Recently, the use of steering wheel mounted switches has been receiving attention. Such switches allow a driver to maintain his or her focus on the road. If the number of steering wheel mounted switches or their arrangement is improper, the advantage of using them may be diminished, and many operator errors may occur. The objective of this study was to examine how the number of steering wheel mounted switches and their arrangement interactively affected a driver's performance. The participants were required to press a specified switch while performing a first-order tracking task. The number of steering wheel mounted switches affected the reaction time in the switch operation task. With regard to the method of arranging the steering wheel mounted switches, the cross-type arrangement was more effective than a vertical-type arrangement. The cross-type arrangement with three steering wheel mounted switches provided the best performance and highest psychological rating.


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    Title :

    Ergonomics of steering wheel mounted switch-how number and arrangement of steering wheel mounted switches interactively affects performance


    Additional title:

    Ergonomie von in das Lenkrad integrierten Schaltern - wie ihre Anzahl und Anordnung die Leistung beeinflußt


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 13 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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