Representation method of warning icons on automobile instrument panel for improving driver's cognitive experience

Abstract

In recent years, automobile system and instrument panel are becoming increasingly intricate as they are equipped with varieties of functions and are being digitized. As a result, more warning icons have been created in the automobile. The dashboard for communication between the automobile and the driver provides the latter with diverse information necessary for driving through the warning icons on the instrument panel and also offers information on driver's status. According to a survey of 2,018 drivers from Britannia Rescue in July 2013, 98% of drivers do not understand warning icons on the automobile instrument panel. Therefore, the meaning problems of the automobile warning icon were investigated to quickly identify the desired information and functions in a given situation and environment to the driver, and the representation method about warning icons on the automobile instrument panel was equally analyzed to improve the driver's cognitive experience. © 2018 SERSC Australia.