Understanding the information conveyed by symbols is extremely important from point of view road safety. The used on signs and integrated into vehicle must be clear legible. This especially given lack regulations standardization in field modern driving automation systems. Manufacturers are allowed to choose way informing driver about need intervene a situation when unable continue automated mod...

In this paper, we present a new feature extraction technique and a novel Hidden Markov Model (HMM) based classifier for the rotation, translation and scale invariant recognition of handdrawn pictograms. The feature extraction is performed by taking a fixed dimensional vector along the radius of a circle surrounding the pictogram. Within the HMM-framework these features are used to classify the ...

We developed a visual tool to assess risk perception for sample of male construction workers (forty Italian and twenty-eight immigrant workers), just before after sixteen-hour training course. The questionnaire included photographs real sites, were instructed select pictograms representing the occupational risks present in each photograph. Points awarded correctly identifying any that present, ...

Automated vehicles (AVs) are expected to enable users engage in non-driving-related activities (NDRAs). However, do not easily trust an automated vehicle which poses new challenges for automotive human-machine interfaces (HMIs). Over-presenting information can distract from NDRAs, and under-presentation impact user experience (UX) negatively. To investigate how best present foster users' UX whi...

To conduct a scoping review on the literature visual aids in health education for persons with low-literacy. A methodology was employed. Pre-defined selection criteria identified 47 studies inclusion. Data were extracted relation to: (a) definitions of low-literacy and literacy, (b) population studied, (c) research country, (d) consent procedures, (e) used, (f) development aids, (g) targeted ou...

In the event of danger (e.g., a building fire), effectiveness Exit light pictogram that serves as an evacuation guide was studied and improvement suggested. The types installation cases pictograms used in Korea were examined, International Standards Organization (ISO) 16069 (Safety way guidance system (SWGS)) compared analyzed. Based on analysis results, various selected for further study. An u...

Stakeholder mental model elicitation can produce valuable insights into perceptions of complex systems such as ecosystems, economies, or the climate. These models uncover crucial differences in between stakeholders and prevalent misunderstandings system, which ultimately contribute to successful resource management. This paper introduces a novel tool capture models: M-Tool. M-Tool was designed ...

In 2014, graffiti with pictograms and technical-looking diagrams began appearing on the streets of Bangkok, drawing attention by meticulousness which they were executed in spite their apparent lack meaning. The author turned out to be a homeless person named Sametr Pattanapornchai who suffered from some obsessive-compulsive disorder claimed that his hieroglyphs intended shed light calamities ha...

Abstract Map information, especially volunteered geographic information (VGI) is prone to spatial inaccuracies. Due their use as reference points, spatially inaccurate landmark representations in maps might affect the ability match represented 3D space and compromise self-localization orientation. Based on a map matching task virtual environment various degrees of inaccuracies simultaneously pr...