This paper extends previous results in the framework of vehicle control. In particular the paper proposes simple control schemes for driving the vehicle from a given configuration to a prescribed posture in the configuration space, for tracking a time parameterizing path, and for driving a group of vehicles in convoy. We consider the point-to-point and tracking control problems when the control...

Distracted driving is a worldwide problem leading to an astoundingly increasing number of accidents and deaths. Existing work is concerned with a very small set of distractions (mostly– cell phone usage). Also, for the most part, it uses unreliable ad-hoc methods to detect those distractions. In this paper, we present the first publicly available dataset for “distracted driver” posture estimati...

To develop Human-centric Driver Assistance Systems (HDAS) for automatic understanding and charactering of driver behaviors, an efficient feature extraction of driving postures based on Geronimo–Hardin–Massopust (GHM) multiwavelet transform is proposed, and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) classifiers with three layers are then exploited in order to recognize four pre-defined classes of driving postu...

This paper studies and analyzes the influence of cab layout elements such as vehicle seat, steering wheel, mirror other adjustment variables on driving posture. The prediction model each arrangement element key posture is also established. Based multivariate factor regression analysis experimental data, were adjusted according to cab, corresponding driver's human physical characteristics predic...

Several recent studies have reported a gradual decline in sperm production in men. Endocrine disrupters as well as lifestyle have been suggested as risk factors. One lifestyle factor that may affect human fertility is driving a vehicle for a prolonged period. Several authors have suggested that driving position may increase the scrotal temperature. In order to validate this hypothesis we conduc...

After a traumatic event like a stroke, people need to find meaning and control again. This study enhances knowledge on one of the driving principles behind meaning-making processes: global meaning. Global meaning refers to individuals' general orienting systems, comprising fundamental beliefs and life goals. Little is known about global meaning in people with stroke and whether global meaning c...

Although automobile is an indispensable vehicle to modern life, it also serves as a social problem with a big traffic accident. Among the reasons of traffic accidents, careless driving accounts for the largest part. So in order to avoid the careless driving, a system which can measure the posture of a driver and warns driver to drive carefully in the case of looking aside is necessary. Although...