Citation

Itoh M, Horikome T, Inagaki T. Appl. Ergon. 2013; 44(5): 756-763.

Affiliation

Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan. Electronic address: itoh@risk.tsukuba.ac.jp.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apergo.2013.01.006

PMID

23453775

Abstract

This paper proposes a semi-autonomous collision avoidance system for the prevention of collisions between vehicles and pedestrians and objects on a road. The system is designed to be compatible with the human-centered automation principle, i.e., the decision to perform a maneuver to avoid a collision is made by the driver. However, the system is partly autonomous in that it turns the steering wheel independently when the driver only applies the brake, indicating his or her intent to avoid the obstacle. With a medium-fidelity driving simulator, we conducted an experiment to investigate the effectiveness of this system for improving safety in emergency situations, as well as its acceptance by drivers. The results indicate that the system effectively improves safety in emergency situations, and the semi-autonomous characteristic of the system was found to be acceptable to drivers.

Language: en