The effects of gender differences on the usability of automotive on-board navigation systems – A comparison of 2D and 3D display

This study integrated gender with the user interface of automotive on-board navigation systems to analyze whether gender differences or 2D (2 dimensional) vs. 3D (3 dimensional) display affect the interface usability of an on-board car navigation system (CNS). An experimental design was adopted for collecting data from three tasks – locating points, planning routes, and searching polygons – each emphasizing a different aspect of way-finding. The participants reported their subjective usability via the System Usability Scale after each trial. Study results show that gender, the CNS interface the subject used, and a combination of both predict the usability of an on-board CNS. This study’s results provide a clearer understanding of whether manufacturers should develop interfaces that fit a CNS 2D or 3D display based on gender.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2013.03.001
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847813000259
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Lin, Pei-Chun
  • Chen, Shang-I
• Publication Date: 2013-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 40-51
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1369-8478
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile navigation systems; Driver vehicle interfaces; Gender; Human factors engineering; Instrument displays; Three dimensional displays; User interfaces (Computer science); Vehicle electronics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Two dimensional displays
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01484953
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 2013 4:38PM