Towards Safe Driving in Traffic Situation by Using an Electronic Co-Pilot

Abstract

This paper describes the work currently developed at Heudiasyc and Lifia within the Pro-Lab II demonstrator. This project started with the second phase of the European Prometheus/ProArt program. Its purpose is to develop an electronic co-pilot to assist the human driver. The global software architecture of the demonstrator, presented in [3], is structured in three main modules: perception, decision and information. The perception module provides the decision module with different data about the vehicle and its surroundings. The decision module is intended to analyze the current situation. It can evaluate the manoeuvre possibility, monitor the manoeuvre execution and generate warnings in dangerous situations. This module may also suggest possible manoeuvres in more sophisticated assistance. Decisions are announced to the driver by the information module through a man-machine interface. This paper presents the decision module. 1 Introduction The purpose of the Pro-Lab II demonstrator is..