Investigating the Effect of Tactile Input and Output Locations for Drivers’ Hands on In-Car Tasks Performance

Vo, D.-B. and Brewster, S. (2020) Investigating the Effect of Tactile Input and Output Locations for Drivers’ Hands on In-Car Tasks Performance. In: 12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI '20), 21-22 Sep 2020, ISBN 9781450380652 (doi: 10.1145/3409120.3410656)

Abstract

This paper reports a study investigating the effects of tactile input and output from the steering wheel and the centre console on non-driving task performance. While driving, participants were asked to perform list selection tasks using tactile switches and to experience tactile feedback on either the non-dominant, dominant or both hands as they were browsing the list. Our results show the average duration for selecting an item is 30% shorter when interacting with the steering wheel. They also show a 20% increase in performance when tactile feedback is provided. Our findings reveal that input prevails over output location when designing interaction for drivers. However, tactile feedback on the steering wheel is beneficial when provided at the same location as the input or to both hands. The results will help designers understand the trade-offs of using different interaction locations in the car.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Additional Information: This research is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (PRESTIGE, grant agreement ID: #761112).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Vo, Dr Dong-Bach and Brewster, Professor Stephen
• Authors: Vo, D.-B., and Brewster, S.
• Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science; T Technology > T Technology (General)
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Research Group: GIST
• ISBN: 9781450380652
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 Association for Computer Machinery
• First Published: First published in Proceedings of AutomotiveUI '20: 12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
300226		PRESTIGE	Stephen Brewster	European Commission (EC)	761112	Computing Science