Assessing the Cognitive Load Arising from In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems Using Pupil Diameter

Wanni Wei, Qing Xue, Xiaonan Yang*, Hongjiang Du, Yahui Wang, Qinglong Tang

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the cognitive load arising from in-vehicle infotainment systems (IVIS) of intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) by analyzing the changes of pupil diameter of drivers in the simulated driving environment. Cognitive load refers to the amount of mental activity carried out by the working memory of the human brain at any time. The cognitive load here is emphasized by arising from IVIS. Thirty subjects participated in the experiment. The experiment simulated an urban road and asked the subjects to complete three levels of the auditory continuous memory task. Tobii Pro Glasses 3 was used to collect the pupil diameter of drivers, and NASA-TLX was used for subjective evaluation. The results showed that task difficulty level had significant effects on the mental dimension and effort dimension of NASA-TLX, which have been proved by relevant studies to be evaluative dimensions that can reflect cognitive load. In addition, task difficulty level also had a significant effect on the pupil diameter, indicating that the pupil diameter can reflect the cognitive load arising from IVIS. Findings from this study can provide reference and assistance for the design of IVIS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCross-Cultural Design - 15th International Conference, CCD 2023, Held as Part of the 25th International Conference, HCII 2023, Proceedings
EditorsPei-Luen Patrick Rau
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages440-450
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783031359385
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event15th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 23 Jul 202328 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14023 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period23/07/2328/07/23

Keywords

  • NASA-TLX
  • cognitive load
  • in-vehicle infotainment systems
  • intelligent connected vehicles
  • pupil diameter

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