Research Issue: Human Computer Interaction in Cars

Fachgebiet Augmented Reality (FAR)

General description

The automobile environment can get split into the area of In-Vehicle Information Systems (IVIS) and the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). The major issue of all those systems is to keep a driver's distraction as minimal as possible. Research for IVIS systems focusses on effective data aggregation and intuitive information presentation. Issues for ADAS systems try to maximize the driver's glance time on the road and to actively assist the driver in his driving task. The researched issues range from increasing spatial perception by presenting environmental information in AR as well as spatial support for determination of life-critical environmental events.

Associated People

• Permanent Staff: Gudrun Klinker, Marcus Tönnis, Markus Duschl
• External Collaborators: Verena Broy (BMW) and Stephan Thoma (BMW)
• Former Team Members: Christian Sandor

Associated Projects

SensorVis

Sensors are the foundation for the development of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. Knowing about the capabilities of sensors and deducable contextual information enables the design of information sources and interaction concepts. The SensosVis project therefore developed presentation and collaboration systems for visualization of such sensor data in laborytory and in-car setups. These environments enable experiencing and discussing about presentable interaction concepts and live experience as if it would be shown is a (not yet existing) Head-Up Display.

PARENT

PARENT is a design and evaluation platform for innovative driver assistance systems and their HCI. On the one hand, traffic scenarios can easily be generated and evaluated. On the other hand, generated HCI concepts are easy to evaluate against a baseline.

Application PARENT

TUMMIC (Thoroughly consistent User-centered Man-Machine Interaction in Cars)

(Sponsored by industry)

CAR

The goal of CAR is to create a collaboration platform for computer scientists (UI programmers) and non-technicans (human factors, psychologists etc.). The platform allows collaborative design of visualizations and interaction metaphors to be used in the next-generation cars with Head-Up Displays. We focus on two scenarios: parking assistance and a tourist guide.

Demo CAR

Associated Publications

	G. Klinker Augmented Reality and Industry (original title: Ubiquitous Augmented Reality) Keynote speech. The 14th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2015), Fukuoka, Japan, Sep. 29, 2015. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, G. Klinker Boundary Conditions for Information Visualization with Respect to the User’s Gaze The 5th Augmented Human International Conference (AH), Kobe, Japan, Mar 7 - 9, 2014. Honorable Mention Award (bib)
	F. Laquai, C. Gusmini, M. Tönnis, G. Rigoll, G. Klinker A Multi Lane Car Following Model for Cooperative ADAS The 16th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), The Hague, The Netherlands, Oct 6-9, 2013, pp. 1579-1586. (bib)
	F. Laquai, M. Duschl, G. Rigoll Impact and Modeling of Driver Behavior Due to Cooperative Assistance Systems V.G. Duffy (Ed.): Digital Human Modeling, Third International Conference, ICDHM 2011, held as part of HCI International 2011, LNCS 6777 (Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg), pp. 473-483. (bib)
	D. Popiv, K.-J. Bengler, M. Rakic, M. Duschl, F. Laquai Reduction of Fuel Consumption by Early Anticipation and Assistance of Deceleration Phases Fisita World Automotive Congress, Budapest, 30 May - 4 June 2010, pp. 1264-1273. (bib)
	M. Duschl, G. Klinker, D. Popiv, F. Laquai, M. Rakic Birdeye Visualization for Assisting Prospective Driving Fisita World Automotive Congress, Budapest, 30 May - 4 June 2010, pp. 620-629. (bib)
	S. Thoma Mensch-Maschine-Interaktionskonzepte für Fahrerassistenzsysteme im Kreuzungsbereich Dissertation (PhD thesis), Fakultät für Informatik, Technische Universität München, April 2010 (online version) (bib)
	D. Popiv, C. Rommerskirchen, K.-J. Bengler, M. Duschl, M. Rakic Effects of Assistance of Anticipatory Driving on Driver's Behaviour During Decelaration Phases 2nd European Conference on Human Centered Design of Intelligent Transport Systems (HUMANIST), April 2010, pp 81-90. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, G. Klinker A Collaborative Table-top Platform for Discussion and Development of Traffic Scenarios with Human Behavior The 17th World Congress on Ergonomics (International Ergonomics Association, IEA), Beijing, China, Aug. 9 - 14, 2009. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, M. Plavsic, G. Klinker Survey and Classification of Head-Up Display Presentation Principles The 17th World Congress on Ergonomics (International Ergonomics Association, IEA), Beijing, China, Aug. 9 - 14, 2009. (bib)
	M. Plavsic, M. Duschl, M. Tönnis, H.Bubb, G. Klinker Ergonomic Design and Evaluation of Augmented Reality Based Cautionary Warnings for Driving Assistance in Urban Environments The 17th World Congress on Ergonomics (International Ergonomics Association, IEA), Beijing, China, Aug. 9 - 14, 2009. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, G. Klinker Augmented 3D Arrows reach their Limits in Automotive Environments - Why are AR schemes confusing? In "Mixed Reality In Architecture, Design, And Constructions", Springer, Dec 2008 (bib)
	M. Tönnis Towards Automotive Augmented Reality Dissertation (PhD thesis), Fakultät für Informatik, Technische Universität München, 2008 (online version available here) (bib)
	S. Thoma, G. Klinker, T. Lindberg Evaluation of a generic warning for multiple intersection assistance systems On the occasion of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Annual Meeting in Soesterberg, The Netherlands, October 2008. (bib)
	V. Broy, C. Rölle, G. Klinker MusicMap - Eine kartographische Metapher für Fahrerinformationssysteme Tagungsband der Fachtagung für Nutzergerechte Gestaltung Technischer Systeme (VDI/VDE USEWARE), Baden-Baden, Germany, Oct. 2008. Auch erschienen als: atp Automatisierungstechnische Praxis, Heft 10/08. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, L. Klein, G. Klinker Perception Thresholds for Augmented Reality Navigation Schemes in Large Distances The Seventh IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Cambridge, UK, Sep. 15 - 18, 2008, pp. 189-190. (bib)
	C. Lange, H.Bubb, M. Tönnis, G. Klinker Sicherheitspotential und Verbrauchsreduzierung durch ein intelligent geregeltes aktives Gaspedal (Safety enhancement and fuel consumption reduction by an intelligent active accelerator) VDI/VW Gemeinschaftstagung "Aktive Sicherheit durch Fahrerassistenz", Garching b. München, Germany, Apr. 7 - 8, 2008. (bib)
	F. Klanner, S. Thoma, H. Winner Fahrerverhaltensuntersuchungen und Mensch-Maschine-Interaktionskonzepte für die Kreuzungsassistenz 3. Tagung. Aktive Sicherheit durch Fahrerassistenz. 7. – 8. April 2008. Garching bei München. (bib)
	S. Thoma, G. Klinker, T. Lindberg Gestaltung von Geschwindigkeitsempfehlungen während der Annäherung an eine Ampel 54. Frühjahrskongress 2008 der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.V. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, J. Fischer, G. Klinker From Sensors to Assisted Driving - Bridging the Gap Journal of Software (JSW), Vol. 3, Issue 3, ISSN : 1796-217X, Mar. 2008, pp. 71-82. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, R. Lindl, L. Walchshäusl, G. Klinker Visualization of Spatial Sensor Data in the Context of Automotive Environment Perception Systems The Sixth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Nara, Japan, Nov. 13 - 16, 2007, pp. 115-124. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, C. Lange, G. Klinker Visual Longitudinal and Lateral Driving Assistance in the Head-Up Display of Cars The Sixth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Nara, Japan, Nov. 13 - 16, 2007, pp. 91-94. (bib)
	M. Tönnis The Tangible Car - Rapid Intuitive Traffic Scenario Generation in a Hybrid Table-top and Virtual Environment The Fourth International Workshop on the Tangible Space Initiative in conjuntion with the Sixth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Nara, Japan, Nov. 13 - 16, 2007. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, M. Huber Ambient Interfaces - Ubiquitous Tracking and the Sphere of Vision The International Young Researchers' Workshop on Ambient Interfaces, Osaka, Japan, Nov. 11 - 12, 2007. (bib)
	S. Thoma, G. Klinker, T. Lindberg Speed Recommendations During Traffic Light Approach: A Comparison of Different Display Concepts. On the occasion of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Annual Meeting in Braunschweig, Germany, October 2007. (bib)
	Laura K. Thompson, M. Tönnis Facing Diversity when Designing and Evaluating Driver Support Systems In "Meeting Diversity in Ergonomics", Elsevier, Sep 2007 (bib)
	M. Tönnis, J. Fischer, G. Klinker Ontology-based Pervasive Spatial Knowledge for Car Driver Assistance Proceedings of the 5th annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom), White Plains, NY, USA, Mar. 19 - 23, 2007, pp. 401-406. (bib)
	M. Tönnis Time-Critical Supportive Augmented Reality - Issues on Cognitive Capture and Perceptional Tunnelling The Fifth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, Oct. 22 - 25, 2006. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, G. Klinker Effective Control of a Car Driver's Attention for Visual and Acoustic Guidance towards the Direction of Imminent Dangers The Fifth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, Oct. 22 - 25, 2006, pp. 13-22. (bib)
	Laura K. Thompson, C. Lange, M. Tönnis Using Glance Behaviour to Evaluate ACC Driver Controls in a Driving Simulator The 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), San Francisco, USA, Oct. 16 - 20, 2006. Alphonse Chapanis Student Paper Award (bib)
	M. Tönnis, C. Lange, G. Klinker, H.Bubb Transfer von Flugschlauchanzeigen in das Head-Up Display von Kraftfahrzeugen (Transfer of Flight Tunnel Visualizations into the Head-Up Display of Cars) VDI/VW Gemeinschaftstagung "Integrierte Sicherheit und Fahrerassistenzsysteme", Wolfsburg, Germany, Oct. 12 - 13, 2006. (bib)
	C. Lange, M. Tönnis, H.Bubb, G. Klinker Einfluss eines aktiven Gaspedals auf Akzeptanz, Blickverhalten und Fahrperformanz (Effect of an Active Gas Pedal on Acceptance, Gaze Behavior and Driving Performance) VDI/VW Gemeinschaftstagung "Integrierte Sicherheit und Fahrerassistenzsysteme", Wolfsburg, Germany, Oct. 12 - 13, 2006. (bib)
	V. Broy, F. Althoff, G. Klinker Animationen für Fahrerinformationssysteme: Ablenkungspotenzial oder Steigerung der Usability? (Graphical Animations for In-Vehicle Information Systems) Tagungsband der Fachtagung für Nutzergerechte Gestaltung Technischer Systeme, Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct. 10 - 11, 2006. (bib)
	M. Tönnis, J. Fischer, G. Klinker An Ubiquitous Spatial Knowledge Framework for Car Driver Assistance: SCORE - Spatial Context Ontology Reasoning Environment UbiSys Workshop in conjunction with 8th annual conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Orange County, CA, USA, Oct. 17 - 21, 2006 (bib)
	Laura K. Thompson, M. Tönnis, C. Lange, H.Bubb, G. Klinker Effect of Active Cruise Control Design on Glance Behaviour and Driving Performance The 16th World Congress on Ergonomics (International Ergonomics Association, IEA), Maastricht, Netherlands, Jul. 10 - 14, 2006. Best paper on Vehicle Ergonomics Symposium (bib)
	V. Broy, F. Althoff, G. Klinker iFlip: A Metaphor for In-vehicle Information Systems Proceedings of the Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI), Venice, Italy, May 23 - 26, 2006, pp. 155-158. (bib)
	L. Walchshäusl, R. Lindl, K. Vogel, T. Tatschke Detection of Road Users in Fused Sensor Data Streams for Collision Mitigation 10th International Forum on Advanced Microsystems and Automotive Applications, Berlin, Germany, Apr. 25-27 2006 (bib)
	M. Tönnis, V. Broy, G. Klinker A Survey of Challenges Related to the Design of 3D User Interfaces for Car Drivers The 1st IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (in conjunction with IEEE Virtual Reality Conference), Alexandria, Virginia USA, Mar. 25 - 26, 2006, pp. 127-134. (bib)
	F. Althoff, R. Lindl, L. Walchshäusl Robust Multimodal Hand- and Head Gesture Recognition for controlling Automotive Infotainment Systems VDI-Tagung - Der Fahrer im 21. Jahrhundert, Braunschweig, Germany, 21.11.2005 (bib)
	M. Tönnis, C. Sandor, G. Klinker, C. Lange, H.Bubb Experimental Evaluation of an Augmented Reality Visualization for Directing a Car Driver’s Attention The Fourth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Vienna, Austria, Oct. 5 - 8, 2005, pp 56-59. (bib)
	L. Walchshäusl Klassifizierung dynamischer Gesten im Kontext multimodaler Infotainmentsysteme Diploma Thesis, Dezember 15, 2004 (bib)
	V. Novak, C. Sandor, G. Klinker An AR Workbench for Experimenting with Attentive User Interfaces International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) 2004, Arlington, VA, USA, Nov 2-4, 2004 (bib)