Author:
Patrick Schnöll
Affiliation:
Institute for Media Technology, University of Technology Ilmenau, Germany
Keyword(s):
Automated Driving, Automation, Driver Take-Over Task, Driving Simulator, Human-Machine Interaction, Human-Technology Interaction, Interface Design, Instructions, Operations, Take-Over Request, Test Method, Test Design.
Abstract:
This paper works towards the development of a technologically independent framework to help render human-centered examinations of the driver take-over task present in highly-automated vehicles comparable. Based on available literature, the state-of-the-art and best-practices for driver take-over task examinations are analyzed and discussed. It turned out, that the scope of the studies’ documentation, their level of detail as well as their wording differs significantly among themselves with respect to the instructions which were given to the test persons. Besides the stimulus materials made available to the test persons during the examinations, boundary conditions for the solution space of the task execution are defined by the instructions about operations provided. Therefore, the focus of this paper lies on the structural analysis of such instructions, suitable for a human-centered examination of the driver take-over task. By defining new demands for their documentation and enhancing
comparability between future studies, this paper aims on holistically improving the robustness and validity of findings about human-performance in the field of automated vehicles.
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