The introduction of new warning and information systems in vehicles places high demands on the interaction between the driver and the vehicle. An HMI that exceeds customer expectations, that is transparent to the user, and that fully supports the users in accomplishing their goals provides a foundation for minimizing driver workload. Not only is the packaging of HMI devices essential to improve safety while interacting with a car. Also regulating the flow of information to a level that will not interfere with the primary task, driving the car, is crucial for product development. The purpose of this project is to develop methods and technical concepts that supports integration of HMI systems in vehicles
Publikationer: Information design solutions for automotive displays: focus on HUD; Warnings and instrument design layout; The effect of redundant information in HUD and HDD on driver performance in simple and complex secondary tasks; Driver behaviour during haptic and visual secondary tasks; Where should driver information be placed?: a study on display layout; Towards optimized instrument panels; Do ridge sizes in a rotary device for menu selection influence driving performance?; Serial or parallel search with a multi-modal rotary device for in-vehicle use; Warnings and placement positions in automobiles; Do redundant head-up and head-down display configurations cause distractions?; Warnings and placement positions in automobiles; The driver and the instrument panel; Evaluation of car instrumentation clusters by using eye-tracking; Status: Ended; Period: 01/01/2006 → 31/12/2009; Project-ID: 330 141 6 1