Mitigating driver’s distraction: automotive head-up display and gesture recognition system

Lagoo, Ramesh; Charissis, Vassilis; Harrison, David K.

Abstract

Dashboards in modern vehicular interiors, house multiple infotainment systems that allow a continuous flow of nonessential information maintaining driver connectivity. This results in distraction of the driver's attention from the primary task of driving, leading to a higher probability of collisions. This paper presents a novel head-up display (HUD) system which utilizes gesture recognition for direct manipulation of the visual interface. The HUD is evaluated in contrast to a typical head-down display system by 20 users in a high-fidelity virtual reality (VR) driving simulator. The preliminary results from a rear collision simulation scenario indicate a reduction in collision occurrences of 45% with the use of HUD. This paper presents the overall system design challenges and user evaluation results.

Citation

Lagoo, R., Charissis, V., & Harrison, D. K. (2019). Mitigating driver’s distraction: automotive head-up display and gesture recognition system. IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, 8(5), 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCE.2019.2923896

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Sep 1, 2019
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Deposit Date: Apr 18, 2023
• Journal: IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
• Print ISSN: 2162-2248
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 79-85
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/MCE.2019.2923896
• Keywords: head up display; human computer interaction; human machine interaction; virtual reality; augmented reality; gesture recognition; collision avoidance; collision reduction; automotive engineering; driving simulation; driving patterns; consumer electronics