AutomOtive Heads Up Displays





Nomaan Ahgharian
Nitya Reddy
James Melter
Rehab Tambe
Shanglei Zhang
Scenario

SIGNIFICANCE
BROADER IMPACT
&
Research Question
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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

Testing
Script
Scenario
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
Q1
Q2
INTERVIEW
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
*
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
Heads Up Display
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