Role of steering wheel feedback on driver performance: driving simulator and modeling analysis

Toffin, D.; Reymond, Gilles; Kemeny, Andras; Droulez, Jacques

doi:10.1080/00423110601058874

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“…In work on driver-steering wheel interaction, we [10]- [12] and others [13], [14] have shown that drivers can easily adapt their neuromuscular system to the given steering wheel dynamics. A fast sports car, for example, that can easily take sharp turns, will have a different steering 'feel' than a sluggish family car that is designed for safety and stability.…”

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confidence: 98%

Human-centered Steer-by-Wire design: Steering wheel dynamics should be task dependent

Mulder

Abbink

Boer

et al. 2012

2012 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)

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Steer-by-Wire (SbW) systems currently under development by the automotive industry offer interesting new approaches to designing driver-steering wheel interactions. The traditional, emerging dynamics in mechanically linked steering systems can be re-designed with SbW to improve or even extend the steering 'feel'. In this article we manipulated the steering wheel dynamics such that each design was expected to yield the best driving performance with the least amount of driver control effort for a particular driving task. We tested three designs during three different driving tasks in a fixed-base driving simulator. The results of the experiment showed that steering wheel dynamics should be stiff and sluggish for driving on straight roads and slack and light for curve negotiation. Future experiments will investigate the implications for drivers on a neuromuscular level.

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confidence: 98%

Human-centered Steer-by-Wire design: Steering wheel dynamics should be task dependent

Mulder

Abbink

Boer

et al. 2012

2012 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)

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“…However, in other applications in which forces and torques are decoupled, the torque information might be crucial. For instance, it is proven that the torque feedback provided by the steering wheel of the car has a direct implication on driver's performance because it carries information related to the vehicle dynamics (Toffin et al 2007). Furthermore, if the visual information is limited or unreliable, users mainly rely on the haptic information (Ernst and Banks 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

Influence of Force and Torque Feedback on Operator Performance in a VR‐Based Suturing Task

Santos-Carreras¹,

Beira²,

Sengül³

et al. 2010

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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The introduction of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) has revolutionised surgical care, considerably improving the quality of many surgical procedures. Technological advances, particularly in robotic surgery systems, have reduced the complexity of such an approach, paving the way for even less invasive surgical trends. However, the fact that haptic feedback has been progressively lost through this transition is an issue that to date has not been solved. Whereas traditional open surgery provides full haptic feedback, the introduction of MIS has eliminated the possibility of direct palpation and tactile exploration. Nevertheless, these procedures still provide a certain amount of force feedback through the rigid laparoscopic tool. Many of the current telemanipulated robotic surgical systems in return do not provide full haptic feedback, which to a certain extent can be explained by the requirement of force sensors integrated into the tools of the slave robot and actuators in the surgeon's master console. In view of the increased complexity and cost, the benefit of haptic feedback is open to dispute. Nevertheless, studies have shown the importance of haptic feedback, especially when visual feedback is unreliable or absent. In order to explore the importance of haptic feedback for the surgeon's master console of a novel teleoperated robotic surgical system, we have identified a typical surgical task where performance could potentially be improved by haptic feedback, and investigate performance with and without this feedback. Two rounds of experiments are performed with 10 subjects, six of them with a medical background. Results show that feedback conditions, including force feedback, significantly improve task performance independently of the operator's suturing experience. There is, however, no further significant improvement when torque feedback is added. Consequently, it is deduced that force feedback in translations improves subject's dexterity, while torque feedback might not further benefit such a task.

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“…They are being utilized over a wide range of applications, from driver training [2] to Human Machine Interface (HMI) in automotive control [1] [3]. Driving simulation, compared to real vehicle experiments, offer the advantages of virtual infinite possible parameter settings (for both the environment and the vehicle), repeatability, safety and relatively lower cost.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…High fidelity Human in the Loop (HIL) driving simulators are being increasingly employed by automotive manufacturers [1] and researchers, providing an effective mean to reduce prototyping time and cost. They are being utilized over a wide range of applications, from driver training [2] to Human Machine Interface (HMI) in automotive control [1] [3].…”

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Design issues for haptic steering force feedback on an automotive simulator

Katzourakis¹,

Gérard²,

Holweg³

et al. 2009

2009 IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games

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This paper describes the deployment of a torque controlled force feedback steering device for human in the loop automotive simulations. The high bandwidth of the velocity controlled three phase brushless servomotor allows for a realistic representation of the virtual dynamics. The electromagnetic interference produced by the industrial servomotor and the controller made the elaboration stage challenging. To overcome the former issues careful amplification and filtering was ineluctable. The final dynamical model of the steering system used and the corresponding motor controller constitute an efficient haptic device for providing intuitive kinesthetic feedback. The system can feed back torques up to 20NM with accuracy of 0.02NM.

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Role of steering wheel feedback on driver performance: driving simulator and modeling analysis

Cited by 51 publications

References 20 publications

Human-centered Steer-by-Wire design: Steering wheel dynamics should be task dependent

Human-centered Steer-by-Wire design: Steering wheel dynamics should be task dependent

Influence of Force and Torque Feedback on Operator Performance in a VR‐Based Suturing Task

Design issues for haptic steering force feedback on an automotive simulator

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