Probabilistic Prediction of Longitudinal Driving Behaviour for Driving Simulator Pre-Positioning

Due to the non-deterministic nature of longitudinal human driver behaviour, motion cueing algorithms currently cannot fully utilize the workspace of driving simulators. This paper explores the possibility of using various predictor variables to predict longitudinal driving behaviour. Through the development of a logistic regression model, it is...

Improving visitor flow at the Van Gogh Museum: Towards a better museum visit

The goal of this thesis is to design a digital media solution that can improve the visitor experience at the Van Gogh Museum by improving the visitor flow through the permanent exhibition galleries of the museum.<br/>By understanding the current visitor experience at the Van Gogh Museum, looking at goals and motivations of different visitor...

Fundamental issues in manual control cybernetics

Manual control cybernetics aims to understand and describe how humans control vehicles and devices, such that more effective human-machine interfaces can be designed. Current cybernetics theory is primarily based on technology and analysis methods developed in the 1960s and has shown to be limited in its capability to capture the full breadth of...

Constraints in Identification of Multi-Loop Feedforward Human Control Models

The human controller (HC) can greatly improve target-tracking performance by utilizing a feedforward operation on the target signal, in addition to a feedback response. System identification methods are used to determine the correct HC model structure: purely feedback or a combined feedforward/feedback model. In this paper, we investigate three...

The Predictability of a Target Signal Affects Manual Feedforward Control

In the manual control of a dynamic system, the human controller (HC) is often required to follow a visible and predictable reference path. Using the predictable aspect of a reference signal, through applying feedforward control, the HC can significantly improve performance as compared to a purely feedback control strategy. A proper definition of...