Integrated evaluation of hardware and software interfaces for automotive human–machine interaction

• Published in: IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 214 - 220
• Main Authors: Zeng, Qingshu, Jiang, Bing, Duan, Qijun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Southampton The Institution of Engineering and Technology 01.09.2019; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Attitude surveys; automotive human–machine interaction; Design; Design analysis; Design improvements; electric vehicles; Engineering; Ergonomics; evaluation node management; Formative evaluation; Hardware; HMI interfaces; human computer interaction; integral conceptual themes; integral quality; integrated evaluation carriers; integrated evaluation hierarchy; Integrated software; integrated software/hardware electric automotive interfaces; interactive experience; Prototypes; R&D; Rapid prototyping; rapidly prototyped electric automotive user interfaces; Research & development; Software; software components; Special Issue: Social and Human Aspects of Cyber-Physical Systems; system frameworks; Usability; User interface; User interfaces; Vehicles; electric vehicles; integrated evaluation carriers; integrated evaluation hierarchy; system frameworks; user interfaces; integrated software/hardware electric automotive interfaces; integral quality; automotive human–machine interaction; evaluation node management; interactive experience; integral conceptual themes; HMI interfaces; rapidly prototyped electric automotive user interfaces; human computer interaction; software components
• ISSN: 2398-3396; 2398-3396
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-cps.2019.0002

In this work, the authors have developed an integrated evaluation hierarchy for automotive human–machine interaction (HMI) software/hardware interfaces and a corresponding set of integrated evaluation carriers and decision modes, to improve the interactive experience and usability of HMI interfaces, evaluation node management in R&D processes, and the integral quality of hardware and software components. In addition, a case study where the integrated evaluation was performed on rapidly prototyped electric automotive user interfaces was utilised to demonstrate the evaluation of integral conceptual themes and system frameworks based on rapid prototypes. It was shown that the evaluation of integrated software/hardware electric automotive interfaces via rapid prototyping aids the communication and organisation of design concepts, thus enhancing the design quality.