Applicability of location compatibility to the arrangement of display and control in human - vehicle systems: comparison between young and older adults.
The effects of age on applicability of the location compatibility principle to the design of display and control systems were discussed. A dual-task experiment was conducted, in which the primary task was first-order tracking. The secondary tasks included control of an air conditioner, the operation of a radio and the operation of a CD/MD, by means of either a steering wheel-mounted switch or a console-mounted switch. The display was arranged either in front of or on the left side of a participant. Performance of the young group did not completely follow predictions of the compatibility principle. In particular, the principle did not apply to the left-side display condition. The steering wheel-mounted switch was more effective than the left-side switch even for the left-side display. The compatibility principle was applicable to both front and left-side displays for the older adults. For the front display, the steering wheel-mounted switch was more effective. Such differences should be taken into account when designing display and control systems in man - vehicle systems.
Murata
Atsuo
A
Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems, Division of Industrial Innovation Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 3-1-1, Tsushimanaka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan. murata@iims.sys.okayama-u.ac.jp
Moriwaka
Makoto
M
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D001334:Automobile Driving; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003626:Data Display; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D011930:Reaction Time; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014796:Visual Perception