SimPath: Mitigating Motion Sickness in In-vehicle Infotainment Systems via Driving Condition Adaptation

TL;DR

This paper introduces SimPath, a visual design aimed at reducing motion sickness in vehicle passengers during irregular driving conditions, supported by real-world experiments, though it does not enhance IVIS efficiency.

Contribution

The study presents a novel visual design, SimPath, specifically tailored to mitigate motion sickness in dynamic driving scenarios, with validated experimental results.

Findings

Significantly reduces passenger motion sickness levels.

Does not improve IVIS operational efficiency due to divided attention.

Provides theoretical and practical insights for future IVIS development.

Abstract

The problem of Motion Sickness (MS) among passengers significantly impacts the comfort and efficiency of In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems (IVIS) use. In this study, we innovatively designed SimPath, a visual design to effectively mitigate passengers' MS and boost their efficiency of using IVIS during driving. The study focuses on the problem of irregular motion conditions frequently encountered during actual driving. To validate the efficacy of this approach, two sets of real - vehicle experiments were carried out in real driving scenarios. The results demonstrate that this approach significantly reduces passenger's MS level to a certain extent. However, due to divided attention from visual content, it does not directly improve the IVIS efficiency. In conclusion, this study offers crucial insights for the design of a more intelligent and user friendly IVIS, based on the discussion of the principle, providing strong theoretical support and practical guidance for the development of future IVIS in autonomous vehicles.