The development of improvements to drivers' direct and indirect vision from vehicles - impact assessment

The development of improvements to drivers' direct and indirect vision from vehicles - impact assessmen

Work domain analysis and intelligent transport systems: Implications for vehicle design

This article presents a Work Domain Analysis (WDA) of the road transport system in Victoria, Australia. A series of driver information requirements and tasks that could potentially be supported through the use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are then extracted from the WDA. The potential use of ITS technologies to circumvent these information gaps and provide additional support to drivers is discussed. It is concluded that driver information requirements are currently not entirely satisfied by contemporary vehicle design and also that there are a number of driving tasks that could be further supported through the provision of supplementary systems within vehicles

The development of improvements to drivers' direct and indirect vision from vehicles - phase 2

This report describes the work undertaken in fulfilment of Phase 2 of the research project relating to the development of improvements to drivers‘ direct and indirect vision from vehicles

Trailer Reverse Assist. Optical Follow Me

Backing-up a trailer is a difficult task even for experienced users, and thus, solutions exist for assisting the steering of a vehicle-trailer system by just requiring the input of the desired trailer’s trajectory. Nevertheless, the problem is not entirely solved as the selected trajectory clearance while reversing a trailer is not completely available due to visibility obstructions, making reversing a trailer an unsafe maneuver. The objective of this work is to perform a proof-of-concept of a system which aids the user in the process of backing up a trailer through the desired trajectory where limited visibility is present. This was accomplished by developing an add-on feature capable of tracking a helping person. The new feature provides the required information so that existing compatible trailer reversing solutions can steer and accelerate the vehicle to follow the tracked person while also keeping a safe distance. Moreover, potential collisions are prevented by the addition of a close proximity object detection functionality. For this, a scaled prototype of the proposed system was developed by applying the “Vee Model” methodology where the requirements, architecture, solution design, implementation, and validation steps were followed. A successful proof-of-concept was accomplished after validating the capacity of the prototype to both identify and follow a person, while maintaining a safe distance, and to detect objects in the vehicle’s path. In addition, the documentation of the system’s design, development, and validation was achieved rendering the feature ready for full scale development. In conclusion, the “Trailer Reverse Assist - Optical Follow Me” system add-on can further assist in the process of backing-up a trailer safely in environments where the visibility is limited while also preventing collisions with nearby objects.ITESO, A. C.ContinentalConsejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologí

The development of improvements to drivers' direct and indirect vision from vehicles - phase 1

This research project concerning "The development of improvements to drivers' direct and indirect vision from vehicles" has been designed to be conducted in two phases: . Phase 1 whose aim is to scope the existing knowledge base in order to prioritise and direct activities within Phase 2; . Phase 2 whose aim is to investigate specific driver vision problems prioritised in Phase 1 and determine solutions to them. This report details the activities, findings and conclusions resulting from the Phase 1 tasks undertaken