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2013 43rd Annual IEEE/IFIP Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks Workshop (DSN-W), 2013

ABSTRACT This study explored how failures related to an adaptive cruise control (ACC) were handle... more ABSTRACT This study explored how failures related to an adaptive cruise control (ACC) were handled by drivers and what the effects on safety can be. The experimental study included forty-eight subjects and was performed in a moving base driving simulator equipped with an ACC. Each subject experienced two different failures in separate scenarios. In total, the study included four different failures, i.e., Unwanted acceleration, Complete lack of deceleration, Partial lack of deceleration, and Speed limit violation. The outcome of each failure scenario has been categorized based on whether the driver managed to avoid a collision or not. For the outcomes where collisions were successfully avoided, the situations were analyzed in more detail and classified according to the strategy used by the driver. Besides showing that partial lack of deceleration caused more collisions than complete lack of deceleration (43% compared to 14% of the participants colliding), the results also indicate a preference among drivers to steer and change lane rather than to apply the brakes when faced with acceleration and deceleration failures. A trade off relationship was identified between allowing a failing ACC to stay operational and on the other hand disabling it when an error is detected. Keeping the system operational can cause confusion about the mode of the system but as the results of the study indicate it can also improve the situation by reducing impact speed.

This paper explores end-users experiences of adaptive cruise control systems. A qualitative appro... more This paper explores end-users experiences of adaptive cruise control systems. A qualitative approach has been applied and data has been collected by means of focus group interviews. In total the study consists of three focus group sessions with five to seven participants in each. Themes explored include interaction between user and system, functional limitations and trust, and system effects on driving behaviour. Key findings include reported driving behaviour changes as, for instance, an increasing tendency to stay in the right lane and user conceptions about system functionality regarding which can be concluded that end-users of adaptive cruise control carry rough mental models of the system.

Cooperative intelligent transport systems have been identified as an enabling technology for solv... more Cooperative intelligent transport systems have been identified as an enabling technology for solving several of today’s traffic systems challenges. Several initiatives to standardize vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication exist and numerous applications intended to increase driver awareness have been developed. To fully exploit the potential of communication we argue for the need to standardize a minimal ontology of concepts and relations relating to the road transport domain as well as a format for exchanging sets of behavioral rules expressed using the ontology. We identify traces of ad-hoc behavioral specifications already in the current standards for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure messaging and show that the need for expressing behavior becomes clear when considering applications such as emergency vehicle warning, platooning and intersection control.

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The paper explores drivers', i.e. end-users', self-reported interaction with and experien... more The paper explores drivers', i.e. end-users', self-reported interaction with and experiences of using five different advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS): adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitor, forward collision warning, lane departure warning, and driver state warning. Main themes investigated in three focus group interviews were (i) usage of system, (ii) functional limitations and trust, and (iii) driving behaviour and traffic safety. Findings imply negative experiences due to functional limitations (mainly associated with weather conditions) but also positive experiences (accidents avoided), changes in driving behaviour (e.g. a more relaxed driving style, increased use of directional indicators), as well as effects on traffic safety (e.g. longer distance to vehicles ahead and accident avoidance). Thus, collecting information on end-users’ experiences of ADAS, in real traffic and over time, contributes to our overall understanding of the effects of ADAS and, in ...

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 2014

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of vehicle automation and automation failure... more The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of vehicle automation and automation failures on driving performance. Previous studies have revealed problems with driving performance in situations with automation failures and attributed this to drivers being out-ofthe-loop. It was therefore hypothesized that driving performance is safer with lower than with higher levels of automation. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that driving performance would be affected by the extent of the automation failure. A moving base driving simulator was used. The design contained semi-automated and highly automated driving combined with complete, severe, and moderate deceleration failures. In total the study involved 36 participants. The results indicate that driving performance degrades when the level of automation increases. Furthermore, it is indicated that car drivers are worse at handling complete than partial deceleration failures.

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2015

SAE Technical Paper Series, 2013

This paper investigates what challenges arise when extending the scope of functional safety for r... more This paper investigates what challenges arise when extending the scope of functional safety for road vehicles to also include cooperative systems. Two generic alternatives are presented and compared with one another. The first alternative is to use a vehicle centric perspective as is the case in the traditional interpretation of ISO 26262 today. Here, an "item" (the top level system or systems for which functional safety is to be assured) is assumed to be confined to one vehicle. In the vehicle centric perspective inter-vehicle communication is not an architectural element and is therefore not a candidate for redundancy as part of the functional safety concept. The second alternative is to regard a cooperative system from a cooperative perspective. This implies that one item may span over several vehicles. The choice of perspective has implications in several ways. We investigate the implications for the cooperative item and in what ways the results may differ when going through the reference life cycle of ISO 26262. In particular we look at classification of hazardous events where severity is significantly higher since the cooperative system involves multiple rather than one single vehicle. We therefore suggest an additional severity class and as a consequence introduce a new automotive safety integrity level, ASIL E. The cooperative perspective includes the intervehicle communication as a candidate for redundancy. ASIL E can therefore be achieved using ASIL decomposition and the currently recommended product development phases for ASIL A to ASIL D. As an example for illustrating we use platooning.

IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2011

This study explores end-user experiences of adaptive cruise control (ACC) systems. A qualitative ... more This study explores end-user experiences of adaptive cruise control (ACC) systems. A qualitative approach has been applied and data have been collected by means of focus group interviews. A qualitative content analysis was carried out to analyse and interpret collected data. In total the study consists of three focus group sessions with five to seven participants in each. Themes explored include interaction between user and system, functional limitations and trust, and system effects on driving behaviour. Key findings include reported driving behaviour changes as, for instance, an increasing tendency to stay in the right lane as well as users' conception of system functionality from which it can be concluded that end-users of ACC carry rough mental models of the system. A potentially hazardous situation for other road-users following the use of ACC is highlighted and discussed. In addition, some features desired by the end-users are discussed, for example, the call for conventional cruise control functionality when owing to weather conditions functional limitations are apparent.

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2000

In this paper, we present the Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) architecture, which was ... more In this paper, we present the Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) architecture, which was proposed and implemented by the team from Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, that joined the Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge (GCDC) in 2011. The proposed CACC architecture consists of the following three main components, which are described in detail: 1) communication; 2) sensor fusion; and 3) control. Both simulation and experimental results are provided, demonstrating that the proposed CACC system can drive within a vehicle platoon while minimizing the inter-vehicle spacing within the allowed range of safety distances, tracking a desired speed profile, and attenuating acceleration shockwaves.

The paper explores drivers', i.e. end-users', self-reported interaction with and experiences of u... more The paper explores drivers', i.e. end-users', self-reported interaction with and experiences of using five different advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS): adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitor, forward collision warning, lane departure warning, and driver state warning. Main themes investigated in three focus group interviews were (i) usage of system, (ii) functional limitations and trust, and (iii) driving behaviour and traffic safety. Findings imply negative experiences due to functional limitations (mainly associated with weather conditions) but also positive experiences (accidents avoided), changes in driving behaviour (e.g. a more relaxed driving style, increased use of directional indicators), as well as effects on traffic safety (e.g. longer distance to vehicles ahead and accident avoidance). Thus, collecting information on end-users' experiences of ADAS, in real traffic and over time, contributes to our overall understanding of the effects of ADAS and, in addition, provides valuable input to the further development and deployment of the systems.

... to automotiveapplications, it is faults in control systems and the design of interfaces for H... more ... to automotiveapplications, it is faults in control systems and the design of interfaces for HMI considered inappropriate to cope with all aspects of vehicle (Human-Machine-Interaction) can be aided by models of component development [8]. To fill the gap, MISRA (The human ...

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This paper presents a fault model for vehicle functions that includes communication devices for i... more This paper presents a fault model for vehicle functions that includes communication devices for inter-vehicle cooperation. In particular, the fault model addresses vehicles where automation has partially replaced the driver, i.e., semi-automated cooperative vehicles. Components considered in the fault model include human drivers, communication systems, sensors, actuators, and control units. A description of faults in cooperative systems in general is complemented with an identification of errors in a platooning system. The identification has revealed systematic faults in software and human errors in the interaction between the system and the driver.