Cognitive Work Analysis for safe and efficient driving

Both the environmental and safety costs of road transport are considered to be unacceptably high. The 'Foot-LITE' project aims to encourage drivers to adopt greener and safer driving practices, with real-time feedback being given in-vehicle (during driving) and retrospective feedback off-line (pre- and post-driving). This article focuses on the early concept development of the Foot-LITE system, for which a Cognitive Work Analysis methodology was adopted. Presented are results from a Work Domain Analysis (WDA) conducted to scope the relevant driving domain and to identify the constraints on the system. Besides establishing a common framework and language for the project, the process will ultimately contribute to the design of the in-vehicle interface. This article also suggests an extension to the WDA framework to include novel methods for assessing the priority of lower level nodes and contributions of these nodes to the high-level objectives of the system.

Cognitive Work Analysis, driving, eco-driving, road safety, Work Domain Analysis

10.1080/1463922X.2010.539285

1463-922X

430-449

Birrell, Stewart A.

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Young, Mark S.

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Jenkins, Daniel P.

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Stanton, Neville A.

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1 July 2012

Birrell, Stewart A.

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Young, Mark S.

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Jenkins, Daniel P.

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Stanton, Neville A.

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Birrell, Stewart A., Young, Mark S., Jenkins, Daniel P. and Stanton, Neville A. (2012) Cognitive Work Analysis for safe and efficient driving. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 13 (4), 430-449. (doi:10.1080/1463922X.2010.539285).

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e-pub ahead of print date: 21 March 2011

Published date: 1 July 2012

Additional Information: Funding Information: Foot-LITE is sponsored by the TSB, DfT and EPSRC under the Future Intelligent Transport Systems initiative. The Foot-LITE consortium is comprised of: MIRA, TRW Conket, Auto_txt, HW Communications, Ricardo, Zettlex, Hampshire County Council, Institute of Advanced Motorists, Transport for London, Southampton University, Newcastle University and Brunel University. All partners were represented and contributed at the CWA focus group meetings, for which the authors extend our particular thanks. Also, the authors thank the anonymous reviewers whose valuable comments have improved this article. Funding Information: A new project is underway which aims to encourage drivers to adopt safer and greener driving behaviours. ‘Foot-LITE’1 represents a UK consortium of six commercial companies, three governmental/charity organisations and three universities, funded jointly by the Technology Strategy Board, UK Department for Transport and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The objective of the project is to develop a system for providing feedback and advice on driving style. The system ostensibly comprises two aspects: an on-line (i.e. in-car) interface providing real-time feedback and advice on driving style, coupled with an off-line (post-drive) data logging system which can help to inform transport choices. Whilst there already exist some in-car monitoring systems which can provide information on fuel consumption in the vehicle, or post-event data recorders (van der Voort et al. 2001, Arroyo et al. 2006, Tomer and Lotan 2006, McGehee et al. 2007), none of these as yet provide detailed feedback to the driver in real time with tailored driving advice, thus enabling them to refine their behaviour to actually improve driving efficiency.

Keywords: Cognitive Work Analysis, driving, eco-driving, road safety, Work Domain Analysis