The effect of see-through truck on driver monitoring patterns and responses to critical events in truck platooning

Bo Zhang; Ellen S. Wilschut; Dehlia M.C. Willemsen; Tom Alkim; Marieke H. Martens

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60441-1_81

The effect of see-through truck on driver monitoring patterns and responses to critical events in truck platooning

Bo Zhang^*, Ellen S. Wilschut, Dehlia M.C. Willemsen, Tom Alkim, Marieke H. Martens

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Abstract

Automated platooning of trucks has its beneficial effects on energy saving and traffic flow efficiency. The vehicles in a platoon, however, need to maintain an extremely short headway to achieve these goals, which will result in a heavily blocked front view for the driver in a following truck. Monitoring surrounding traffic environment and foreseeing upcoming hazardous situations becomes a difficult, yet safety-critical task. This exploratory study aims to investigate whether providing platoon drivers with additional visual information of the traffic environment can influence their monitoring pattern and increase awareness of the upcoming situation. 22 professional truck drivers participated in the driving simulator experiment, either following a see-through lead truck (i.e., with projection of forward scene attached to the rear of the lead truck), or a normal lead truck until the automation system failed unexpectedly in a critical situation. Results showed that when provided with front view projection, the participants spent 10% more time monitoring the road, and responded less severely to a critical situation, suggesting a positive effect of the “see-through” technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventura Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Editors	Neville A. Stanton
Publisher	Springer
Pages	842-852
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-60440-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60441-1_81
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2017) - Westin Bonaventura Hotel, Los Angeles, United States Duration: 17 Jul 2017 → 21 Jul 2017 Conference number: 8

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	597
ISSN (Print)	21945357

Conference

Conference	8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2017)
Abbreviated title	AHFE 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Los Angeles
Period	17/07/17 → 21/07/17

Keywords

Automated driving
Eye tracking
Human machine interaction
Response time
Takeover
Truck platooning

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Zhang, B., Wilschut, E. S., Willemsen, D. M. C., Alkim, T., & Martens, M. H. (2018). The effect of see-through truck on driver monitoring patterns and responses to critical events in truck platooning. In N. A. Stanton (Ed.), Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventura Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA (pp. 842-852). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 597). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60441-1_81

Zhang, Bo ; Wilschut, Ellen S. ; Willemsen, Dehlia M.C. et al. / The effect of see-through truck on driver monitoring patterns and responses to critical events in truck platooning. Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventura Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA. editor / Neville A. Stanton. Springer, 2018. pp. 842-852 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Zhang, B, Wilschut, ES, Willemsen, DMC, Alkim, T & Martens, MH 2018, The effect of see-through truck on driver monitoring patterns and responses to critical events in truck platooning. in NA Stanton (ed.), Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventura Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 597, Springer, pp. 842-852, 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2017), Los Angeles, California, United States, 17/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60441-1_81

The effect of see-through truck on driver monitoring patterns and responses to critical events in truck platooning. / Zhang, Bo; Wilschut, Ellen S.; Willemsen, Dehlia M.C. et al.
Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventura Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA. ed. / Neville A. Stanton. Springer, 2018. p. 842-852 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 597).

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Zhang B, Wilschut ES, Willemsen DMC, Alkim T, Martens MH. The effect of see-through truck on driver monitoring patterns and responses to critical events in truck platooning. In Stanton NA, editor, Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventura Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA. Springer. 2018. p. 842-852. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-60441-1_81

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