Abstract
The braking behaviors of drivers when a pedestrian steps out from a sidewalk and into the street were analyzed using a driving simulator. Based on drivers' braking behavior, a braking control timing for a system for avoiding collisions with pedestrians was proposed. In this study, the subject drivers started braking at almost the same time in terms of time to collision (TTC), regardless of the velocity of the subject vehicle and the crossing velocity of the pedestrian. The results of our experiments showed that, to minimize the degree of interference between the driver and the system, the optimum timing at which to apply the braking was at a TTC of 1.3 s. Next, the drivers' braking behavior was investigated when the system controlled the braking to avoid a collision with this timing. The drivers did not exhibit any change in their braking behavior, while there was no excessive interference between the braking control system and the drivers when attempting to avoid a collision with a pedestrian, indicating that the drivers were not becoming excessively dependent on the system.
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