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
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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