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AUGMENTED REALITY IN TRANSPORTATION

INNOVATING AR-BASED EXPERIENCES AND ASSESSMENT SUITES OF COGNITIVE AND PERCEPTUAL PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR DRIVERS USING AR HEAD-UP DISPLAYS.

AR head-up displays (AR HUD) interfaces provide a fundamentally new driving experience, but we currently do not know how to design safe and effective user interfaces in this space. Extant methods for evaluating the effectiveness of computer-based user interfaces are arguably not rich enough to capture the total effects of AR HUD interfaces on human performance. Without new methods, we are left to base user interface design and assessment on our current understanding with traditional HMI systems and/or in-vehicle information systems. Thus, as we start designing new AR HUD displays, we must also develop new measures of effectiveness.

IN THIS RESEARCH, WE EXPLORE:

Creating more accessible experiences for users of autonomous vehicles

Measures for quantifying the effects of AR HUD design on visual attention & distraction

How driving performance is impacted by AR HUD usage

Interface design & assessment methods for increased situation awareness

Visual attention and cognitive tunneling

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Missie Smith‡, Joseph L. Gabbard, Gary Burnett, Chrisminder Hare, Harpreet Singh & Lee Skrypchuk. (2021). “Determining the Impact of Augmented Reality Graphic Spatial Location and Motion on Driver Behaviors”. Applied Ergonomics. 96(5):103510. DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103510.

Nayara de Oliveira Faria‡, Coleman Merenda‡, Richard Greatbatch‡, Kyle Tanous, Chihiro Suga, Kumar Akash, Terry Misu & Joseph L. Gabbard. "The Effect of Augmented Reality Cues on Glance Behavior and Driver-Initiated Takeover on SAE Level 2 Automated-Driving." In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 2021.

Missie Smith‡, Kiran Bagalkotkar†, Joseph L. Gabbard, David R. Large & Gary Burnett. (2021). “Isolating the Effect of Off-Road Glance Duration on Driving Performance: An Exemplar Study Comparing HDD and HUD in Different Driving Scenarios.” Human Factors, (July 2021). https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208211031416.

Anvitha Nachiappan†, Nayara de Oliveira Faria‡ & Joseph L. Gabbard. "Can Augmented-Reality Head-Up Display Improve Driving Performance on Monotonous Drives?" In IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings, pp. 163-168. Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), 2021.

Nayara de Oliveira Faria‡ & Joseph L. Gabbard. "How Long Can a Driver (Safely) Glance at an Augmented-Reality Head-Up Display?" In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 42-46. Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, 2020.

Xingwei Wu, Coleman Merenda‡, Teruhisa Misu, Kyle Tanous‡, Chihiro Suga & Joseph L. Gabbard. "Drivers' Attitudes and Perceptions towards A Driving Automation System with Augmented Reality Human-Machine Interfaces." In 2020 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), pp. 1978-1983. IEEE, 2020.

Hyungil Kim‡, Sujitha Martin, Ashish Tawari, Teruhisa Misu & Joseph L. Gabbard. “Toward Real-Time Estimation of Driver Situation Awareness: An Eye-tracking Approach based on Moving Objects of Interest.” In IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, pp. 1034-1031. 2020.

Missie Smith‡, Lisa Jordan†, Kiran Bagalkotkar‡, Srikar Sai Manjuluri†, Rishikesh Nittala† & Joseph Gabbard. "Hit the Brakes! Augmented Reality Head-up Display Impact on Driver Responses to Unexpected Events." In 12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, pp. 46-49. 2020.

Nayara de Oliveira Faria‡, Joseph L. Gabbard & Missie Smith. "Place in the World or Place on the Screen? Investigating the Effects of Augmented Reality Head-Up Display User Interfaces on Drivers’ Spatial Knowledge Acquisition and Glance Behavior." In 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), pp. 763-764. IEEE, 2020.