Wilbert Tabone

Delft University of Technology | TU · Cognitive Robotics

Introduction: Augmented reality (AR) has been increasingly studied in transportation, particularly for drivers and pedestrians interacting with automated vehicles (AVs). Previous research evaluated AR interfaces using online video-based questionnaires but lacked human-subject research in immersive environments. This study examined if prior online e...

Many collisions between pedestrians and cars are caused by poor visibility, such as occlusion by a parked vehicle. Augmented reality (AR) could help to prevent this problem, but it is unknown to what extent the augmented information needs to be embedded into the world. In this virtual reality experiment with a head-mounted display (HMD), 28 partici...

Introduction: Many collisions between pedestrians and cars are caused by poor visibility, such as occlusion by a parked vehicle. Augmented reality (AR) could help to prevent this problem, but it is unknown to what extent the augmented information needs to be embedded into the world. Methods: In this virtual reality experiment with a head-mounted di...

Augmented reality (AR) has been increasingly studied in transportation, particularly for drivers and pedestrians interacting with automated vehicles (AVs). Previous research evaluated AR interfaces using online video-based questionnaires but lacked human-subject research in immersive environments. This study examined if prior online evaluations of...

This thesis explores how automated vehicles will interact with pedestrians in the urban environment through augmented reality technology. Nine distinct AR interfaces were designed, developed, and evaluated to assess how different design elements (symbols, text, colour) and distinct mappings of the AR (on the road, on the vehicle, or head-locked) wo...

Introduction: Communication from automated vehicles (AVs) to pedestrians using augmented reality (AR) could positively contribute to traffic safety. However, previous AR research for pedestrians was mainly conducted through online questionnaires or experiments in virtual environments instead of real ones. Methods: In this study, 28 participants con...

Communication from automated vehicles (AVs) to pedestrians using augmented reality (AR) could positively contribute to traffic safety. However, previous AR research for pedestrians was mainly conducted through online questionnaires or experiments in virtual environments instead of real ones. In this study, 28 participants conducted trials outdoors...

This work provides a summary of work within the project SHAPE-IT (Supporting the interaction of Humans and Automated vehicles: Preparing for the Environment of Tomorrow) concerning HMI design for pedestrians, cyclists, and to some extent car drivers. We present the lessons learned from doctoral candidates (ESRs) who were involved with HMI design us...

While great strides have been taken in advancing the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), challenges abound in understanding and improving how Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) will interact with and within society. Through this paper, the authors attempt to paint the picture of challenges unique to the study and advancement of interfaces between AVs an...

ChatGPT could serve as a tool for text analysis within the field of Human-Computer Interaction, though its validity requires investigation. This study applied ChatGPT to: (1) textbox questionnaire responses on nine augmented-reality interfaces, (2) interview data from participants who experienced these interfaces in a virtual simulator, and (3) tra...

ChatGPT could serve as a tool for text analysis within the field of Human–Computer Interaction, though its validity requires investigation. This study applied ChatGPT to: (1) textbox questionnaire responses on nine augmented-reality interfaces, (2) interview data from participants who experienced these interfaces in a virtual simulator, and (3) tra...

While great strides have been taken in advancing the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), challenges abound in understanding and improving how Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) will interact with and within society. Through this paper, the authors attempt to paint the picture of challenges unique to the study and advancement of interfaces between AVs an...

Tabone, W., Happee, R., Garcia, J., Lee, Y. M., Lupetti, M. C., Merat, N., & De Winter, J. C. F. (2023). Augmented reality interfaces for pedestrian-vehicle interactions: An online study. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 94, 170–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.02.005 Augmented Reality (AR) technology could...

Augmented Reality (AR) technology could be utilised to assist pedestrians in navigating safely through traffic. However, whether potential users would understand and use such AR solutions is currently unknown. Nine novel AR interfaces for pedestrian-vehicle communication, previously developed using an experience-based design method, were evaluated...

This study explored how people look at The Night Watch (1642), Rembrandt's masterpiece. Twenty-one participants each stood in front of the painting for 5 min, while their eyes were recorded with a mobile eye-tracker and their thoughts were verbalized with a think-aloud method. We computed a heatmap of the participants' attentional distribution usin...

This study explored how people look at The Night Watch (1642), Rembrandt’s masterpiece. Twenty-one participants each stood in front of the painting for 5 minutes, while their eyes were recorded with a mobile eye-tracker and their thoughts were verbalized with a think-aloud method. We computed a heatmap of the participants’ attentional distribution...

The future urban environment may consist of mixed traffic in which pedestrians interact with automated vehicles (AVs). However, it is still unclear how AVs should communicate their intentions to pedestrians. Augmented reality (AR) technology could transform the future of interactions between pedestrians and AVs by offering targeted and individualiz...

The future urban environment may consist of mixed traffic in which pedestrians interact with automated vehicles (AVs). However, it is still unclear how AVs should communicate their intentions to pedestrians. Augmented reality (AR) technology could transform the future of interactions between pedestrians and AVs by offering targeted and individualiz...

This document provides a broad overview of approaches and methodologies used and developed by the SHAPE-IT ESRs during their research. It can be used by researchers and developers when searching for appropriate methodological approaches, or simply to get a brief overview of research methodologies often employed in automated vehicle research. The fi...

This Deliverable starts with a short overview of the design principles and guidelines developed for current Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), which are predominantly developed for manually driven vehicles, or those with a number of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), at SAE Levels 0 and 1 (SAE, 2018). It then provides an overview of how the a...

Automated driving research over the past decades has mostly focused on highway environments. Recent technological developments have drawn researchers and manufacturers to look ahead at introducing automated driving in cities. The current position paper examines this challenge from the viewpoint of scientific experts. Sixteen Human Factors researche...

Automated driving research over the past decades has mostly focused on highway environments. Recent technological developments have drawn researchers and manufacturers to look ahead at introducing automated driving in cities. The current position paper examines this challenge from the viewpoint of scientific experts. Sixteen Human Factors researche...

Throughout the past decades, art museums have employed a number of digital technology aids in order to enhance the visitor’s experience and memory retainment. Augmented reality has proven to be among the most successful applications in this regard as studies have shown it to be the most effective in eliciting the interest of the visitors and enhanc...

This article explains the state of the art in using technology for cultural heritage. Published by Heritage Malta's Tesserae Spring Issue 2019.

Segmentation of anatomical imagery is important in several areas, such as forensics, medical analysis and educational material. The manual segmentation of such images and the subsequent labelling of regions is a very laborious task. We propose an interactive segmentation scheme which we evaluate on a new data set of anatomical imagery. We use a mor...

Manual segmentation of anatomical imagery is a challenging and laborious task which this dissertation attempts to alleviate. We present a semi-automatic segmen- tation system which operates on a new data set of photographic human anatomical imagery. A morphological tree-based segmentation method was utilised in order to reach this aim. We placed a...

We present a system\(^1\) that detects faces in various paintings and subsequently recognise and points out any similarities that a certain face in one painting may have to another on a different artwork. The results would be ranked up according to similarity in a bid to produce an output that may assist art researchers to discover new links betwee...