Distract-R: rapid prototyping and evaluation of in-vehicle interfaces

As driver distraction from in-vehicle devices increasingly becomes a concern on our roadways, researchers have searched for better scientific understanding of distraction along with better engineering tools to build less distracting devices. This paper presents a new system, Distract-R, that allows designers to rapidly prototype and evaluate new invehicle interfaces. The core engine of the system relies on a rigorous cognitive model of driver performance, which the system integrates with models of behavior on the prototyped interfaces to generate predictions of distraction. Distract-R allows a designer to prototype basic interfaces, demonstrate possible tasks on these interfaces, specify relevant driver characteristics and driving scenarios, and finally simulate, visualize, and analyze the resulting behavior as generated by the cognitive model. The paper includes two sample studies that demonstrate the system's ability to account for effects of input modality and driver age on pe...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Dario D. Salvucci, Mark Zuber, Ekaterina Beregovaia, Daniel Markley
• Keywords: Basic Interfaces, CHI 2005, Driver Distraction, Human Computer Interaction, Prototyped Interfaces