Assessment model for perceived visual complexity of automotive instrument cluster

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue Part A, 2015, Pages 76-83

  Yoon, Sol Hee ^a   Lim, Jihyoun ^b   Ji, Yong Gu ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Assessment model; Perceived visual complexity; Quantifiable measurement variables

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ASSESSMENT MODELS; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS; QUANTIFIABLE MEASUREMENT VARIABLES; VISUAL COMPLEXITY; VISUAL DISPLAY;

VEHICLES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT MODEL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GAUGE; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; IN VEHICLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; MALE; PERCEIVED VISUAL COMPLEXITY; PROCESS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEEDOMETER; TACHOMETER; VISUAL STIMULATION; BIOENGINEERING; CAR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; TRENDS; VISION;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; DATA DISPLAY; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84908212984     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2014.07.005     Document Type: Article

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