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Conditional automated driving (CAD) systems (SAE level 3) will soon be introduced to the public market. This automation level is designed to take care of all aspects of the dynamic driving task in specific application areas and does not require the driver to continuously monitor the system performance. However, in contrast to higher levels of automation the "fallback-ready" user always has to be able to regain control if requested by the system. As CAD allows the driver to engage in non-driving-related tasks (NDRTs) past human factors research has looked at their effects on takeover time and quality especially in short-term takeover situations. In order to understand how takeover performance is impacted by different NDRTs, this paper summarizes and compares available results according to the NDRT's impact on the sensoric, motoric and cognitive transition. In addition, aspects of arousal and motivation are considered. Due to the heterogeneity of the empirical work and the available data practically relevant effects can only be attested for NDRTs that cause severe discrepancies between the current driver state and the requirements of the takeover task, such as sensoric and motoric unavailability. The paper concludes by discussing methodological issues and recommending the development of standardized methods for the future.
We outline the challenges of situation awareness with early and accurate recognition of traffic maneuvers and how to assess them. This includes also an overview of the available data and derived situation features,handling of data uncertainties, modelling and the approach for maneuver recognition. An efficient and effective solution, meeting the automotive requirements, is successfully deployed and tested on a prototype car. Test driving results show that earlier recognition of intended maneuver is feasible on average 1 second (and up to 6.72 s) before the actual lane-marking crossing. The even earlier maneuver recognition is dependent on the earlier recognition of surrounding vehicles.
We propose a methodology for Root Cause Analysis (RCA), allowing fast and flexible decision support for operators, maintenance staff and process engineers in pulp and paper industry. RCA can identify non-obvious process problems and is therefore a powerful complement to normal automatic control. The general methodology is applied to a continuous digester.
Predicting Autonomous Driving Behavior through Human Factor Considerations in Safety-Critical Events
(2024)
This paper investigates the ability of autonomous driving systems to predict outcomes by
considering human factors like gender, age, and driving experience, particularly in the context of
safety-critical events. The primary objective is to equip autonomous vehicles with the capacity to
make plausible deductions, handle conflicting data, and adjust their responses in real-time during
safety-critical situations. A foundational dataset, which encompasses various driving scenarios
such as lane changes, merging, and navigating complex intersections, is employed to enable vehicles
to exhibit appropriate behavior and make sound decisions in critical safety events. The deep
learning model incorporates personalized cognitive agents for each driver, considering their distinct
preferences, characteristics, and requirements. This personalized approach aims to enhance the
safety and efficiency of autonomous driving, contributing to the ongoing development of intelligent
transportation systems. The efforts made contribute to advancements in safety, efficiency, and overall
performance within autonomous driving systems. To describe the causal relationship between external
factors like weather conditions and human factors, and safety-critical driver behaviors, various
data mining techniques can be applied. One commonly used method is regression analysis. Additionally,
correlation analysis is employed to reveal relationships between different factors, helping to
identify the strength and direction of their impact on safety-critical driver behavior.
Keywords: car following; decision making; driving behavior; naturalistic driving studies; safety-critical
events; cognitive vehicles
1. Introduction
Despite the increasing prevalence of vehicle automation, the persistently high number
of car crashes remains a concern. Safety-critical events in human-driven scenarios have
become more intricate and partially uncontrollable due to unforeseen circumstances. Investigating
human driving behavior is imperative to establish traffic baselines for mixed
traffic, encompassing traditional, automated, and autonomous vehicles (AVs). Various
factors, such as weather conditions affecting visibility in longitudinal car-following (CF)
behavior [1,2], influence human driving behavior [3].
Car-following behavior, illustrating how a following vehicle responds to the lead
vehicle in the same lane, is a crucial aspect. Existing car-following models often make
assumptions about homogeneous drivers, neglecting significant heterogeneity in driving
experience, gender, character, emotions, and sociological, psychological, and physiological
traits. Failing to account for this heterogeneity hampers a comprehensive understanding of
car-following behavior, limiting model accuracy and applicability. In the development of
more realistic car-following models for mixed traffic, acknowledging the diversity among
drivers is crucial. By including individual variations such as risk-taking tendencies, reaction
times, decision-making processes, and driving styles, the modeling of real-world
driving complexities can be improved. Simplifying drivers into a few categories overlooks
the richness and variety of their characteristics, prompting the need for a more comprehensive
approach to capture nuances within different driver profiles. To address these
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We propose a system design for preventive traffic safety in general intersection situations involving all present traffic participants (vehicles and vulnerable road users) in the context of their environment and traffic rules. It exploits the developed overall probabilistic framework for modeling and analysis of intersection situations under uncertainties in the scene, in measured data or in communicated information. It proposes OOBN modeling for the cognitive assessment of potential and real danger in intersection situations and presents schematically an algorithm for multistage cognitive situation assessment. A concept for the interaction between situation assessment and the proposed Proactive coaching Safety Assistance System (PaSAS) is outlined. The assessment of danger in a situation development serves as a filter for the output and intensity of HMI-signals for directing driver's attention to essentials.
An Object Oriented Bayesian Network for recognition of maneuver in highway traffic has demonstrated an acceptably high recognition performance on a prototype car with a Linux PC having an i7 processor. This paper is focusing on keeping the high recognition performance of the original OOBN, while evaluating alternative modelling techniques and their impact on the memory and time requirements of an ECU-processor for automotive applications. New challenges are faced, when the prediction horizon is to be further extended.
In this paper we introduce a novel approach towards the recognition of typical driving maneuvers in structured highway scenarios and identify some of the key benefits of traffic scene modeling with object-oriented Bayesian networks (OOBNs). The approach exploits the advantages of an introduced lane-related coordinate system together with individual occupancy grids for all vehicles. This combination allows for an efficient classification of the existing vehiclelane and vehicle-vehicle relations in a traffic scene and thus substantially improves the understanding of complex traffic scenes. We systematically propagate probabilities and variances within our network which results in probabilistic sets of the modeled driving maneuvers. Using this generic approach, we are able to classify a total of 27 driving maneuvers including merging and object following.
This article introduces a novel approach towards the recognition of typical driving maneuvers in structured highway scenarios and shows some key benefits of traffic scene modeling with object-oriented Bayesian networks (OOBNs). The approach exploits the advantages of an introduced lane-related coordinate system together with individual occupancy schedule grids for all modeled vehicles. This combination allows an efficient classification of the existing vehicle-lane and vehicle-vehicle relations in traffic scenes and thus substantially improves the understanding of complex traffic scenes. Probabilities and variances within the network are propagated systematically which results in probabilistic sets of the modeled driving maneuvers. Using this generic approach, the network is able to classify a total of 27 driving maneuvers including merging and object following.
We present an application, where extensions of existing methods for decision-theoretic troubleshooting are used for industrial process operation and asset management. The extension includes expected average cost of asset management actions, prediction of signals' level-trend development, risk assessment for disturbance analysis and predictive maintenance on demand.
The new generation of autonomous vehicles (AVs) are being designed to act autonomously and collect travel data based on various smart devices and sensors. The goal is to enable AVs to operate under their own power. Naturalistic driving studies (NDSs) collect data continuously from real traffic activities, in order not to miss any safety-critical event. In NDSs of AVs, however, the data they collect is influenced by various sources that degrade their forecasting accuracy. A convolutional neural network (CNN) is proposed to process a large amount of traffic data in different formats. A CNN can detect anomalies in traffic data that negatively affect traffic efficiency and identify the source of data anomalies, which can help reduce traffic congestion and vehicular queuing.