NTL Record

Title Crash Warning Interface Metrics: Final Report
Record ID 46702
Personal Name
Creator
Lerner, Neil; Jenness, James; Robinson, Emanuel; Brown, Timothy; Baldwin, Carryl; Llaneras, Robert E.
Corporate Creator Westat, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 20110801
Language English
Abstract The Crash Warning Interface Metrics (CWIM) project addressed issues of the driver-vehicle interface (DVI) for Advanced Crash Warning Systems (ACWS). The focus was on identifying the effects of certain warning system features (e.g., warning modality) and on methods and metrics that may be generally applied for evaluating DVIs in different vehicles. The project did not have the goal of proposing standard interfaces for particular warning functions. However, it did consider where there may be issues related to DVI variability, since even systems that test adequately by themselves may suffer problems in actual application, because users face problems due to the differences in DVI among vehicles. The project included both analytical activities and five experiments. The outcome of these efforts led to discussions of ACWS display characteristics and evaluation methods. Considerations for DVI evaluation methods included driving scenarios, research participant characteristics, pre-familiarization with the warning system, the distraction task, the participant’s task and associated expectancies, accommodating user settings and options, the use of comparison benchmarks, and issues in the treatment of data.
Rosap ID dot:34565
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34565
TRT Terms Crash avoidance systems; Countermeasures; Driver vehicle interfaces; Evaluation and assessment; Highway safety; Warning systems
General Subjects Research Hub; Accidents; Safety and security; Traffic controls; Accident avoidance
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
01357992
Report Number DOT HS 811 470a
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/46000/46700/46702/811470a.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository