CAR DRIVING AS A CYBERNETICAL TASK

HET AUTORIJDEN ALS CYDERNETISCHE TAAK

Human behaviour in dynamic situations can be described and predicted by control engineering methods; i.e. the research area of cybernetics. This report evaluates the possibilities of cybernetics in analysing driver's behaviour quantitatively. The cybernetical models of driving are grouped with respect to the number of input signals (as related to driver's search) and to the implementation of future information of signals (as related to driver's prediction). Models are described for lateral control as well as longitudinal control (car-following). /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Instituut voor Zintuigfysiologie, TNO

  Kampweg 5
  Soesterberg,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Blaauw, G J
• Publication Date: 1979

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 65 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Car following; Control; Control devices; Cybernetics; Decision making; Drivers; Driving; Forecasting; Lateral placement; Mathematical models; Vehicle spacing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 3874: Control; 8592: Cybernetics; 2248: Decision process; 1855: Driving (veh); 132: Forecast; 6205: Model (not math); 694: Vehicle spacing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00196880
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 17 1979 12:00AM