Abstract: A driver-vehicle interaction model consisting of a closed loop system, developed recently, has been used to simulate the behaviour of drivers having different values of driver error and driver day dream factors. Concept of Risk Time, Driver Error and Driver Daydream Factors is presented and used to evaluate the vehicle-driver model. A process cycle of a driver-vehicle model is set up ...

Objectives: One of the applications of ergonomics disciplinary is designing driver workstation compatible to users’ characteristics. The aim of this study was evaluation of interior design of Shoka vehicle with respect to the accommodation for Iranian population and proposing suggestions for customizing design of the vehicle. Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytical study conducted a...

Autonomous route following with road vehicles has gained popularity in the last few decades. In order to provide highly automated driver assistance systems, different types and combinations of sensors have been presented in the literature. However, most of these approaches apply quite sophisticated and expensive sensors, and hence, the development of a cost-efficient solution still remains a ch...

This paper presents an integrated human driver model for a closed-loop simulation of the intelligent safety system. A lateral human driver model was developed to represent the steering behavior of a human driver using the finite preview optimal control method. A longitudinal human driver model represents a human driver’s throttle and brake control behavior relative to the preceding vehicle moti...

Automotive safety is an important criterion for consumers, manufacturers and government regulators when considering vehicle design and driver operation. The availability of a driver classification system, based on in-vehicle operating data, offers a useful tool to create a safer transportation environment. In this paper, several mathematical strategies will be presented to analyse collected veh...

The 1995 U.S. Department of Transportation files contain a statement that driver fatigue has been a major problem among road vehicle professional drivers, while the consequences of participation in public road traffic of drivers affected by fatigue represent a serious threat to the public safety. Therefore, studies on the causes and consequences of fatigue in drivers are of significant practica...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to explore the interrelationship between driver distraction and characteristics of driver behavior associated with reduced highway traffic efficiency. BACKGROUND Research on the three-phase traffic theory and on behavioral driving suggests that a number of characteristics associated with efficient traffic flow may be affected by driver distraction. Prev...

OVERVIEW: An ACC (adaptive cruise control) system and a pre-crash braking system have been put into practical application. By automatically controlling the distance to a preceding vehicle, the ACC system helps to reduce driver fatigue. And by measuring the relative speed and distance of the preceding vehicle, the pre-crash braking system takes control of the brakes in the event that a collision...

Driving is a safety critical task that requires a high level of attention and workload from the driver. Despite this, people often also perform secondary tasks such as eating or using a mobile phone, which increase workload levels and divert cognitive and physical attention from the primary task of driving. If a vehicle is aware that the driver is currently under high workload, the vehicle func...

Many car companies and other organisations are working hard to get automated driving on the road. Where some prefer driverless cars, most foresee a future where control of the vehicle will be shared between the driver and automated functions in the coming years. Sharing tasks and responsibilities creates the interesting challenge of transition of control of the vehicle between driver and automa...