BENEFITS OF IN-CAR HEAD-UP DISPLAYS

The aim of this study is to determine whether processing information presented on an in-car Head-Up Display (HUD) is faster and less tiring than when presented on a conventional Head-Down Display (HDD). A secondary goal of the study is to investigate whether a projected instead of a mirrowed HUD can be used in HUD research in driving simulators. A comparison was made between analogue Head-Up and Head- Down speedometers in a driving simulator experiment. Subjects, while keeping their lane, had to stay as close as possible to a prespecified target speed. They had to compensate for unpredictably varying sidewinds and adverse winds. The results showed a clear advantage of HUD over HDD in lane keeping, speed keeping, and subjective workload. The use of a projected instead of a mirrowed HUD produced even slightly more favourable results. This implies that the use of a mirrowed HUD in HUD research should be preferred, although a projected HUD had similar effects.

• Corporate Authors:

  TNO Human Factors Research Institute

  Kampweg 5, P.O. Box 23
  Soesterberg,   Netherlands  3769 ZG
• Authors:
  • KAPTEIN, N A
• Publication Date: 1994-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 20 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: TNO-TM 1994 B-20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Driver information systems; Driving; Information display systems; Instrument panels; Simulation; Speed; Speedometers; Stress (Psychology); Traffic lanes; Visual display units; Windshields
• Uncontrolled Terms: Visual display
• ITRD Terms: 2238: Attention; 1368: Dashboard; 1855: Driving (veh); 9103: Simulation; 5408: Speed; 1348: Speedometer; 2234: Stress (psychol); 2827: Traffic lane; 8630: Visual display; 1311: Windscreen (veh)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00713335
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 22 1995 12:00AM