Will radar-based vision enhancement make driving safer? An experimental study of a hypothetical system on a driving simulator


Stanton, N.A. and Pinto, M. (2001) Will radar-based vision enhancement make driving safer? An experimental study of a hypothetical system on a driving simulator. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 215, (9), 959-967. (doi:10.1243/0954407011528527).

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Technological progress is suggesting dramatic changes to the tasks of the driver, with the general aim of making the driving environment safer. Before any of these technologies is implemented, empirical research is required to establish whether these devices do, in fact, bring about the expected improvements. Initially, at least, simulated driving environments offer a means of conducting this research. The study reported in this paper concentrates on the application of a hypothetical radar-based vision enhancement system within the risk homeostasis paradigm. It was expected, in line with risk homeostasis theory (RHT), that the drivers would compensate for the reduction in risk by increasing their speed. The results of this study support the hypothesis although, after a simulated failure of the vision enhancement system, drivers did reduce their speed owing to reduced confidence in reliability of the system. Suggestions for new design solutions are given

Item Type: Article
ISSNs: 0954-4070 (print)
2041-2991 (electronic)
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Item ID: 76074
Date Deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last Modified: 02 Mar 2012 13:37
Contributors: Stanton, N.A. (Author)
Pinto, M. (Author)
Date: 2001
Status: Published
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/76074

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