Applicability of location compatibility to the arrangement of display and control in human - vehicle systems: Comparison between young and older adults

The effects of age on applicability of the location compatibility principle to the design of display and control systems were discussed. A dual-task experiment was conducted, in which the primary task was first-order tracking. The secondary tasks included control of an air conditioner, the operation of a radio and the operation of a CD/MD, by means of either a steering wheel-mounted switch or a console-mounted switch. The display was arranged either in front of or on the left side of a participant. Performance of the young group did not completely follow predictions of the compatibility principle. In particular, the principle did not apply to the left-side display condition. The steering wheel-mounted switch was more effective than the left-side switch even for the left-side display. The compatibility principle was applicable to both front and left-side displays for the older adults. For the front display, the steering wheel-mounted switch was more effective. Such differences should be taken into account when designing display and control systems in man - vehicle systems. (A)

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• Authors:
  • MURATA, A
  • MORIWAKA, M
• Publication Date: 2007-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 99-111
• Serial:
  • Ergonomics
  • Volume: 50
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0014-0139
  • EISSN: 1366-5847
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/terg20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Control; Design; Drivers; Forecasting; Hazards; Motor reactions; Safety; Vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 3874: Control; 9011: Design (overall design); 1772: Driver; 132: Forecast; 2247: Reaction (human); 9150: Risk; 1665: Safety; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Design; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01043356
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 6 2007 8:57AM