Back on track: Lost and found on public transportation

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Abstract

Errors, in particular human errors, play an important role in many aspects of human life, from day-to-day activities to extraordinary situations. This paper describes the theoretical background in the context of Distributed Cognition and the practical design process of an error trapping and mitigation system for supporting seniors' (including disabled seniors) use of public transportation. Data available from the ASSISTANT project support the basic assumption that there are not many things that typically go wrong when people from this target group use buses, trams, trains etc., but that these classes of errors cover a majority of instances. An error model, being a first approximation of a rule-based error capturing and mitigation system, is proposed that is adequate for sparse data and available before the initial use of the system. Several error types, sources of information coming from a Personal Navigation Device and reasonable conclusions are presented and discussed. Furthermore, some examples of an error trapping and mitigation class tree are provided, as well as some aspects of implementing these systems in earlier projects. The on-going ASSISTANT project addresses especially mitigation types and error type classification, which can lead to easier implementation and broader acceptance in a near future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUniversal Access in Human-Computer Interaction
Subtitle of host publicationUser and Context Diversity - 7th International Conference, UAHCI 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings
Pages575-584
Number of pages10
EditionPART 2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Design Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion, UAHCI 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: 21 Jul 201326 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 2
Volume8010 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Design Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion, UAHCI 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas, NV
Period21/07/1326/07/13

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