Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103816
Wei Ding , Leizhi Wang , Zhaobo Chen , Hongrui Ao , Hui Yan , Zhitong Li
Various vehicles expose occupants to whole-body vibration (WBV), leading to subjective discomfort in seated individuals. This study investigates the impact of different seat-human contact configurations on subjective discomfort under WBV conditions. Combining the relative magnitude estimation (RME) and absolute magnitude estimation (AME) methods, a static sitting discomfort experiment was conducted before vibration testing to establish subjects' perception of discomfort levels. Under simulated Class C road excitation, five seat-human contact conditions were tested, with data collected on beats per minute (BPM), arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), subjective discomfort ratings, and discomfort locations. Results show a significant positive correlation (Spearman's ρ = 0.72, p = 0.002) between the frequency of BPM ‘relative peak’ and subjective discomfort occurrences. Backrest, armrest, and gripping a column reduced the frequency of BPM ‘relative peak’ by 35.3 %, 20.3 %, and 39.8 %, respectively. Headrests and armrests exhibited negative masking effects on discomfort perception, while backrests and gripping a column demonstrated positive masking effects. The optimization of seat design, especially the features of the backrest and column grip, can substantially alleviate the discomfort caused by vibration. This study provides theoretical insights for improving seat-human interaction and enhancing ride comfort.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103828
Fuwei Wu , Kunchen Li , Wenhao Dou , Chang Wang , Zhi Zhang
Peripheral vision plays a crucial role in assisting drivers with searching for traffic information. Previous studies have explored the association between drivers' peripheral vision and their hazard perception ability, but the impact of peripheral vision on driving behavior remains unclear. Thirty-five participants were recruited to conduct a peripheral vision test and a driving simulation experiment. Then, field of view range, number of correct and incorrect responses, target tracking deviation, and perception time were used to assess the peripheral vision perception ability of individuals. The time to first fixation on hazards, brake reaction time, Standard Deviation of Steering Wheel angle (SDSW), and average speed were selected as dependent variables. Then, the influence of the Peripheral Perception-Response Score (PP-RS) and lateral conflict type on driving performance was assessed. The study finds a significant relationship between the driver's PP-RS and lateral stability, with higher PP-RS scores correlating with smaller standard deviation of steering wheel angle. It also reveals that drivers exhibit a longer first fixation time (p < 0.001) and a delayed reaction time (p = 0.001) when encountering a bicycle crossing compared to a vehicle crossing the roadway. The delay in first fixation time and reaction time are about 0.65 s and 0.67 s, respectively. A similar pattern is observed when pedestrians cross a roadway without a crosswalk. Drivers with higher PP-RS scores can perceive risky conflicts earlier when encountering a crossing vehicle, although they do not always slow down earlier. These findings provide valuable theoretical for improving driver training policies.
{"title":"How does peripheral vision affect driver performance when passing on roads with lateral traffic conflicts? A simulated driving experiment","authors":"Fuwei Wu , Kunchen Li , Wenhao Dou , Chang Wang , Zhi Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103828","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103828","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Peripheral vision plays a crucial role in assisting drivers with searching for traffic information. Previous studies have explored the association between drivers' peripheral vision and their hazard perception ability, but the impact of peripheral vision on driving behavior remains unclear. Thirty-five participants were recruited to conduct a peripheral vision test and a driving simulation experiment. Then, field of view range, number of correct and incorrect responses, target tracking deviation, and perception time were used to assess the peripheral vision perception ability of individuals. The time to first fixation on hazards, brake reaction time, Standard Deviation of Steering Wheel angle (SDSW), and average speed were selected as dependent variables. Then, the influence of the Peripheral Perception-Response Score (PP-RS) and lateral conflict type on driving performance was assessed. The study finds a significant relationship between the driver's PP-RS and lateral stability, with higher PP-RS scores correlating with smaller standard deviation of steering wheel angle. It also reveals that drivers exhibit a longer first fixation time (<em>p</em> < 0.001) and a delayed reaction time (<em>p</em> = 0.001) when encountering a bicycle crossing compared to a vehicle crossing the roadway. The delay in first fixation time and reaction time are about 0.65 s and 0.67 s, respectively. A similar pattern is observed when pedestrians cross a roadway without a crosswalk. Drivers with higher PP-RS scores can perceive risky conflicts earlier when encountering a crossing vehicle, although they do not always slow down earlier. These findings provide valuable theoretical for improving driver training policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50317,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103828"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145363469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-11-29DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103849
Jianhua Sun , Suihuai Yu , Jianjie Chu , Xiaojiao Xie , Wenzhe Cun , Hao Fan
Alerted-monitor systems may not be perfectly reliable and are apt to generate false alarms, risking automation misuse. The possibility and severity of automation misuse can be affected by the automation stage of the alerted-monitor task and the presence of concurrent task demands, especially when there is more than one unpredictable false alarm throughout the entire task. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of the automation stage on alerted-monitor performance and operator perception with/without concurrent task demands, aiming to select the appropriate automation stage to mitigate false alarm impacts. Participants performed an alerted-monitor task under two automation stages (decision-making and action implementation) with/without a concurrent manual tracking task. Results showed that action-implementation automation consistently enhanced efficiency (e.g., reduced correct response time to false alarms, lower workload) and trust regardless of concurrent task demands, while uniquely improving accuracy in distinguishing true and false alarms only under concurrent task demands. In contrast, decision-making automation increased situational awareness exclusively in the absence of concurrent task demands. These findings suggest that action-implementation automation should be prioritized in the presence of concurrent task demands, as it mitigates false alarm effects, evidenced by its improved accuracy in distinguishing true and false alarms. In contrast, decision-making automation may be favored in contexts without concurrent task demands, as it enhances situational awareness, though its direct impact on mitigating false alarms is limited.
{"title":"Effects of automation stage on alerted-monitor performance and operator perception with and without concurrent task demands","authors":"Jianhua Sun , Suihuai Yu , Jianjie Chu , Xiaojiao Xie , Wenzhe Cun , Hao Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103849","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103849","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Alerted-monitor systems may not be perfectly reliable and are apt to generate false alarms, risking automation misuse. The possibility and severity of automation misuse can be affected by the automation stage of the alerted-monitor task and the presence of concurrent task demands, especially when there is more than one unpredictable false alarm throughout the entire task. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of the automation stage on alerted-monitor performance and operator perception with/without concurrent task demands, aiming to select the appropriate automation stage to mitigate false alarm impacts. Participants performed an alerted-monitor task under two automation stages (decision-making and action implementation) with/without a concurrent manual tracking task. Results showed that action-implementation automation consistently enhanced efficiency (e.g., reduced correct response time to false alarms, lower workload) and trust regardless of concurrent task demands, while uniquely improving accuracy in distinguishing true and false alarms only under concurrent task demands. In contrast, decision-making automation increased situational awareness exclusively in the absence of concurrent task demands. These findings suggest that action-implementation automation should be prioritized in the presence of concurrent task demands, as it mitigates false alarm effects, evidenced by its improved accuracy in distinguishing true and false alarms. In contrast, decision-making automation may be favored in contexts without concurrent task demands, as it enhances situational awareness, though its direct impact on mitigating false alarms is limited.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50317,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103849"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145617689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-11-13DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103830
Guoshan Wu , Fei Liu , Mengyue Wang , Wenruikun Fu , Heqing Liu , Bo You
The thermal index of the atmosphere and building environment mainly evaluated deep underground mines' hot and humid working environments. However, their predicted thermal neutral temperature often differed from the actual situation. At present, there is no straightforward method to determine the thermal neutral temperature of mine working face. The exergy analysis method was combined with the Prediction Heat Strain model to establish a human exergy model. The model was used to calculate the exergy parameter of workers with humidity of 80 %–100 %, wind speed of 0.3–4.0 m/s, moderate/severe/extremely severe labour, and the corresponding relationship between the exergy parameter thresholds was analyzed. The rationality of using the minimum exergy consumption to determine the thermal neutral temperature was verified using the subjective thermal sensation voting (TSV) obtained from the simulated mine labour experiment. The results show that when the human body exergy transfer is the largest, the exergy efficiency is the largest, and the exergy consumption is the most minor (non-high temperature environment). The thermal neutral temperature of the working face is approximately equal to the ambient temperature corresponding to the maximum exergy transfer and minimum exergy consumption. When the wind speed is above 2.5 m/s, the thermal neutral temperature can be increased, which is conducive to reducing the energy consumption of refrigeration equipment. The human exergy model can predict the thermal neutral temperature of the working face, which provides a new idea for studying the thermal comfort of workers. It provides a meaningful reference for ventilation and cooling in coal mining faces.
{"title":"Prediction of the thermal neutral temperature of working face in deep mine","authors":"Guoshan Wu , Fei Liu , Mengyue Wang , Wenruikun Fu , Heqing Liu , Bo You","doi":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103830","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103830","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The thermal index of the atmosphere and building environment mainly evaluated deep underground mines' hot and humid working environments. However, their predicted thermal neutral temperature often differed from the actual situation. At present, there is no straightforward method to determine the thermal neutral temperature of mine working face. The exergy analysis method was combined with the Prediction Heat Strain model to establish a human exergy model. The model was used to calculate the exergy parameter of workers with humidity of 80 %–100 %, wind speed of 0.3–4.0 m/s, moderate/severe/extremely severe labour, and the corresponding relationship between the exergy parameter thresholds was analyzed. The rationality of using the minimum exergy consumption to determine the thermal neutral temperature was verified using the subjective thermal sensation voting (TSV) obtained from the simulated mine labour experiment. The results show that when the human body exergy transfer is the largest, the exergy efficiency is the largest, and the exergy consumption is the most minor (non-high temperature environment). The thermal neutral temperature of the working face is approximately equal to the ambient temperature corresponding to the maximum exergy transfer and minimum exergy consumption. When the wind speed is above 2.5 m/s, the thermal neutral temperature can be increased, which is conducive to reducing the energy consumption of refrigeration equipment. The human exergy model can predict the thermal neutral temperature of the working face, which provides a new idea for studying the thermal comfort of workers. It provides a meaningful reference for ventilation and cooling in coal mining faces.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50317,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103830"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145519707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103827
Sameeran G. Kanade , Jun He , Sogand Hasanzadeh , Brandon J. Pitts , Behzad Esmaeili , Mahmudur Rahman , Dharmendra K. Mishra , Vincent G. Duffy
This study evaluates the effectiveness of game-based learning in improving construction safety knowledge, focusing on the OSHA hazard identification training tool. Using a mixed-methods approach, 64 graduate students were divided into control and training groups, with half experiencing task interruptions during hazard identification tests. Participants completed pre- and post-intervention hazard identification tests, NASA-TLX questionnaires, and surveys while their visual attentional distribution was monitored using eye-tracking technology. Results showed that the training group significantly outperformed the control group in hazard identification, particularly for fall and struck-by hazards. The training group also reported lower mental demand, better performance perception, and less effort in post-intervention tests. Eye-tracking data revealed similar patterns in both groups, with decreased attention to fall hazards and increased attention to missing PPE and struck-by hazards post-intervention. However, the game-based approach was less effective in addressing missing PPE hazards. Task interruptions negatively impacted hazard identification in trained participants post-intervention, while control group performance remained unaffected. Interestingly, Qualtrics survey responses revealed a gap between the perceived and actual impact of interruptions, emphasizing the need for targeted training that raises awareness about these effects. The findings support game-based learning as a promising approach to improve safety training effectiveness, but underscore the importance of interruption management strategies in high-risk environments.
{"title":"Beyond traditional methods: The impact of game-based learning on safety training","authors":"Sameeran G. Kanade , Jun He , Sogand Hasanzadeh , Brandon J. Pitts , Behzad Esmaeili , Mahmudur Rahman , Dharmendra K. Mishra , Vincent G. Duffy","doi":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103827","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103827","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study evaluates the effectiveness of game-based learning in improving construction safety knowledge, focusing on the OSHA hazard identification training tool. Using a mixed-methods approach, 64 graduate students were divided into control and training groups, with half experiencing task interruptions during hazard identification tests. Participants completed pre- and post-intervention hazard identification tests, NASA-TLX questionnaires, and surveys while their visual attentional distribution was monitored using eye-tracking technology. Results showed that the training group significantly outperformed the control group in hazard identification, particularly for fall and struck-by hazards. The training group also reported lower mental demand, better performance perception, and less effort in post-intervention tests. Eye-tracking data revealed similar patterns in both groups, with decreased attention to fall hazards and increased attention to missing PPE and struck-by hazards post-intervention. However, the game-based approach was less effective in addressing missing PPE hazards. Task interruptions negatively impacted hazard identification in trained participants post-intervention, while control group performance remained unaffected. Interestingly, Qualtrics survey responses revealed a gap between the perceived and actual impact of interruptions, emphasizing the need for targeted training that raises awareness about these effects. The findings support game-based learning as a promising approach to improve safety training effectiveness, but underscore the importance of interruption management strategies in high-risk environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50317,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103827"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145417400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103824
Xi Xiao, Yue Chen, Can Liu
Generative AI is increasingly used in team ideation, but how its design features affect creative performance is unclear. Research on human teams suggests that such effects are mediated by team emergent states (TESs, the team's cognitive and emotional dynamics and feelings). Yet, whether TESs play a similar role in team-AI co-ideation remains unknown. This study explored the effects of AI content strategies (breadth-first vs. depth-first) and participation styles (active vs. passive) on TESs and performance during team-AI collaborative ideation by a mixed-design experiment with 52 students and in-depth interviews with seven professionals from industry. In the experiment, two participants and AI as a team brainstormed and developed design solutions. We found depth-first strategies fostered stronger convergence among ideas and members and further enhanced solution completeness, whereas breadth-first AI increased divergent performance and solution practicability. AI design influenced both cognitive and affective TESs, which predicted objective and subjective performance differentially. This study reveals how the design of generative AI affects human-AI collaborative ideation through the perspective of TES and suggests designing generative AI to adjust to TESs and the creative process.
{"title":"Designing AI for team ideation: How content strategy and participation style affect creative performance through team emergent states","authors":"Xi Xiao, Yue Chen, Can Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103824","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103824","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Generative AI is increasingly used in team ideation, but how its design features affect creative performance is unclear. Research on human teams suggests that such effects are mediated by team emergent states (TESs, the team's cognitive and emotional dynamics and feelings). Yet, whether TESs play a similar role in team-AI co-ideation remains unknown. This study explored the effects of AI content strategies (breadth-first vs. depth-first) and participation styles (active vs. passive) on TESs and performance during team-AI collaborative ideation by a mixed-design experiment with 52 students and in-depth interviews with seven professionals from industry. In the experiment, two participants and AI as a team brainstormed and developed design solutions. We found depth-first strategies fostered stronger convergence among ideas and members and further enhanced solution completeness, whereas breadth-first AI increased divergent performance and solution practicability. AI design influenced both cognitive and affective TESs, which predicted objective and subjective performance differentially. This study reveals how the design of generative AI affects human-AI collaborative ideation through the perspective of TES and suggests designing generative AI to adjust to TESs and the creative process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50317,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103824"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145325040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-11-12DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103836
Rima R. Habib , Lina M. Fakih , Ghida Al Nakib , Lea Saad , Fida Awada , Mira F. Kanaan , Zeinab Awad , John C. Flunker , June T. Spector , Iman Nuwayhid
Heat stress among agricultural workers has intensified as a result of climate change, with women disproportionately affected due to physiological, social, and occupational factors. This study investigates heat-related illnesses (HRI), defined by the presence of heat-related symptoms, among male and female Syrian agricultural workers in greenhouse farms of Lebanon's farming communities.
A cross-sectional analysis was carried out among 90 agricultural workers (43 male pesticide sprayers and 47 female harvesters) in 32 farms. Data were collected in summer 2024 (August–September) from Syrian workers aged between 18 and 55 years old. Heat stress was assessed using environmental measures (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature [WBGT]) and physiological indicators included heart rate and estimated core body temperature; this was complemented by field observations during the observed work period. HRI and other occupational factors were assessed using structured questionnaires. Sociodemographic, occupational, and environmental factors were compared between male and female workers. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify HRI risk factors.
Female workers were significantly more likely to report HRI compared to males (65.9 % vs 37.2 %, p = 0.006). We attribute this difference to biological and occupational factors, particularly in the local context. Higher odds of HRI were also observed with younger age, longer work hours, more strenuous workloads, extended restroom travel times, wearing multiple layers, and working in environments where WBGT inside greenhouses exceeded 26.6 °C. This study underscores the role of task allocation within agricultural work in predicting the risk of HRI. It particularly emphasizes the health implications of gendered labor segregation in agriculture.
由于气候变化,农业工人的热应激加剧,由于生理、社会和职业因素,妇女受到的影响尤为严重。本研究调查了黎巴嫩农业社区温室农场的叙利亚男性和女性农业工人的热相关疾病(HRI),由热相关症状的存在来定义。对32个农场的90名农业工人(43名男性农药喷洒员和47名女性收割机)进行了横断面分析。数据于2024年夏季(8月至9月)从18至55岁的叙利亚工人中收集。热应激评估采用环境指标(湿球温度[WBGT])和生理指标包括心率和估计的核心体温;在观察到的工作期间,实地观察补充了这一点。HRI和其他职业因素采用结构化问卷进行评估。对男女职工的社会人口、职业和环境因素进行比较。采用多变量logistic回归确定HRI危险因素。与男性相比,女性员工更有可能报告HRI (65.9% vs 37.2%, p = 0.006)。我们将这种差异归因于生物和职业因素,特别是在当地情况下。年龄小、工作时间长、工作量大、上厕所时间长、穿多层衣服以及在温室内WBGT超过26.6°C的环境中工作,也会增加HRI的几率。本研究强调了农业工作中任务分配在预测人力资源感染风险中的作用。它特别强调农业中性别劳动隔离对健康的影响。
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Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-11-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103844
Wisanti Laohaudomchok , Wantanee Phanprasit , Pajaree Konthonbut , Vorakamol Boonyayothin , Sirkka Rissanen , Kirsi Jussila , Tiina M. Ikäheimo , Jouni J.K. Jaakkola , Simo Näyhä
The combined association of self-perceived work ability with ambient temperature, relative humidity, and air velocity in the poultry industry has not been described. We asked 286 poultry workers in Thailand regarding their perceived work ability and regressed the data on worksite temperature, relative humidity, air velocity, interactions, workers’ characteristics, and work-related factors. The mean age of the workers was 32.7 years (range, 18–57 years), and 166 (58 %) were men. The average worksite temperature, relative humidity, and air velocity were 3.7 °C (range, −21.6–23.0 °C), 46.6 % (range, 27.0–72.0), and 0.44 m/s (range, 0.01–3.00 m/s), respectively. The mean work ability score was 8.29 (range, 4–10), and 68 participants (23.8 %) reported poor work ability (≤7). At cold and humid sites (temperature <2.0 °C; relative humidity >50 %), the prevalence of poor work ability increased with falling temperature (23.0 °C to −21.6 °C), by up to 94.2 % percentage points at the highest air velocity and highest relative humidity. At warmer and drier sites (temperature ≥2.0 °C; relative humidity <35 %), the prevalence of poor work ability increased from cold to warm sites (−21.6 °C–23.0 °C), by up to 70.5 % percentage points at sites with the lowest relative humidity and lowest air velocity. Workers at cold and humid sites (19.6 %) and those at warm and dry sites (17.8 %) suffer from poor work ability and need preventive actions. These groups require advice to minimise work hazards for various combinations of temperature, humidity, and air velocity.
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This study investigated the effects of sitting postures on the enhancement of occupants’ situation awareness through seat vibrotactile interaction system in high-level automated driving scenarios during a non-driving related task. Furthermore, addressing the limitation of fixed, non-adaptive vibrotactile signal generation in existing studies, an occupant body pressure monitoring-based seat vibrotactile interaction system (OBPM-SVIS) was developed, and it was compared with the original system lacking the pressure monitoring function. The Wizard of Oz experimental approach was employed to simulate automated driving scenarios in real-road. Eighteen participants received signals indicating vehicle upcoming behaviors, including left turn, right turn, acceleration, and deceleration. The participants adopted five sitting postures, which were upright, left-leaning, right-leaning, backward-leaning, and forward-leaning. These signals were presented in both static and dynamic patterns. Effects were comprehensively evaluated based on correct response rate, reaction time, situation awareness rating technique (SART) score, rating scale mental effort (RSME) score, and user experience questionnaire (UEQ) score. Results indicated that non-upright sitting postures adversely affected the transmission of vibrotactile signals and increased the difficulty of signal recognition. Static pattern demonstrated less robustness to changes in sitting posture compared to dynamic pattern. The OBPM-SVIS effectively mitigated the adverse effects of sitting posture changes. This study provides a reference for optimizing vibrotactile interaction systems that convey information about the vehicle’s upcoming behaviors or takeover requests to occupants in high-level automated driving.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-11-15DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2025.103834
Kuo-Yi Lin , Meng-Hua Li , Fang-ying Lo , Hsiao-Chun Huang , Kotomichi Matsuno , Ruriko Watanabe
This study develops and validates a human-centered adaptive learning system that integrates Human Factors Engineering (HFE) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support programming education. The system adjusts learning strategies based on learners' behavioral indicators and self-reported psychological states, including motivation, interest, and confidence. Grounded in adaptive learning theory, the study proposes and tests hypotheses regarding the associations and interaction effects of these factors on learning effectiveness. A single-group pre/post empirical design with 100 participants was employed, incorporating exploratory factor analysis, regression modeling, and user satisfaction surveys. Results indicate that both motivation and interest are significantly associated with improved learning outcomes, and their interaction demonstrates a synergistic effect. The system's modular architecture—comprising behavioral data collection, learner modeling, strategy generation, and feedback—was positively evaluated for usability and engagement. While the findings confirm theoretical associations within the adaptive environment, causal claims and comparative effectiveness against non-adaptive systems require future controlled studies. By combining ergonomic interface design with AI-driven adaptivity, this research contributes to educational ergonomics and adaptive learning literature, offering a replicable framework and practical insights for designing intelligent, user-aligned instructional systems.
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