Research on compatibility in man-machine interface design of products

Abstract

As a platform for information exchange between people and products, human-machine interface plays a more and more important role in human machine interaction. The compatibility of display and manipulation in human machine interface determines the ease of use to a large extent. Through the case study of HMI design for different products, this paper analyzes the spatial compatibility, the movement compatibility and the common measures to improve compatibility. Spatial compatibility refers to the correspondence of stimulus and response elements in physical layout on a display panel. Motion compatibility refers to the degree of correspondence between the motion effects generated by a controller and people’s psychological expectations. It is pointed out that the common measures to improve the compatibility of human-machine interface are: shape coding, position coding, color coding, symbol coding, and taking into account human physiological characteristics and usage habits.