A Virtual Reality Framework to Measure Psychological and Physiological Responses of the Self-Driving Car Passengers

The study developed Human-Autonomous Vehicle Interaction Testbed (HAVIT), a virtual reality (VR)-based platform that enables researchers and designers to quickly configure autonomous vehicle (AV) interaction scenarios and evaluate their design concepts during the design process in a holistic and consistent manner. The HAVIT presents an efficient workflow that combines the tasks of Scenario Configuration, Experimental Setting, and Batch Configuration. The developed workflow enables the user to quickly and flexibly configure motion behaviors of AVs and external human-machine interfaces (eHMIs) through visual panels and direct manipulation, and carry out experimental settings through its Data Collection and Testing Instruction components. It also readily enacts and enables the user to reasonably iterate and generate virtual scenarios for testing in an immersive manner. The study conducted usability testing with domain experts and designers, and thereby ascertained the effectiveness of HAVIT support of AV interactive design processes.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Edition: Final Report
  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 33p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01903850
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: 38
  • Contract Numbers: 69A3551747105
  • Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Jan 2 2024 9:18AM