The Effects of a Simulated Head-Up Display Speedometer on Perceptual Task Performance
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Vol. 32 (3) , 329-339
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872089003200306
Abstract
This study compared the effects of simulated head-up display (HUD) and dashboard-mounted digital speedometers on key perceptual driving tasks in a simulated driving environment. Subjects were 20 male and female volunteers ranging in age from 19 to 51 years. A videotape, taken from the driver's perspective, of a car traveling along a memorized route served as the test scene. While viewing the test scene subjects performed tasks related to navigation, speed monitoring, and salient cue detection. The simulated HUD speedometer produced generally superior performance on the experimental tasks; most important, it enabled subjects to respond significantly more quickly to the salient cues. Implications for the effects of HUDs on automobile safety are discussed.Keywords
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