Amon RambaldiniSenior researcher, Fiat Research Centre
Amon Rambaldini has a degree in Experimental Psychology and a Masters degree in Assistive Technology. He is the senior researcher in the Fiat Research Centre product ergonomics department. He has been working on cognitive ergonomics in CRF since 2001. In particular, he has contributed to human factors evaluations of vehicle instrumentation and auxiliary controls and has been involved in the evaluation and development of on-board HMI systems adopting a user-centred approach. Moreover, he is involved in defining specific strategies to evaluate workload in a driving context. Since 2004 he has been working in the development and testing of an ADAS prototype, supporting technicians in the definition of HMI specifics.
A User - Centred approach in designing FIAT Group Semi-Automatic Parking: Fiat Research Centre experiences
The User-Centred Approach was used to design the HMI of the Semi-Automatic Parking System developed by FIAT Group Automobile. The main purpose was, through an iterative process, to identify the best solutions to safely drive the user’s interaction. The HMI design focused on interaction logics, labels, icons, integration priority with other vehicle functions with great attention to clarify the switch from the semiautomatic control to the user’s control and vice-versa.