Fifty-four drivers, ranging in age from 19 to 77, sat in a mockup of a sedan with a Velcro-covered instrument panel. Drivers placed switches they preferred for 9 functions (cruise on/off, wiper, etc.) where they wanted them. There were 245 switch designs (stalk controls, pushbuttons, etc.) to choose among. Drivers also described the motion to operate each control and said why particular locations, switches, and motions were preferred. When the design was completed, drivers reached for each control while operating a driving simulator. Most commonly, drivers said they preferred locations and switches because those items were expected or familiar, but the switches or locations they chose matched what was in their current cars less than half of the time. Except for switch preferences (which were linked to torso size), what drivers wanted was unrelated to their experience with vehicles, their age, sex, or physical characteristics.


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    Title :

    Instrument Panel Controls in Sedans: What Drivers Prefer and Why


    Contributors:
    P. Green (author) / G. Paelke (author) / K. Clack (author)

    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    244 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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