INSTRUMENT PANELS THAT I WOULD NOT LIKE TO HAVE IN MY CAR

1. INSTRUMENT PANELSTHAT I WOULD NOT LIKE TO HAVE IN MY CAR Stefano Pasini M.D., Ophthalmologist Dept. of Ophthalmology, ‘VillaToniolo’, Bologna, Italy Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

2. You cannot have every time a playground like this one….. Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

3. …more often than not, you’ll find yourself driving your car in a situation like this. Visual interfaces must NOT distract the driver from the road ahead! Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

4. Lancaster Bomber ‘office’ Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

5. Please avoid ‘videogame’-style instruments, especially for the speedometer Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

6. Same time of the day, same illuminance, same point of view: which watch can you read better? Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

7. Not very readable Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

8. Actual instrument Simulation of the same instrument with a full-length needle in contrasting color A speedometer where a short needle travels on the outer ring of the dial does not have the readability of a similar instrument having a full-length needle. Bright colors improve color contrast and readability. What will it be easier to read, the actual instrument or the ‘modified’ one? Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

9. The three dials inside the main dial are distracting the driver’s attention from the main indication, speed Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

10. Low-contrast interfaces can be dangerous even when related to secondary ICT. It is nearly impossible to read the light grey numerals and letters on this silver radio control panel either at day, dusk or night Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

11. Deviation of the eyes towards a centrally-placed instrument binnacle will be more ample than would be necessary to check a conventionally-placed one Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

12. The glare of this display disrupts its readability. The driver will therefore need more glances before he can understand the information he needs Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

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14. Example of the visualization of a white text on a black background. Contrast is optimal. A blue main beam warning light¤ sticks out easily enough from the other symbols Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

15. Example of the visualization of a red text on a black background. Contrast is excellent. A blue main beam ¤ warning light sticks out easily from the other symbols Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

16. Visualization of a blue text on a black background. Contrast is not very good and the blue main beam warning light¤ does NOT distinguish itself from the other symbols: it might be ignored by the visual system. Therefore the driver could more easily keep the main beam ON creating e real danger to oncoming motorists! Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

17. This is another stylish instrument panel that I would not like on my car, in this case mainly because of its blue illumination Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

18. The ‘Warrick principle’ about rotary controls:an operator moves a knob so that the part of it nearest to the display moves in the direction he is trying to move the display indicator(Warrick, 1947) Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

19. STEREOTYPES‘We see what we know’(Bruno Munari) Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

20. This is not a problem of the instrument panel, but it would be necessary to avoid all these harmful reflexes of the dashboard on the windscreen Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

21. A red needle on a red background does not seem to improve the readability of the rev counter of this high-performance 2+2 sports car Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

22. An example of a very clear, readable HUD that I would to see on every car Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

23. Perfectly clear: a paradigm of good design Dott. Stefano Pasini MD

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