INSTRUMENTED VEHICLE FOR HIGHWAY MAN-MACHINE-ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM EVALUATION

A unique tool for driver, vehicle, and roadway evaluation studies is described. Integration of a vehicle lateral position tracking device with sophisticated instrumentation which measures driving behavior in the vehicle provides information relative to the dynamic interaction of vehicle and changing roadway. Lightness of weight, relative low cost, portability, high sampling speed, and higher resolution are design objectives met in system development. Computer software permits display of transducer outputs over time on graphics terminal, provides hard copy plots as well, and generates data for statistical comparisons and analysis.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the 6th Congress of the Interational Ergronomics Association; and at the Technical Program of the 20th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society held at the University of Maryland, College Park, July 11-16, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Ergonomics Association

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  Human Factors Society

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• Authors:
  • Pearson, R G
  • Williamson, G A
  • Stroh, R W
  • GOODMAN, M J
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 4 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle location; Automobile drivers; Behavior; Drivers; Evaluation; Highways; Human machine systems; Instrumented vehicles; Lateral placement; Measuring instruments; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Man machine interaction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156333
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM