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Ergonomics Evaluation of In-Vehicle HMI Based on Meander of Finger Trajectory

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HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems (HCII 2022)

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The driver usually touches the central control screen several times to complete specific vehicle settings. This series of touch points can be connected into a trajectory. The meander of trajectory will affect the efficiency, load and satisfaction of HMI. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of trajectory meander on HMI from the perspective of ergonomics. To achieve the research objective, three touch paths with different meandering degrees (0°, 90°, 180°) are designed and user experiment was conducted. The independent variables were the finger movement velocity, task load and satisfaction. The results indicated that clicking in the vertical direction will cause a large workload, and the click path in the horizontal direction should not be designed too long. Horizontal turn back clicking in a small range may be a scheme with high efficiency and low load.

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Tang, Q., Zhang, Q., Guo, G. (2022). Ergonomics Evaluation of In-Vehicle HMI Based on Meander of Finger Trajectory. In: Krömker, H. (eds) HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13335. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04987-3_19

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