Frustration Effect on Drivers in Brain Activity and Cognition (FEDBAC)

Purpose and goal

** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** Today´s available methods for identifying frustrating interaction events have low time and amplitude resolution. They mainly consist of questionnaires and / or interviews which do not find exactly when frustrating events occur or how "strong" they are. The project aims to develop new methods for measuring physiological indicators of experienced frustration as markers of interaction problems. The primary application is evaluation of driver assistance systems (ADAS) and Infotainment interaction during development phases in car projects.

Expected effects and result

The project will provide an answer to the question of whether frustration provides an appropriate framework for capturing interaction problems and if problems can be identified in time and captured in size using physiological measurements. The project will deliver new methods for physiological measurement of frustration in less experienced car users during interaction with vehicles. The methods will strengthen Swedish industry in the area of interaction and streamline product development. The project is estimated to produce 6 scientific articles and a doctoral dissertation.

Planned approach and implementation

The project is divided into 4 different work packages (WP). WP1 handles administration and ensures deliveries, demonstrations, publications and final report for the project. WP2 aims to characterise situations that are very frustrating for car users and what emotions it creates. By measuring physiological quantities, AP3 will investigate which physiological and subjective parameters that are central and how they change during the build-up of frustration. WP4 aims to describe which brain areas have different activity levels during frustration.