Eye-Wearable Technology for Machine Maintenance: Effects of Display Position and Hands-free ...

Eye-Wearable Technology for Machine Maintenance: Effects of Display Position and Hands-free Operation
Xianjun Sam Zheng, Cedric Foucault, Patrik Matos da Silva, Siddharth Dasari, Tao Yang, Stuart Goose

CHI '15: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Session: HMDs in Augmented & Virtual Reality

Abstract
"Exciting developments in eye-wearable technology and its potential industrial applications warrant a thorough understanding of its advantages and drawbacks through empirical evidence. We conducted an experiment to investigate what characteristics of eye-wearable technology impact user performance in machine maintenance, which included a representative set of car maintenance tasks involving Locate, Manipulate, and Compare actions. Participants were asked to follow instructions displayed on one of four technologies: a peripheral eye-wearable display, a central eye-wearable display, a tablet, or a paper manual. We found a significant effect of display position: the peripheral eye-wearable display resulted in longer completion time than the central display; but no effect for hands-free operation. The technology effects were also modulated by different Tasks and Action types. We discuss the human factors implications for designing more effective eye-wearable technology, including display position, issues of monocular display, and how the physical proximity of the technology affects users' reliance level."

DOI:: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2702123.2702305
WEB:: https://chi2015.acm.org/

Recorded at the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Seoul, Korea, April 18-23, 2015