Augmented Reality Vehicle system: Left-turn maneuver study

Augmented Reality “AR” is a promising paradigm that can offer users with real-time, high-quality visualization of a wide variety of information. In AR, virtual objects are added to the real-world view in real time. The AR technology can offer a very realistic environment for enhancing drivers’ performance on the road and testing drivers’ ability to react to different road design and traffic operations scenarios. This can be achieved by adding virtual objects (people, vehicles, hazards, and other objects) to the normal view while driving an actual vehicle in a real environment. This paper explores a new Augmented Reality Vehicle “ARV” system and attempts to apply this new concept to a selected traffic engineering application namely the left-turn maneuver at two-way stop-controlled “TWSC” intersection. This TWSC intersection experiment, in addition to testing the feasibility of the application, tries to quantify the size of gaps accepted by different driver’s characteristics (age and gender). The ARV system can be installed in any vehicle where the driver can see the surrounding environment through a Head Mounted Display “HMD” and virtual objects are generated through a computer and added to the scene. These different environments are generated using a well defined set of scenarios. The results from this study supported the feasibility and validity of the proposed ARV system and they showed promise for this system to be used in the field-testing for the safety and operation aspects of transportation research. Results of the left-turn maneuver study revealed that participants accepted gaps in the range of 4.0-9.0 s. This finding implies that all gaps below 4 s are rejected and all gaps above 9 s are likely to be accepted. The mean value of the left-turn time was 4.67 s which is a little bit higher than reported values in the literature (4.0-4.3 s). Older drivers were found to select larger gaps to make left turns than younger drivers. The conservative driving attitude of older drivers indicates the potential presence of reduced driving ability of elderly. Drivers’ characteristics (age and gender) did not significantly affect the left-turn time. Based on the survey questions that were handed to participants, most participants indicated good level of comfort with none or small level of risk while driving the vehicle with the ARV system. None of the participants felt any kind of motion sickness and the participants’ answers indicated a good visibility and realism of the scene with overall good system fidelity.     

The “field of safe travel” revisited: interpreting driving behaviour performance through a holistic approach

The present paper proposes a conceptual framework for the driver’s visual–spatial perceptual processes. Based on a theoretical analysis of driving proposed by Gibson and Crooks [(1938). A theoretical field-analysis of automobile-driving. The American Journal of Psychology, 51, 453–471. doi:10.2307/1416145], the developed field of safe travel (FoST) framework suggests that at any moment the driver constructs a “field” by integrating two perceptual entities: (i) the possible available spatial fields for locomotion and (ii) the driver’s mental image of ego-vehicle outer-line and motion dynamics. This framework is used to reinterpret in a unified way a number of disparate research findings reported in the literature concerning specific driving sub-tasks (e.g. lane keeping and car following). It is argued that the FoST framework may be used to predict drivers’ behaviour in various traffic/situation environments based on their prioritisation between the above two perceptual entities. Implications of the proposed framework at a theoretical and practical level, in view of the future of driving with multiple levels of automation, are also discussed.     

超车模型在双车道公路仿真系统中的应用研究

借鉴以往的研究成果，在分析双车道公路超车特性的基础上，将超车过程划分为超车意愿、超车条件、超车行为、超车中止强制回车4个步骤，建立了超车模型。选用超车率、超车次率和区间平均速度作为验证指标来对比仿真结果与实测数据，对比结果符合误差范围，证明了模型的有效性。应用模型进行仿真试验，通过分析得到的超车率一流量关系，发现该关系曲线与实际情况相吻合且呈现出两个阶段，前一阶段随着双车道公路流量的增加，超车率逐渐增大至最大值。后一阶段流量增加而超车率不断下降，当流量达到2900pcu／h以后，超车率几乎为零，以此作为临界点，推荐我国标准2级双车道公路的双向通行能力为2900pcu／h。     

轮胎原地转向离散仿真模型

建立了轮胎印记范围内的原地转向物理模型,对印记内的胎面进行了离散处理,分析了胎面单元的变形和滑移情况,通过胎体上下表面的力矩平衡,得到轮胎所受回正力矩,并对计算过程进行了详细说明。给出不同工况下原地转向时轮胎所受回正力矩,并进行了试验验证。结果表明,该离散仿真模型能较好的反应轮胎的原地转向特性,能方便地分析轮胎结构参数及印迹内压力分布对原地转向特性的影响。     

混合交通流参数之间关系模型标定

提出了混合交通流参数之间关系模型的标定和超车换道率的计算方法,采用广深高速公路、广佛高速公路和沪宁高速公路的实测数据对模型进行了验证,并计算了各数据点的超车换道率.结果表明,流量、密度数据的相关系数都接近1,超车换道率介于-1和1之间.     

长江口D12灯浮附近潮流的反射迴流和突变效应

重载进出口船航行至长江口深水航道东端D12灯浮附近时,常感到有明显的横向流压。尤其是大潮汛、大风浪或鸡骨礁初涨水时,进出口船要预配10。甚至以上的风流压差,而且要加车航行,否则极易偏离航道压碰D12灯浮。此文分析长江口D12灯浮附近形成潮流的反射迴流和突变效应的原因及规律,并指出船舶在此水域航行时的注意事项,以引起航经船舶的注意。     

机动对SINS对准中惯性仪表误差估计的影响

为了尽可能估计出捷联惯导系统中惯性仪表的误差,建立捷联惯导系统误差方程和量测方程,运用传递对准技术,构建了速度匹配方式下的Kalman滤波器模型,研究了线加速和拐弯机动下对惯性仪表误差估计的影响,并对计算机仿真结果进行比较分析,仿真结果表明:线加速情况下可以提高陀螺漂移误差的估计精度,拐弯情况下可以提高加速度计偏置误差的估计精度。     

基于重要性重采样粒子滤波器的机动目标跟踪方法

采用重要性重采样技术改进了标准粒子滤波算法,通过设定有效采样尺度来减少权值较小的粒子数目,在一定程度上克服了退化现象。仿真结果表明,采用PF跟踪机动目标,其跟踪精度要高于IMM,说明PF具有较强的处理非线性系统的能力;对标准PF采用重要性重采样策略后,PF的跟踪精度和平稳性都得到了进一步改善。     

Estimation of left-turning vehicle maneuvers for the assessment of pedestrian safety at intersections

Improving pedestrian safety at intersections remains a critical issue. Although several types of safety countermeasures, such as reforming intersection layouts, have been implemented, methods have not yet been established to quantitatively evaluate the effects of these countermeasures before installation. One of the main issues in pedestrian safety is conflicts with turning vehicles. This study aims to develop an integrated model to represent the variations in the maneuvers of left-turners (left-hand traffic) at signalized intersections that dynamically considers the vehicle reaction to intersection geometry and crossing pedestrians. The proposed method consists of four empirically developed stochastic sub-models, including a path model, free-flow speed profile model, lag/gap acceptance model, and stopping/clearing speed profile model. Since safety assessment is the main objective driving the development of the proposed model, this study uses post-encroachment time (PET) and vehicle speed at the crosswalk as validation parameters. Preliminary validation results obtained by Monte Carlo simulation show that the proposed integrated model can realistically represent the variations in vehicle maneuvers as well as the distribution of PET and vehicle speeds at the crosswalk.     

机动指挥系统野外环境供电设计探讨

机动指挥系统便于灵活机动地展开撤收,适合野外环境工作。系统供电是野外工作的重要保障,随着机动指挥系统越来越多的使用,对供电形式要求也不尽相同,将对机动系统野外供电方式进行探讨。