Current vehicle dynamic control systems from simple yaw control to high-end active steering support systems are designed to primarily actuate on the vehicle itself, rather than stimulate the driver to adapt his/her inputs for better vehicle control. The driver though dictates the vehicle's motion, and centralizing him/her in the control loop is hypothesized to promote safety and driving pleasure. Exploring the above statement, the goal of this paper is to develop and evaluate a haptic steering support when driving near the vehicle's handling limits [Haptic Support near the Limits (HSNL)]. The support aims to promote the driver's perception of the vehicle's behavior and handling capacity (the vehicle's internal model) by providing haptic cues on the steering wheel. The HSNL has been evaluated in a test track where 17 test subjects drove around a narrow-twisting tarmac circuit, a vehicle (Opel Astra G/B) equipped with a steering system able to provide variable steering feedback torque. The drivers were instructed to achieve maximum velocity through corners while receiving haptic steering feedback cues related to the vehicle's cornering potentials. The test-track tests led to the conclusion that haptic support reduced drivers' mental and physical demand without affecting their driving performance.
Haptic Steering Support for Driving Near the Vehicle's Handling Limits: Test-Track Case
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems ; 15 , 4 ; 1781-1789
2014-08-01
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Haptic Steering Support for Driving Near the Vehicle's Handling Limits: Test-Track Case
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