Eyes on the Road!: Off-Road Glance Durations when Performing Tasks on In-Vehicle Systems while Driving in a Simulator
2013 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
The 85th percentile off-road glances while performing three tasks on an in-vehicle system while driving in a simulator was investigated. The tasks were a radio task, a telephone task and a sound settings task which were performed at three occasions each. The distribution of 85th percentile off-road glance durations for each subject and task showed that durations differed between individuals rather than between tasks. It also turned out that durations longer than 2.00 seconds were not rare and 2 of 16 subjects had durations longer than 2.00 seconds in the radio task. Even though the distribution showed small differences between tasks on an individual level, differences on a group level were found between the tasks. A tendency of a learning effect was found, which implied a decrease in 85th percentile off-road glance durations as the tasks were performed at several occasions. A tendency of a floor effect in 85th percentile off-road glance durations, when the subjects are familiarized with tasks, was also found. Performance on a computerized trail-making test, measuring ability of visual search, motor speed and mental flexibility, was found not to be related with 85th percentile off-road glance durations.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2013. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
off-road glances, off-road glance durations, in-vehicle system, infotainment system, learning effect, NHTSA, NHTSA guidelines, car simulator, trail-making test, driving, road safety
National Category
Human Computer Interaction
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-94622ISRN: LIU-IDA/KOGVET-A--13/007--SEOAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-94622DiVA, id: diva2:633666
External cooperation
Volvo Cars & VTI (the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute)
Subject / course
Cognitive science programme
Presentation
2013-05-31, John von Neumann, Linköping, 14:45 (Swedish)
Supervisors
Examiners
2013-06-282013-06-272018-01-11Bibliographically approved