Evaluation of “Feelings of Excitement” on Presenting Information with “In-vehicle System” by Using Physiological Indices

- HRV Analysis of Influence on Giving Prior Information about Landscapes -

Abstract

In recent years, the automotive industry has faced a decline in interest in cars and driving by younger generations, and so we want to find ways to increase driving attractiveness using in-vehicle systems. Since we believe that “feelings of excitement” are critical to increase the attractiveness of cars and driving, we created exciting contents for a driving simulator by focusing on the expectations of drivers and used biological signals to evaluate how to elicit “feelings of excitement” while driving. In this paper, we performed HRV analysis by focusing on the impact of prior information about landscapes and concluded that it elicits “feelings of excitement” using SDNN and RRV. In addition, we clarified that the SDNN and RRV of ECGs are useful physiological indices to detect “feelings of excitement”.