Identification of Human Factors Research Needs - Final Report
FOREWORD
This report summarizes the activities and results of a preliminary human factors review for the Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) program. The objective of the project was to help the U.S. Department of Transportation identify human factors work that needs to be done early in the life cycle of the IVI program to ensure safe and well–engineered vehicles.
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A. George Ostensen
Director
Office of Safety and Traffic Operations
Research and Development
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TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE
| 1. Report No. FHWA–RD–98–178 |
2. Government Accession No. |
3. Recipient's Catalog No. |
| 4. Title and Subtitle
PRELIMINARY HUMAN FACTORS REVIEW FOR THE INTELLIGENT VEHICLE INITIATIVE (IVI) PROGRAM: IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH NEEDS
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5. Report Date |
| 7. Author(s)
John L. Campbell, Jeffrey H. Everson, Sheila A. Garness, Jerry L. Pittenger, James Kennedy, and Eddy Llaneras
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8. Performing Organization Report No. S-506410 |
| 9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Battelle Seattle Research Center
4000 41st Street NE
Seattle, WA 98105
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10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) |
| 11. Contract or Grant No. DTSO–96–D–00429 |
| 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D
Federal Highway Administration
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101–2296
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13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Final Report
8/29/97 – 6/26/98
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| 14. Sponsoring Agency Code |
| 15. Supplementary Notes
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR): Tom Granda, HSR–30
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| 16. Abstract
This report summarizes the activities and results of a preliminary human factors review for the Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) program. The objective
of the project was to help the U.S. Department of Transportation identify human factors work that needs to be done early in the life cycle of the IVI
program to ensure safe and well-engineered vehicles. This project was comprised of two major subtasks: Subtask 1 provided for a Preliminary IVI Human
Factors Technology Workshop to draw together the stakeholders in the IVI program to begin to define the technologies and the human factors issues that
need to be considered in developing an IVI. Subtask 2 investigated the preliminary infrastructure and human factors in-vehicle requirements for
alternative configurations of an IVI. The data collected in the Human Factors Technology Workshop in subtask 1 served as a basis and starting point for
the research performed to identify human factors research needs that exist. The following conclusions were developed during the conduct of this project:
(1) human factors research needs for the Generation I IVI focus on the need to integrate and manage the information presented to the driver; (2) no
publicly available human factors research has examined the effects of integrating multiple Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) devices into a vehicle
as envisioned by the IVI; (3) considerable human factors research has been conducted to support the development of individual User Services within the
IVI; (4) a broad range of ITS technologies are available to support the development of a Generation I IVI prototype; and (5) for the Generation II and III
IVI especially, extensive algorithm/software, infrastructure, and specific technologies are needed.
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| 17. Key Words
Intelligent Vehicle Initiative, Human Factors, Driver-Vehicle Interface, Collision Avoidance Systems, Advanced Traveler Information Systems.
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18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia, 22161.
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| 19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages 126 |
22. Price |
| Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) |
Reproduction of completed page authorized |
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