In recent years due to improvements of technology within automobile industry, design process of advanced driver assistance systems for collision avoidance and traffic management has been investigated in both academics and industrial levels. Detection of traffic signs is an effective method to reach the mentioned aims. In this paper a new intelligent driver assistance system based on traffic...

Fisheye cameras are finding an increasing number of applications in automobile imaging systems due to their ultra-wide-angle properties and cost-effectiveness. One such application renders a display of the 360° scene around the vehicle, which is achieved by stitching together multiple images that are captured by an array of fisheye cameras. This provides a complete panoramic view of the vehicle...

Research Question/Objective: Current advanced driver assistant systems combine the strengths of a human driver with the benefits of technical advancements. By raising the vehicle automation level, new human factors challenges emerge. Considering level 2 automation, where the driver is required to continuously monitor the system and remains responsible for vehicle safety, automation effects like...

Identification of driver state is a desirable element of many proposed vehicle active safety systems (e.g., collision detection and avoidance, automated highway, and road departure warning systems). In this paper, driver state assessment is considered in the context of a road departure warning and intervention system. A system identification approach, using vehicle lateral position as the input...

The development of an advanced safety vehicle (ASV) has primary importance for automobile manufactures and customers. The safety measures of modern vehicles involve active and passive safety. Active safety devices provide the driver with warning signals or aaect the vehicle's motion in order to prevent an accident. Passive safety devices help to avoid injuires and post-collision hazards if an a...

Inadequate situation awareness and response are increasingly recognized as prevalent critical errors that lead to young driver crashes. To identify and assess key indicators of young driver performance (including situation awareness), we previously developed and validated a Simulated Driving Assessment (SDA) in which drivers are safely and reproducibly exposed to a set of common and potentially...

To design and develop a comfortable driver’s seat, cheaper in cost and adds value to the customer is an important issue in an automotive industry. It is tough to design such a driver car seat. However, taking account all these things many researchers have put effort to design and developed a driver car seat considering various aspects (e.g. Biomechanical, materials, vibration absorption, safety...

Electronic innovations that are slowly but surely changing the very nature of driving need to be tested before being introduced to the market. To meet this need a system for integrated virtual prototyping and testing has been developed. Functional virtual prototypes of various traffic systems, such as driver assistance, driver information, and multimedia systems can now be easily tested in a dr...

Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are technologies that provide drivers with essential information or take over difficult and repetitive tasks. They contribute to improving road safety and increasing driving comfort. Apart from the technical development challenges, training and demonstration of ADAS in safe environments are important concerns for automobile manufacturers and suppliers. ...

Driving is a complex process that places considerable demands on cognitive and physical functions. Many complications of diabetes can potentially impair driving performance, including those affecting vision, cognition and peripheral neural function. Hypoglycemia is a common side-effect of insulin and sulfonylurea therapy, impairing many cognitive domains necessary for safe driving performance. ...