AutomOtive Heads Up Displays

 

Nomaan Ahgharian

Nitya Reddy

James Melter

Rehab Tambe

Shanglei Zhang

Scenario

 

SIGNIFICANCE

 

BROADER IMPACT

&

 Research Question

 
  • Do users prefer icons or text for glanceable information?
    • ​​monochromic or color-coded icons
 

OR

 

METHODOLOGY

 

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

 

PRE-TASK QUESTIONNAIRE

USER EVALUATION

POST-TASK interview

Test HUD prototypes

Video & images

HUD in a car

Post-Task Questionnaire.

Advanced Visualization Lab (AVL)

Info on HUD

Info Expression Methods

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Testing

Script

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Scenario

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Task

Semi-open Interviews

PARTICIPANTS

PRE-TASK QUESTIONNAIRE

USER EVALUATION

POST-TASK interview

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

8 Participants

Recruited from 

30 Participants

8 Participants

Asked about on-boarding with such system

5 Drivers

3 Non-Drivers

7 Male

1 Female

All From HCI Program

PARTICIPANTS

DATA

PRE-TASK QUESTIONNAIRE

QUANTITATIVE DATA

VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDING

 

QUALITATIVE DATA

USER EVALUATION

POST-TASK interview

interview transcripts

QUALITATIVE DATA

DEMOGRAPHic

likert SCALES

observation notes

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

ANALYSIS

demographic

likert scale

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

F 28%

M 72%

Like 70%

Neutral 24%

dislike 6%

observation

audio record

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Q1

Q2

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INTERVIEW

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Q3

Text.

B/W.

Color.

Icon preference.

HUD Overview.

SETUP

ICONS USED

ICONS USED

ICONS USED

COLORS

Evaluation 

RESULTS

heads up displays are more of an assistance than an impedance.

HYPOTHESIS

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icons trump text when it comes to displaying information

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HYPOTHESIS

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Speed was an outlier; participants preferred combination of text and icons!

Color CODING by severity!

PROTOTYPE

FUTURE WORK

ADDING cognitive load of driving INTO the mix! 

PLACEMENT OF ICONS

SIZE OF ICONS

Q & A

Heads Up Display

By Nomaan Ahgharian