Implementing an Adaptive Haptic Shared Controller in Pursuit and Preview Tracking Tasks

Haptic shared controllers (HSCs) are a promising solution to prevent human over-reliance on automation during tasks such as car driving. However, research has shown that if the HSC is tuned incorrectly, then there is a risk of haptic conflicts between the human and HSC. To address this challenge, this paper presents the design and implementation...

Impact of improved lane marking properties on the performance of Lane Keeping Assistance systems in varying circumstances

In the coming decade, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) will play a crucial role in improving traffic safety within the European Union (EU). Notably, the European Commission mandates that from July 2024, all new vehicles must be equipped with Lane Keeping Assistance (LKA) systems. LKA systems provide force feedback to drivers when...

Introducing ADAS Evaluation Into a Driving Exam: An Examiner’s Perspective

This research developed a novel assessment method to enable driving examiners to effectively evaluate the safe use of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) during practical driving exams in the Netherlands. An Assessment Matrix was developed and refined through expert interviews, observations, and case studies. The need to streamline...

Lane Trace Assist: A methodology for supported steering feel evaluation and optimization

The modern era is witnessing a crucial revolution regarding the driving concept, towards a more assisted and automated way of driving. Despite the advantages such conception have been extensively predicted and supported in literature, a direct transition from manual to fully automated operation is at the current moment not feasible, both for...

ACC target performance setting via NDS big data analysis

Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies like Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) are becoming the normality for many users, and many major car manufacturers are introducing SAE level 2 and 3 automation systems into the market. The main advantage of Automated Vehicles (AV) will be the significant decrease in road accidents and...

Morality in the preference for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: Identifying the importance of safety for other road users in consumers preference for extra car features

This research examines the incorporation of morality in discrete choice modelling, applied to the specific case of the choice for ADAS in lease cars. Implicitly, the decision to include or exclude ADAS in a car affects the safety of the driver himself and other road users. Therefore this decision has a moral dimension; a moral dilemma arises...

Simulation-based end-to-end latency analysis of ADAS systems

Many Advanced Driver Assistant Systems functionalities were introduced to boost vehicle safety, efficiency and comfort. Implementing these functionalities such that all the functional and temporal requirements are satisfied is challenging. This thesis is concerned with the temporal requirements. More precisely, it aims to identify and implement...

DIRECTOR: Enabling advanced driver assistance systems with predictive signalized intersection control using LSTM networks: An AI approach to signalized intersection control

Traffic congestion at signalized intersections is a big economical and ecological problem. Handcrafted traffic light controllers (TLCs) are currently used to minimize the impact, but they are expensive to design and maintain and their performance degrades over time. Predictive TLCs and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) form a potential...

Investigating the effect of Autonomous Driving on the interior architecture of a Porsche sports car.

In today’s world, provision of efficient, safe and fun mobility is one of the main challenges in our highly populated and dynamic urban environments. Traditional and passive mobility systems, which only rely on human control inputs are no longer safe and suitable to operate in these highly unpredictable environments. This increasing complexity...

The traffic safety effects of Connected Cruise Control

The newly developed Connected Cruise Control-system aims to reduce the level of congestion at Dutch highways by the provision of real-time driving advices towards car drivers. The advices have the intention to let car drivers adapt their driving speed, headway or driving lane in order to create a more homogenous traffic flow that is less...

ADA for Balanced Lifestyle Applications

This master project is about finding applications for ADA. ADA stands for a brand new technology named Active Digital Aura, which was invented by Philips. It is a kind of technology enable the data transfer via body skin, and accordingly make it possible that the human intuitive touch in everyday life can be the trigger of itself. The whole...