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Investigation Of Alternative Displays For Side Collision Avoidance Systems, Final Report
DRIVER-VEHICLE INTERFACE OR DVI, HUMAN FACTORS, DRIVER PREFERENCES, INTELLIGENT VEHICLE INITIATIVE OR IVI
SIDE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS (SCAS) ARE DESIGNED TO WARN OF IMPENDING COLLISIONS AND CAN DETECT NOT ONLY ADJACENT VEHICLES BUT VEHICLES APPROACHING AT SUCH A SPEED THAT A COLLISION WOULD OCCUR IF A LANE CHANGE WERE MADE. SIDE OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEMS (SODS) REPRESENT A SUBSET OF SCAS; THEY WARN OF THE PRESENCE OF ADJACENT VEHICLES ONLY, WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A LANE CHANGE. DESPITE A MEASURE OF SUCCESS IN PRODUCING FIRST-GENERATION SODS DEVICES, RELATIVELY LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT DRIVER VEHICLE INTERFACE (DVI) REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE COMPLEX HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS. THE DVI IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THE ABILITY OF DRIVERS TO DETECT, UNDERSTAND, AND CORRECTLY RESPOND TO THE WARNING INFORMATION PRESENTED BY THE SYSTEM.
THE ATTACHED REPORT IS FROM THE NHTSA SPONSORED PROGRAM, "IVHS COUNTERMEASURES FOR REAR-END COLLISIONS," CONTRACT #DTNH22-93-C-07326. THE PROGRAM'S PR...
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