Title :
Using finger-pointing to operate secondary controls in automobiles
Author :
Cairnie, Niall ; Ricketts, Ian W. ; McKenna, Stephen J. ; McAllister, Gordon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Comput., Dundee Univ., UK
Abstract :
Driver inattention is the cause of many automobile accidents. The operation of secondary vehicle controls has been found to be a cause of driver inattention. In this paper, we describe a prototype finger-pointing interface for the operation of these controls. A 6-DOF sensor is used to compute the point targeted on the display, located in front of the driver. The prototype graphical user interface (GUI) is described. Specifically, we provide experimental results concerning the sizes of button that can be used in the finger-pointing interface. We also discuss the types of GUI controls that we have found feasible to operate using our system
Keywords :
automobiles; computer vision; graphical user interfaces; automobiles; computer vision; finger-pointing interface; graphical user interfac; secondary control operation; sensor; Automobiles; Computer crashes; Computer displays; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Graphical user interfaces; Prototypes; Radio control; Road safety; Vehicle driving;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2000. IV 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dearborn, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6363-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVS.2000.898405
