The effect of touch-key size on the usability of In-Vehicle Information Systems and driving safety during simulated driving

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 379-388

  Kim, Heejin ^a   Kwon, Sunghyuk ^a   Heo, Jiyoon ^a,b   Lee, Hojin ^a   Chung, Min K ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

In Vehicle Information System; Touch key size; Touch screen

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; INDIUM; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NASA; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

DRIVING SIMULATION; IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM; SIMULATED DRIVING; SPEED VARIATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TASK COMPLETION TIME; TOUCH-KEY SIZE; TOUCH-SCREEN;

TOUCH SCREENS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DRIVING ABILITY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION; TOUCH; TOUCH KEY SIZE; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VELOCITY; WORKLOAD;

IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM; TOUCH-KEY SIZE; TOUCH-SCREEN;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; DATA DISPLAY; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892866442     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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