Research on Transparency Design Based on Shared Situation Awareness in Semi-Automatic Driving

While automated driving has attracted more and more attention, human drivers still play an important role. Drivers must be aware of their surroundings and potential danger to take over the vehicle’s control immediately when the automation system cannot function, which could otherwise pose a road saf...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fang You, Huijun Deng, Preben Hansen, Jun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7177
_version_ 1797441018522501120
author Fang You
Huijun Deng
Preben Hansen
Jun Zhang
author_facet Fang You
Huijun Deng
Preben Hansen
Jun Zhang
author_sort Fang You
collection DOAJ
description While automated driving has attracted more and more attention, human drivers still play an important role. Drivers must be aware of their surroundings and potential danger to take over the vehicle’s control immediately when the automation system cannot function, which could otherwise pose a road safety risk. The transparent design of the human–machine interface can accurately convey the perceived information of the machine to help drivers understand the dynamic environment. We designed the scenario where the rear vehicle is about to overtake the ego vehicle and has a dangerous tendency to collide with the ego vehicle by stepping on the lane line. We analyzed the information shared by the intelligent system in this scenario to make “transparent” the intelligent system. According to the requirements of the task model of transparency and the three stages of situation awareness, we formed three designs. Then we analyzed the availability, situation awareness, and workload of different designs. Results showed that the transparency design according to the shared situation awareness stage can have a positive impact on the usability of the intelligent system. Therefore, the effective transparency-based design in automated driving can enhance the user’s understanding of the system and improve their experience.
first_indexed 2024-03-09T12:16:51Z
format Article
id doaj.art-72010ba87ab7425bba89fab37ba3d54e
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2076-3417
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-09T12:16:51Z
publishDate 2022-07-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Applied Sciences
spelling doaj.art-72010ba87ab7425bba89fab37ba3d54e2023-11-30T22:45:09ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-07-011214717710.3390/app12147177Research on Transparency Design Based on Shared Situation Awareness in Semi-Automatic DrivingFang You0Huijun Deng1Preben Hansen2Jun Zhang3Car Interaction Design Lab, College of Arts and Media, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaCar Interaction Design Lab, College of Arts and Media, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaDepartment of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, 114 19 Stockholm, SwedenCollege of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaWhile automated driving has attracted more and more attention, human drivers still play an important role. Drivers must be aware of their surroundings and potential danger to take over the vehicle’s control immediately when the automation system cannot function, which could otherwise pose a road safety risk. The transparent design of the human–machine interface can accurately convey the perceived information of the machine to help drivers understand the dynamic environment. We designed the scenario where the rear vehicle is about to overtake the ego vehicle and has a dangerous tendency to collide with the ego vehicle by stepping on the lane line. We analyzed the information shared by the intelligent system in this scenario to make “transparent” the intelligent system. According to the requirements of the task model of transparency and the three stages of situation awareness, we formed three designs. Then we analyzed the availability, situation awareness, and workload of different designs. Results showed that the transparency design according to the shared situation awareness stage can have a positive impact on the usability of the intelligent system. Therefore, the effective transparency-based design in automated driving can enhance the user’s understanding of the system and improve their experience.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7177transparencyshared situation awarenessHMIautomated driving
spellingShingle Fang You
Huijun Deng
Preben Hansen
Jun Zhang
Research on Transparency Design Based on Shared Situation Awareness in Semi-Automatic Driving
Applied Sciences
transparency
shared situation awareness
HMI
automated driving
title Research on Transparency Design Based on Shared Situation Awareness in Semi-Automatic Driving
title_full Research on Transparency Design Based on Shared Situation Awareness in Semi-Automatic Driving
title_fullStr Research on Transparency Design Based on Shared Situation Awareness in Semi-Automatic Driving
title_full_unstemmed Research on Transparency Design Based on Shared Situation Awareness in Semi-Automatic Driving
title_short Research on Transparency Design Based on Shared Situation Awareness in Semi-Automatic Driving
title_sort research on transparency design based on shared situation awareness in semi automatic driving
topic transparency
shared situation awareness
HMI
automated driving
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7177
work_keys_str_mv AT fangyou researchontransparencydesignbasedonsharedsituationawarenessinsemiautomaticdriving
AT huijundeng researchontransparencydesignbasedonsharedsituationawarenessinsemiautomaticdriving
AT prebenhansen researchontransparencydesignbasedonsharedsituationawarenessinsemiautomaticdriving
AT junzhang researchontransparencydesignbasedonsharedsituationawarenessinsemiautomaticdriving