Towards a social psychology-based microscopic model of driver behavior and decision-making : modifying Lewin's field theory

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• Alternative Title:
  The 3rd International Workshop on Agent-based Mobility, Traffic and Transportation Models, Methodologies and Applications (ABMTRANS)
• Creators:
  Berthaume, Andrew Leo ; Romoser, Matthew R. E. ; Collura, John ; Ni, Daiheng
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Massachusetts at Amherst
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Decision Making Driver Behavior Drivers Field Tests Field Theory Kurt Lewin Microscopic Traffic Flow Traffic Models
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Elsevier
• Abstract:
  Central to effective roadway design is the ability to understand how drivers behave as they traverse a segment of
  
  roadway. While simple and complex microscopic models have been used over the years to analyse driver behaviour,
  
  most models: 1.) incorporate separate car-following and lane-changing algorithms, and thus do not capture the
  
  interdependencies between lane-changing and car-following vehicle; 2.) do not capture differences in the drivers’
  
  cognitive and physical characteristics; and 3.) are constructed from observed vehicle movements and make no
  
  attempt to model the discrete differences between how each roadway element alters each driver’s behaviour.
  
  This paper employs field theory to construct a conceptual framework for a new microscopic model. In field theory,
  
  an agent (e.g. the driver) views a field (i.e. the area surrounding the vehicle) filled with stimuli and perceives forces
  
  associated with each stimuli once these stimuli are internalized. Based on this theory, the resulting model would be
  
  designed to directly incorporate drivers’ perceptions to roadway stimuli along with vehicle movements for drivers of
  
  different cognitive and physical abilities. It is postulated that such a model would more effectively reflect reality,
  
  and if this model were accurately calibrated, could potentially model the effects of external stimuli such as
  
  innovative geometric configurations, lane closures, and technology applications such as variable message boards. A
  
  modified field theory could potentially capture and model “hot topics” in traffic engineering, such as the distracted
  
  drivers, road rage, the incorporation of ITS elements, and driver behaviour through a work zone.
  
  
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  urn:sha256:7f712a6a049ae60b59ce9414ac409125125af2bb9fe9a8179ba5fd137384e7e8
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