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The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a power-flow gauge for indicating current level of “economic” driving for a simulated electric vehicle based on drivers’ acceleration and braking pedal pressing behaviors. Sixteen participants were asked to drive a driving simulator with/without integrating the power-flow gauge interface for city and highway. The mean and kurtosis (stability) of acceleration and brake pedal press positions were recorded. Results showed stable (non-aggressive) acceleration behaviors when drivers used the interface. This indicates that the presence of a power-flow gauge encouraged the drivers to maintain a relatively steady acceleration pedal position as well as how the changes in driving behavior may affect energy consumptions in forms of economic driving.
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Kim, SH., Dandekar, H., Camez, E., Harrelson, H. (2011). Assessing the Effect of a Power-Flow Gauge on Driving Behaviors Affecting Energy Consumption. In: Jacko, J.A. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction. Towards Mobile and Intelligent Interaction Environments. HCI 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6763. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21616-9_46
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