjects only improved their search performance by making fewer errors. These findings have consequences for the design and deployment of HUDs for different age groups. Keywords: dual task, traffic, ageing, visual search
Effecten op het rijden en prestatie van aanbieden van informatie head-up versus head-down displays werden onderzocht alsmede invloed van leeftijd
TNO Identifier
27597
Source title
55. Frühjahrskongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft, Thema "Arbeit, Beschäftigungsfähigkeit und Produktivität im 21. Jahrhundert" 04.03 bis 06.03. 2009 in Dortmund