Lee Skrypchuk
Unconstrained design: improving multitasking with in-vehicle information systems through enhanced situation awareness
Skrypchuk, Lee; Langdon, Pat; Sawyer, Ben D.; Clarkson, P. John
Abstract
In the age of information, in-vehicle multitasking is inevitable. The popularity of the automobile, in combination with the present information age, create a growing demand to do more in-vehicle than simply focus on the road. Unconstrained Design, a philosophy which supports rather than constrains multitasking, is proposed as a path toward enhancing performance in-vehicle. Situation Awareness (SA), a theory allowing designers to understand how operators interact in dynamic, complex environments, is used to frame this experimental investigation. Two SA-grounded human-machine interface concepts are proposed, designed to support drivers to multitask in-vehicle when frequent task switching is required. The first focuses upon supporting preparation for a Non-Driving Related Activity (NDRA), and the second upon supporting the Driving Related Activity (DRA) when an NDRA is active. While multitasking, Contextual Cueing, using a Head-up Display, produced significant reductions in NDRA response time, while an auditory lane keeping aid increased the amount of time a driver spent in the central region of a lane. The combined evidence suggests that using SA and Unconstrained Design to create of IVIS that support drivers’ ability to multitask in-vehicle can lead to task performance improvements.
Citation
Skrypchuk, L., Langdon, P., Sawyer, B. D., & Clarkson, P. J. (2020). Unconstrained design: improving multitasking with in-vehicle information systems through enhanced situation awareness. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 21(2), 183-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922x.2019.1680763
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 11, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 1, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2020-04 |
Deposit Date | Feb 24, 2020 |
Journal | Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science |
Print ISSN | 1463-922X |
Electronic ISSN | 1464-536X |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 183-219 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922x.2019.1680763 |
Keywords | Human Factors and Ergonomics |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2392058 |
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