scholarly journals Heuristic Evaluation of A Tesla Model 3 Interface

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 1515-1519
Author(s):  
Eva L. Parkhurst ◽  
Lindsay B. Conner ◽  
James C. Ferraro ◽  
Mar E. Navarro ◽  
Mustapha Mouloua
Keyword(s):  
Steering Wheel ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Interface System ◽  
Usability Research ◽  
Heuristic Analysis

Usability research is important in our age of developing technology as it has significant implications for how technology is perceived by users. In 2017 Tesla released the Model 3, their most affordable electric-only vehicle to date. The vehicle is unique in its simplistic inner controls, composed of a single centralized touchscreen and instrumentation on the steering wheel. A heuristic analysis was conducted on the interface system of a Model 3 and several heuristic violations were identified. Suggestions to remedy the usability issues were provided along with considerations for future design of such interfaces.

scholarly journals Usability Evaluation of The Interactive 3D Virtual Reality Cultural Heritage Museum Display: Fountain of The Lions Software Application

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.28) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
J G. ◽  
Tromp . ◽  
A Wolff ◽  
J C. Torres ◽  
Hoang Thi My
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Task Analysis ◽  
Usability Evaluation ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
Interactive 3D ◽  
Usability Research ◽  
Museum Display

In this usability evaluation of the Fountain of the Lions software application aimed to be used by museum visitors, the software is analysed using three established usability research methods: personas, a cognitive walkthrough (task analysis) with three participants, and an individual heuristic evaluation. Areas in which the software succeeds and areas which could use improvement are discussed based on the results of these analyses, including use of the methods. 

Assessment of the Driving Capabilities of Persons With Disabilities Using an Advanced Vehicle Interface System

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Zekri ◽  
A. Gage ◽  
S. J. Ying ◽  
S. Sundarrao ◽  
R. V. Dubey
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Steering Wheel ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Major Step ◽  
Modification System ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Interface System ◽  
Independent Life ◽  
Position And Orientation ◽  
Six Degree Of Freedom

The opportunity for a person with disability to drive a vehicle presents a major step towards a full and independent life. In some cases, employment is not possible due to the inability to control a motor vehicle. Unfortunately, today’s driving evaluations are inadequate because of the qualitative techniques used. This paper presents a new approach to the driving assessment of persons with disabilities in which an advanced vehicle interface system is introduced. This system combines a six-degree-of-freedom force reflecting haptic device and a commercially available vehicle modification system. Innovative ergonomic tasks are presented to determine the appropriate position and orientation of the required driving input device. Further, model based computer assistance is incorporated by using assistance functions such as scaling and tremor filtering. Results, obtained from testing a subject with Muscular Dystrophy (MD), demonstrated that the quantitative ergonomic measurements obtained successfully determined the appropriate position and orientation of the modified steering wheel device.

Heuristic Based User Interface Evaluation of Mobile Money Application

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bimal Aklesh Kumar ◽  
Shamina Hussein
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
Screen Size ◽  
Mobile Money ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Usability Problems ◽  
User Interface Evaluation ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Small Screen

Mobile money is creating entirely new opportunity for mobile devices and provides functionalities similar to e-commerce. The nature of these devices pose two major limitations that are small screen size and lack of input capability, which makes designing applications for mobile devices a challenging task. It is important that the user interface is user-friendly and help users easily obtain their desired results. This study applied heuristic evaluation to examine the interface of SMS based mobile money application provided by vodafone called M-Paisa in Fiji. User interface evaluation of this application based on seven heuristic involving fifteen experts is described. The results show that there are minor usability problems with M-Paisa interfaces and we provide our recommendations to address them. Findings of this research can be applied to develop a set of guidelines to support the future design of effective interfaces for other mobile money applications.

scholarly journals Usability Evaluation for Business Intelligence Applications: A User Support Perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrisna Jooste ◽  
Judith Arnoldine Van Biljon ◽  
Jan Mentz
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Usability Evaluation ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
User Support ◽  
Software Usability ◽  
Usability Research ◽  
Usability Criteria

Business Intelligence (BI) applications provide business information to drive decision support. Usability is one of the factors determining the optimal use and eventual benefit derived from BI applications. The documented need for more BI usability research together with the practical necessity for BI evaluation guidelines in the mining industry provides the rationale for this study. The purpose of the study was to investigate the usability evaluation of BI applications in the context of a coal mining organization. The research is guided by the question: How can existing usability criteria be customized to evaluate the usability of BI applications. The research design included user observation, heuristic evaluation and a survey. Based on observations made during user support on a BI application used at a coal mining organization a log of usability issues was compiled. The usability issues extracted from this log was compared and contrasted with general usability criteria from literature to synthesize an initial set of BI usability evaluation criteria. These criteria were used as the basis for a heuristic evaluation of the BI application used at the coal mining organization. The same BI application was also evaluated using the Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI) standardized questionnaire. The results from the two evaluations were triangulated and then compared with the BI user issues again to contextualize the findings and synthesize a validated and refined set of criteria. The main contribution of the study is the usability evaluation criteria for BI applications presented as guidelines. These guidelines deviate from existing evaluation guidelines in the emphasis on information architecture, learnability and operability.

Which is a Better Method of Web Evaluation? a Comparison of User Testing and Heuristic Evaluation

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (14) ◽  
pp. 1256-1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Siong Tan ◽  
R. R. Bishu
Keyword(s):  
Usability Evaluation ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Development Phase ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
User Testing ◽  
Usability Problems ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Evaluation Techniques ◽  
Heuristic Analysis

Besides recognizing the importance of incorporating usability evaluation techniques in the design and development phase of any user interface (UI), it is also very important that designers recognize the benefits and limitations of the different usability inspection methods. This is because the quality of the usability evaluation is dependent on the method used. Two of the more popular usability evaluation techniques are user testing and heuristic analysis. The main objective of this study was to compare the efficiency and effectiveness between user testing and heuristic analysis in evaluating four different commercial websites. Comparing the proportion of usability problems and the type of problems addressed by these two methods both in the early and later stage of the design process does this. The results showed that both user testing and heuristic analysis addressed very different usability problems and with the exception compatibility and security and privacy problems, where heuristic analysis outperforms user testing, both methods are equally efficient and effective in addressing different categories of usability problems.

Real-Time Detection of Drowsiness Related Lane Departures Using Steering Wheel Angle

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony D. McDonald ◽  
Chris Schwarz ◽  
John D. Lee ◽  
Timothy L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Steering Wheel ◽  
Real Time Detection

HEURISTIC EVALUATION FOR MOBILE APPLICATION (STUDI KASUS: APLIKASI DEPO AUTO 2000 TANJUNG API API PALEMBANG)

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman Ependi
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Usability Testing ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
End User ◽  
Error Prevention ◽  
The Real ◽  
User Control ◽  
Cosmetic Problem

Heuristic evaluation merupakan salah satu bentuk usability testing perangkat lunak yang dinilai oleh pengguna (evaluator). Dalam melakukan heuristic evaluation instrumen penilaian terdiri dari sepuluh (10) pernyataan dengan lima pilihan jawaban dalam skala severity ratings. Dalam penelitian ini heuristic evaluation terhadap aplikasi Depo Auto 2000 Tanjung Api-Api Palembang yang dilakukan oleh 4 evaluator.  Hasil dari heuristic evaluation dikelompokkan kedalam  masing-masing instrumen yaitu visibility of system status dengan nilai 0,75, match between system and the real world dengan nilai 0,25, user control and freedom dengan nilai 0,25, consistency and standards dengan nilai 0,75, error prevention dengan nilai 1, recognition rather than recall dengan nilai 1,25, flexibility and efficiency of use dengan nilai 0,25, Aesthetic and minimalist design dengan nilai 0,25, help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors dengan nilai 1 dan Help and documentation dengan nilai 0. Dari hasil heuristic evaluation yang dilakukan menunjukkan bahwa evaluator memberikan nilai 0 dan 1 aplikasi Depo Atuo 2000 Tanjung Api-Api Palembang. Hasil penilaian tersebut menunjukkan bahwa aplikasi yang buat tidak ada masalah usability dan hanya memiliki cosmetic problem sehingga aplikasi Depo Auto 2000 Tanjung Api Api Palembang  dapat dinyatakan layak untuk didistribusikan kepada pengguna akhir (end user). 

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