Human-Machine Cooperation in Car Driving for Lateral Safety: Delegation and Mutual Control

This article is from a special issue that includes contributions dealing with human factors within a large research action (ARCOS: Research Action on Safe Driving). The ARCOS main objective was the exploration of the meeting between driver needs and technical devices capable of maintaining the vehicle trajectory within a safe envelope. In this article, the authors describe an initial experiment carried out to evaluate a particular function (delegation mode) on the test track. A car was equipped with an automatic device in order to replace the driver's lateral control of the trajectory (driving in the center of the lane). The longitudinal control (forward speed) remained under the driver's manual control. Results showed difficulties in returning to manual control outside the domain of validity of the automatic device, with a suspicion of complacency. Also, differences between the bend-taking styles of the device and the driver were identified. The authors also report on a second experiment that was conducted to evaluate two types of mutual control modes. The automatic device alerted the driver when the car deviated more than 60 cm from the center of the lane; one of the modes featured a lateral noise on the side of the deviation, the other mode featured a steering wheel osculation that prompted the driver to turn toward the opposite side of the deviation. No adverse cooperation effects were noted.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Special Issue: Car-Driving Assistance for Safety.
• Authors:
  • Hoc, Jean-Michel
  • Mars, Franck
  • Milleville-Pennel, Isabelle
  • Jolly, Ese
  • Netto, Mariana
  • Blosseville, Jean-Marc
• Publication Date: 2006-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 153-182
• Serial:
  • Travail Humain
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Presses Universitaires de France

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Automobiles; Autonomous intelligent cruise control; Cooperation; Cruise control; Driver support systems; Ergonomics; Human factors engineering; Human machine systems; Safety; Steering; Technology; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driving environments; Driving style
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01054690
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 2007 7:23AM