NTL Record

Title Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS): Human Factors and Driver-Vehicle Interface (DVI) Summary Report
Record ID 30257
Personal Name
Creator
Green, P.; Sullivan, J.; Tsimhoni, O.; Oberholtzer, J.; Buonarosa, M. L.; Devonshire, J.; Schweitzer, J.; Baragar, E.; Sayer, J.
Source xviii, 418 p. : ill. (some col.)
Corporate Creator University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute
Corporate
Contributor
University of Michigan Industry Affiliation Program for Human Factors in Transportation Safety; United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Publication Date 20080200
Language English
Abstract The IVBSS program is a four-year, two-phase project to design and evaluate an integrated crash warning system for forward collision, lateral drift, lane-change merge, and curve speed warnings for both light vehicles and heavy trucks. This report, covering human factors research and DVI development in the first two years of the program, describes five laboratory studies, four driving simulator studies, and two on-road pilot tests conducted to assess a variety of driver-interface concepts related to the development of integrated warning systems. Selected major findings are as follows: 1) For the vehicles selected, warning sounds should be at least 80 dB(A) in the 1 to 5 KHz range. 2) Auditory warning durations should be less than the expected mean response time. 3) No approaches to warning combination (single, dual-simple, dual-hybrid, or multiple warnings) led to noticeably better driver responses, though drivers favored the multiple warning approach least, and for a variety of reasons a dual-warning approach is recommended for IVBSS. 4) Delays between 150 and 300 ms are acceptable for the LDW algorithm. 5) No single prioritization scheme for warnings (simultaneous, priority interrupt, or delayed presentation) is recommended based on the findings from a simulator study. Extended pilot testing is likely to suggest minor refinements to the DVIs developed here. In the pilot tests that have been conducted, all of the warning systems operated as planned, with some changes required to reduce false alarm rates. Overall, drivers reported IVBSS to be intuitive and easy to use. Most drivers stated warnings were received with about the right frequency, and in general the warnings were not distracting. Results from the laboratory and simulator experiments, in particular, are likely to assist future developers of driver-vehicle interfaces for integrated crash warning systems.
Rosap ID dot:3973
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3973
TRT Terms Automatic crash notification; Integrated systems; Human factors engineering; Driver vehicle interfaces; Laboratory studies; Field studies; Traffic safety
Classification NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Collision Notification Systems (Vehicles);
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1111369
Contract Number DTNH22-05-H-01232
Report Number DOT-HS-810-905; UMTRI-2007-43
Availability Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/30000/30200/30257/14433_files/14433.pdf
Alternative URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/30000/30200/30257/14433.htm
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository