W ith the advent of the automobile as a mode of transportation late in the nineteenth century, a new phenomenon, the motor vehicle acci­ dent, appeared on the American scene. While the motor vehicle was in its early stages of development, the problem was not serious. How­ ever, as the volume of cars on the highways increased, the number of accidents increased also; the problem began to assume g...

A preliminary study on the role of torque feedback in the steering wheel was conducted on the Clio dynamic driving simulator at RENAULT. An experiment comparing different torque feedback strategies was conducted to evaluate the potential of driving simulators in the study of future steer-by-wire systems. The results indicate that drivers on the simulator can control their vehicles in curves wit...

In January 2001, NHTSA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning the regulation of automobile head restraints in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 202. This report presents analyses of occupant posture and position data that were conducted in preparation for comments from UMTRI on the NPRM. The focus of this report is on the potential impact of head restraint geometry...

Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are a valuable proposition for the long-term vision of the automotive human-machine interfaces and for increasing the personal mobility of users with physical disabilities. In this work, we do not attempt to improve the vehicle control through a BCI. Instead, we focus on assessing the driver’s fatigue using a non-invasive BCI technology, a mobile electroencephalo...

Recently, driver inattention has become the leading cause of automobile accidents. As a result, driver's perception and decision-making abilities are diminished, can lose control car. To prevent accidents caused by inattention, it’s vital to continuously monitor his driving behaviour inform him if he becomes distracted or sleepy. This topic been subject study for decades. Whenever feasible reco...

Most automobile manufacturers and several technology companies are testing automated vehicles (AVs) on public roads. While automation of the driving task is expected to reduce crashes, there no consensus as how safe an AV must be before it can deployed. An should at least average driver, but national crash rates include drunk distracted driving, meaning that crashes rate somewhere between sober...

......................................................... ..2 00 INTRODUCTION........................................................20 1 REVIEW OF 1979 INDUSTRY STUDY. ................................... ,204 Driver Record Data Calculated for Three Model Groups ..................... 205 Driver Record: Discounts/Surcharges vs. Accident Differences ............... ,208 Exposure Period Measured i...

A highly integrated system was constructed to assess, and react to, a driver's cognitive load. Sensors embedded throughout the car track a wide variety of driver activities, including driving conditions, driver reactions, control usage, driver reflexes, passenger interaction, and driver attention. The raw sensor readings are compiled and parsed, and used to assess the cognitive and stress load ...

reviews in many countries indicate that drivers often talk on mobile (cell) phones. studies have been done on possible effects of concurrent mobile phone use on driving performance. previous studies have found that phone talking could impairs performance on simulated or instrumented driving tasks, using such measures as reaction time, following distance, and situational awareness. most of these...

The explosive growth of in-vehicle telematic devices has brought with it a safety concern since there is the potential for distraction of the driver away from the driving task. To address this concern the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance) formed a work group of experts from the auto industry, government and other stakeholders (ITSA, SAE, CEA, AAA, NSC, TMA and others) and tasked t...