An Intuitive Touch Screen Interface for Car Remote Control

Abstract

The CarStar interface and subsequent user evaluation show a correlation between visually analogous representations of functionality and ease of use. Tapping into users current knowledge-base about automobiles seems to be among the more effective methods of demonstrating functionality through the act of displaying the different controls and data feeds of the system. Smart devices equipped with such an interface can enhance users' experience by providing functionality through recognition. Future work would be improve the design and implement the interface on a real touch screen mobile device such as Apple iPhone or the HTC Touch and to do further evaluation.