Project Title
Turning Behavior of Human Drivers with Right Hand Placement on Steering Wheel
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Psychological Science
Research Mentor Name
Kyung Hun Jung
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Examining human drivers’ steering behavior during take-over response of Level-2 automated vehicles (AV) can have significant implications on crash prevention in the event of silent failure, what occurs when the AV does not release a take–over request (TOR) before a potential crash. We have developed a study that focuses on how hand-related instruction can affect navigation, particularly the speed and turning direction of evasive maneuvering while going straight through a T-intersection. We hypothesized that participants given a hand-related instruction of placing solely their right hand on the steering wheel will have quicker and more successful evasive maneuvering than the participants receiving no hand-related instruction. How right-hand placement influenced turning preference was investigated as well, with the supposition that predominantly right steering would follow. We are currently analyzing the data.
Keywords: automated vehicles, take–over performance, silent failure
Disciplines
Cognition and Perception | Psychology
Turning Behavior of Human Drivers with Right Hand Placement on Steering Wheel
Examining human drivers’ steering behavior during take-over response of Level-2 automated vehicles (AV) can have significant implications on crash prevention in the event of silent failure, what occurs when the AV does not release a take–over request (TOR) before a potential crash. We have developed a study that focuses on how hand-related instruction can affect navigation, particularly the speed and turning direction of evasive maneuvering while going straight through a T-intersection. We hypothesized that participants given a hand-related instruction of placing solely their right hand on the steering wheel will have quicker and more successful evasive maneuvering than the participants receiving no hand-related instruction. How right-hand placement influenced turning preference was investigated as well, with the supposition that predominantly right steering would follow. We are currently analyzing the data.
Keywords: automated vehicles, take–over performance, silent failure