INTELLIGENT ROUTE GUIDANCE: WILL THE NEW HORSE BE AS GOOD AS THE OLD? IN: CONFERENCE RECORD OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE FIRST VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 11-13, 1989

Automobile navigation systems are undergoing rapid technological evolution following advances in microprocessors and artificial intelligence. The present study was initiated to investigate the human factors of intelligent automobile displays with a view towards determining the need for design guidelines. The experiment was designed to examine the relationship between drivers' visual attention and performance under concurrent multitask conditions. Twenty young male and female students with normal vision and a minimum of 3 years driving experience were randomly assigned to two groups in a mixed, three-factor experiment. Subjects drove in a moving-base simulator and performed cognitive tasks on a CRT display which was located on the instrument panel to the right of the driver. The two display tasks, a spatial perception task and a verbal memory task, were designed to place differential demands on cognitive resources. Subjects were instructed to perform their best on the display and driving tasks, giving priority to the driving. Display task difficulty and driving difficulty were manipulated within subjects. Task Type (memory and perception) was the between-groups factor. Eleven dependent variables provided measures of driving performance, attentional behaviour, display task performance and workload. In addition, on-line eye movement sampling indicated whether the subject looked at the roadwqay or at the computer display. Results are discussed in relation to the need for ergonomics guidelines for the design of navigation displays.

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  • The Conference was sponsored jointly by IEEE , the Vehicular Technology Society, Toronto Chapter of IEEE, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, and Transport Canada.
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  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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• Authors:
  • Noy, Y I
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 49-55

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced driver information systems; Advanced driver information systems; Automation; Communication systems; Driving; Ergonomics; Human machine systems; Mobile communication systems; Navigation
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver/vehicle interaction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00610684
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-9692316-2-8
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1991 12:00AM