Occlusion description

Occlusion is a standard procedure for judging, if a task is potential suitable while driving. Typically the occlusion is done with spectacles that switch between transparent and opaque state. This interrupts the visibility of a task under test, like in a vehicle the glances between forward (road view) and the task under test will do.

The intention of the app is to bring the 'occlusion feeling' to an Android device. So, you can get the occlusion idea in a lecture room (student) or on your desk (software/HMI developer). Before using the app in experiments please note the information on our site. For final laboratory tests we still recommend the classical shutter goggles.

For more information: http://www.lfe.mw.tum.de/android-occlusion
Open source (GPL): https://github.com/InstituteOfErgonomics/AndroidOcclusion

The app has capability, to use the build-in camera for occlusion (camera screen visible, camera screen occluded). The idea was to put a tablet between the device or task under test and the test subjects’ eyes. Our pretests were not promising. Maybe, with the upcoming capabilities of e.g., 3D goggles and virtual reality we can revitalize the idea in the future.

Log-files are saved to a folder on the smartphone


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