| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/J008001/1 |
| Title: |
Beyond alerting: Informative tactile, auditory, and multisensory warning signals for safer driving |
| Principal Investigator: |
Grey, Dr MJ |
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| Department: |
Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Science |
| Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research |
| Starts: |
01 May 2012 |
Ends: |
30 April 2015 |
Value (£): |
314,943
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Transport Ops & Management |
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| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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| Panel History: |
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24 Nov 2011
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Process Environment & Sustainability
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Announced
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
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In 2009, more than 26,000 people were killed or seriously injured in driving accidents in the UK alone. "Driver error/reaction" was cited as the most important contributing factor in the majority of cases. In recent years, there has been a great deal of interest in the development of driver assistance systems, in particular collision warnings which present a signal to the driver when a collision is imminent. These systems hold the potential of presenting a low-cost solution to reducing the substantial loss of life, serious injuries, and financial costs associated with driving accidents in the UK and worldwide. The goal of the proposed research is to develop informative warnings signals delivered through the senses of touch and audition. Informative warning signals have the advantage that they can be used to both shift a driver's attention to the location of the potential collision and provide some useful information about the collision event such as the level of urgency. Furthermore, informative warnings signals can be modified to alert drivers earlier in dangerous road conditions (e.g., snow or ice). In the proposed work, informative tactile and auditory warnings will be created by developing a series of signals for which the physical characteristics of the signal (i.e., its intensity, size, and/or position) will change as a function of the anticipated time to collision, and direction of danger. These signals will be evaluated using a series of basic attention/reaction time experiments and the best signals identified in these early studies followed up by studies conducted in a driving simulator. The final signal designs will be validated using a high-fidelity driving simulator and a diverse population of drivers. It is hoped that this research will help to both improve driving safety and expand our understanding of dynamic information in the senses of touch and audition.
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http://www.bham.ac.uk |