Development of the Technical Compendium and Summary of IVI Human Factors Research

Abstract

The transportation human factors community has supported the development and evaluation of advanced transportation systems through many years of analyses, research, and system design activities However, for many individuals directly involved in the day-to-day development of these systems, the accumulated human factors knowledge base is generally dispersed and not available in one central source. This paper summarizes the development and content of a compendium and summary of human factors research supporting the US DOT's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI). The final report for this effort is a comprehensive and easy-to-use resource that summarizes the accumulated human factors knowledge and practices that are relevant to the IVI. It is intended for use by both human factors and non-human factors (i.e., engineers, designers, program managers) participants in the transportation system development process.