Teh, E, Jamson, SL orcid.org/0000-0001-8166-0403 and Carsten, O orcid.org/0000-0003-0285-8046 (2018) Design characteristics of a workload manager to aid drivers in safety-critical situations. Cognition, Technology and Work, 20 (3). pp. 401-412. ISSN 1435-5558
Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate a workload manager designed to supervise the presentation of in-vehicle information for two age groups of drivers during safety-critical situations. The benefits of a workload manager were compared in various dual-task conditions involving a preceding or a concurrent in-vehicle alert during critical traffic situations. Objective measures such as drivers’ brake response times and secondary task response times as well as subjective measures of driver workload were used. Although older drivers performed worse in the dual task scenario with longer response times and poorer performance on the secondary task in comparison to the younger drivers, results indicated that both age groups benefited from the implementation of a workload manager. There was a consistent trend of improved driving and secondary task performance when the workload manager delayed non-critical information during safety-critical situations, indicating benefits for some otherwise distracted drivers. Implications for the design of a workload manager are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018, Springer Verlag. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Cognition, Technology and Work. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10111-018-0490-2 |
Keywords: | Workload Manager;; Braking;; Secondary Task;; Ageing;; Workload |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 May 2018 10:27 |
Last Modified: | 24 May 2019 00:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10111-018-0490-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:131281 |