An Assessment of the Effects 2D and 3D Navigation Location Maps on Driving Performance and Mental Workload

• Main Authors: Lin, Chia-Hsyang, 林嘉祥
• Other Authors: Hsu, Shang -Hwa
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/23301540043320921009

博士 === 國立交通大學 === 工業工程與管理系所 === 102 === Electronic maps are powerful navigational tools because of the rich information they supply. They can provide an enhanced driving experience through features that are unavailable in paper maps, such as multiple street angles and real-time indications of driver position and orientation, when a navigation map is easily understood and the routes are clear to the driver, the driver will exhibit high performance and lower mental workload and arrive at the destination faster. Modern electronic maps are presented in either two or three dimensions, dimensionality and viewing angle may affect ease of navigation and hence the driver’s mental workload and the effect may differ depending on the road pattern. This study compares the driving performance, mental workload, and subjective feeling of drivers navigating different road patterns using different types of electronic and paper maps. A heads-up display was used to show the different driving conditions for each of the navigation map systems. We use a virtual reality tool to study the effects of performance about duration time, distance, and average speed with different map dimensions and road pattern about navigation location system while driving in a new environment. Results revealed that the drivers using an electronic navigation location map performed better compared to the drivers using a paper map. The results also indicated that drivers who used 2D-regular pattern or 2D-irregular corner maps performed more efficiently than the drivers who used a 3D-regular pattern or 3D-irregular corner maps in reaching their destinations. In addition, drivers can reduced mental workloads and save time and fuel by using 2D navigation maps in unfamiliar regions.