MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE EVALUATION OF AUDITORY WARNING SIGNALS FOR IN- VEHICLE CRASH AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS

This research was directed at optimizing the auditory warning that may be used in future crash avoidance warning applications. The research included studying the key attributes of warning signals, weighing their importance, subjectively rating them, evaluating each sound, and ultimately identifying a most-promising subset of sounds. Four acoustic signals were identified aas being preferred over 22 others for in-vehicle applications.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1995 Published By: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Washington DC Remarks: Performed by Comsis Corporation under contract no. DTNH22-91-C-07004
• Corporate Authors:

  Comsis Corporation

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  Silver Spring, MD  United States  20910

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Tan, A K
  • Lerner, Neil D
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 v. (various pagings)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Human factors
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00787412
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 808 535
• Files: PATH, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 17 2000 12:00AM