Development of driving support system of welfare vehicle using augmented reality sharing system

Abstract

Recently, welfare vehicles are widely used among the aged. However, it is not easy for inexperienced beginners or the aged to control the welfare vehicle in narrow places such as elevators and corridors. For these problem, the driving assistance system has been proposed in which virtual vehicle can be projected on Head Mounted Display (HMD) and remotely controlled by a pseudo third person viewpoint so that the complex courses can be easily operated. However, it is difficult for beginners to drive virtual vehicles smoothly. So, the well-suited instruction or advice for beginners is necessary from skilled person or instructors. In this paper, we focus on the driving support system using the sharing system of Augmented Reality (AR). Not only the driver but also the instructor wearing the HMD can instruct even while driving with sharing AR. The effectiveness of the proposed support system is evaluated by comparative experiments.