1. Human-Machine Interaction in Automated Vehicles: Reducing Voluntary Driver Intervention
- Author
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Zhong, Xinzhi, Zhou, Yang, Kamaraj, Varshini, Zhou, Zhenhao, Kontar, Wissam, Negrut, Dan, Lee, John D., and Ahn, Soyoung
- Subjects
Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction ,Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Systems and Control - Abstract
This paper develops a novel car-following control method to reduce voluntary driver interventions and improve traffic stability in Automated Vehicles (AVs). Through a combination of experimental and empirical analysis, we show how voluntary driver interventions can instigate substantial traffic disturbances that are amplified along the traffic upstream. Motivated by these findings, we present a framework for driver intervention based on evidence accumulation (EA), which describes the evolution of the driver's distrust in automation, ultimately resulting in intervention. Informed through the EA framework, we propose a deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based car-following control for AVs that is strategically designed to mitigate unnecessary driver intervention and improve traffic stability. Numerical experiments are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control model.
- Published
- 2024