2013 Professional Development Seminars - 14

human factors & ergonomics

Vehicle User Interfaces: Principles and
Techniques for Design and Development
I.D.# C1114

April 16, 2013 (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
www.sae.org/pdevent/C1114
The automotive industry is facing unprecedented growth in the number of
new features and functions available to the driver. This growth - in areas
like infotainment, navigation, smart-phone integration, wireless connectivity,
interior lighting and HVAC - offers exciting new possibilities for the vehicle
user experience. However, that same functionality also has the potential
to dramatically increase the complexity of that experience. Supporting the
responsible management of cognitive and physical workloads is paramount
to safe, convenient and enjoyable vehicle operation. Using a combination
of lecture, case studies and exercises, this course will provide an overview
of basic human factors principles and design techniques for developing
intuitive, safe and effective human-machine interfaces.
Learning Objectives
By attending this seminar, you will be able to:
•	 Describe important user experience issues specific to the vehicle
environment and demonstrate how they are distinct from applications
like desktop computing and mobile device use
•	 Apply important human factors knowledge, including key perceptual and
cognitive principles, to the design of effective automotive interfaces
•	 Use basic development tools and methods of interface design
•	 Analyze information display, task flow and hardware-software interaction
to assess interface strengths and weaknesses
•	 Apply basic user experience principles to quickly reveal potential issues
early in the development process that can help avoid costly problems
later
•	 Select the appropriate user testing approach for particular interface
design objectives
•	 Apply important standards and guidelines in interface design and
development

Instructor: Michael Tschirhart & John Kosinki
Michael Tschirhart is a Human Factors Technical Fellow and HumanMachine Interaction (HMI) R&D Manager at Visteon Corporation where he
is responsible for the development of advanced HMI product concepts and
intellectual property; and directing global advanced user research activities.
He is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and holds a master’s degree
in Statistics and a doctorate in Cognitive Psychology, both from the
University of Michigan. He has taught at the College for Creative Studies
in Detroit and the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor.
John Kosinski is a User Interaction Technical Professional at Visteon
Corporation. Mr. Kosinski has 25 years user interaction design experience
ranging from automated test and machine tool equipment to emergency
vehicle and in-vehicle infotainment systems. He holds multiple patents in
controls and user interfaces and brings extensive experience in systems,
hardware and software engineering, graphic design and human factors
applied to the development of innovative user interface solutions.
Fees – List: $745 • SAE Members – Classic: $675 •
Premium: $635 • Elite: $595
0.7 CEUs

Who Should Attend
Those involved in vehicle user interaction systems (e.g., controls and
displays for infotainment, navigation, smartphone integration, connectivity,
HVAC, lights, etc.) in any functional role (e.g., product design, product
development, product/market research and quality) will benefit from
this seminar, including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering,
software engineering, system engineering, product planning, research &
development and design.
Topical Outline
•	 The Vehicle User Interface
•	 Attributes of the vehicle environment
•	 User interaction and user experience
•	 Human Factors Principles for Vehicle Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
Design
•	 The cognitive and physical ergonomics distinction
•	 Attention, memory, perception
•	 Human information processing
•	 Techniques for Designing Vehicle User Interfaces
•	 Control and Display Factors
•	 Design Principles and Approaches
•	 UI Architecture Design
•	 Assessing Vehicle User Interaction and Usability
•	 Techniques and measures
•	 Test approaches and methods
•	 Planning user tests
•	 Resources for Effective Vehicle Interface Design
•	 Standards and best practices

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