Title
Effect of Fixed and sEMG-Based Adaptive Shared Steering Control on Distracted Driver Behavior
Abstract
Driver distraction is a well-known cause for traffic collisions worldwide. Studies have indicated that shared steering control, which actively provides haptic guidance torque on the steering wheel, effectively improves the performance of distracted drivers. Recently, adaptive shared steering control based on the forearm muscle activity of the driver has been developed, although its effect on distracted driver behavior remains unclear. To this end, a high-fidelity driving simulator experiment was conducted involving 18 participants performing double lane change tasks. The experimental conditions comprised two driver states: attentive and distracted. Under each condition, evaluations were performed on three types of haptic guidance: none (manual), fixed authority, and adaptive authority based on feedback from the forearm surface electromyography of the driver. Evaluation results indicated that, for both attentive and distracted drivers, haptic guidance with adaptive authority yielded lower driver workload and reduced lane departure risk than manual driving and fixed authority. Moreover, there was a tendency for distracted drivers to reduce grip strength on the steering wheel to follow the haptic guidance with fixed authority, resulting in a relatively shorter double lane change duration.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.3390/s21227691
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
driver-automation shared control, haptic guidance steering, adaptive automation design, surface electromyography, driver distraction
Journal
21
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
22
1424-8220
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Zheng Wang100.34
Satoshi Suga200.34
Edric John Cruz Nacpil300.34
Bo Yang400.68
Kimihiko Nakano500.68