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An investigation of augmented reality presentations of landmark-based navigation using a head-up display

Bolton, Adam; Burnett, Gary; Large, David R.

Authors

Adam Bolton

Gary Burnett

DAVID LARGE David.R.Large@nottingham.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow



Abstract

Using landmark-based navigation can greatly improve drivers’ route-finding performance. Previous research in this area has tended to focus on the inclusion of text or icon-based landmark information utilising dashboard-mounted displays. In contrast, we present landmark-based navigation information using a Head-Up Display (HUD). A major issue with using landmarks for navigation is their inherent variability in quality, with many ‘poor’ candidates that are not easily identifiable or communicable. A proposed solution to improve the usefulness and utility of such landmarks is to highlight/enhance them using augmented reality (AR). Twenty participants undertook four drives in a driving simulator utilising an AR navigation system presented on a HUD. Participants were provided navigational instructions presented as either conventional distance-to-turn information, on-road arrows or augmented landmark information (arrow highlighting or box enclosing landmark adjacent to the required turning). Participants demonstrated significant performance improvements while using the AR landmark 'box’ presentations compared to conventional distance-to-turn information, with response times and success rates enhanced by 43.1% and 26.2%, respectively. Moreover, drivers reported a significant reduction in workload when using the AR landmark ‘boxes’. We conclude that there are significant benefits to providing navigational information utilising AR presentations of landmark information on a HUD.

Citation

Bolton, A., Burnett, G., & Large, D. R. (2015). An investigation of augmented reality presentations of landmark-based navigation using a head-up display. In AutomotiveUI '15: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, 56-63. doi:10.1145/2799250.2799253

Conference Name The 7th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications
Start Date Sep 1, 2015
End Date Sep 3, 2015
Acceptance Date Sep 1, 2015
Publication Date 2015
Deposit Date May 9, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Pages 56-63
Book Title AutomotiveUI '15: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications
ISBN 9781450337366
DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/2799250.2799253
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2035684
Publisher URL https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=2799250.2799253