PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-07-0028
Project Name:	Increased Understanding of Driver Visibility Requirements
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Andersen First Name: Carl K Telephone: 202-493-3366 E-mail: carl.andersen@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Safety Research and Development
Team:	Roadway Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Roadway Departure
Project Description:	This research project will develop a hybrid human/computer model of the quantity and quality of visual information needed to navigate certain curves in the roadway safely and effectively at night. This project is part of the Federal Highway Administration Exploratory Advanced Research Program.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	October 1, 2007
End Date:	April 30, 2012
Funding Amount:	$1,546,593.00
FHWA Program Name:	Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Goals:	(1) Develop knowledge regarding human visual requirements for nighttime driving. (2) Initiate development of a model of driver visual requirements and performance that can be used to evaluate the adequacy of a roadway scene.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	The following test methodologies/approaches will be used: literature review, hypothesis development, and on-road human factors study.
Other Information:	This project includes the following fact sheet: Exploratory Advanced Research Program, (2009). Seeing In The Dark: Improving Understanding of Driver Visibility Requirements at Night, FHWA-HRT-09-024, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.
Partners:	Data not yet available
More Information URL(s):
Fieldtest:	Texas Transportation Institute, Riverside Campus, June 2010.
Expected Benefits:	Develop an understanding of the minimum requirements for visual information required by drivers for guidance. Begin development of a predictive model that may be used to evaluate the available visual information on a given facility (existing or simulated), and determine if that level of information is adequate.
Deliverables:	Name: Final report on: (1) Evaluation of driver performance in curves under varying levels of guidance. (2) Algorithms for control of autonomous vehicle based on visual input. (3) Results from comparison between driver performance and autonomous vehicle during "drive-off." Product Type(s): Research report, Techbrief Description: The products are a technical report on development, conduct, and results of human factors study, and description of algorithms used to control autonomous vehicle using visual information. Audiences: Safety researchers, Researchers, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff Secondary Audiences: Autonomous Vehicle Industry
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
TRT Terms:	Visibility Night Visibility Human Factors Highway Safety Safety Research
FHWA Disciplines:	Safety
Subject Areas:	Research Safety and Human Factors