Abstract
Automated driving vehicles will allow all occupants to spend their time with various non-driving related tasks like relaxing, working, or reading during the journey. However, a significant percentage of people is susceptible to motion sickness, which limits the comfort of engaging in those tasks during automated driving. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the phenomenon of motion sickness during automated driving and to develop countermeasures. As most existing studies concerning motion sickness are fundamental research studies, a methodology for driving studies is yet missing. This paper discusses methodological aspects for investigating motion sickness in the context of driving including measurement tools, test environments, sample, and ethical restrictions. Additionally, methodological considerations guided by different underlying research questions and hypotheses are provided. Selected results from own studies concerning motion sickness during automated driving which were conducted in a motion-based driving simulation and a real vehicle are used to support the discussion.
Highlights
Introduction and OverviewMotion sickness is well known amongst users of any kind of transportation
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are developing towards automated driving, allowing drivers to hand over full control to the vehicle and by that engaging in non-driving related tasks while driving
To assess if the electrodermal activity (EDA) is associated with motion sickness, our study investigated the effects of motion sickness on skin conductance
Summary
Motion sickness is well known amongst users of any kind of transportation. Airplane sickness, even space sickness have been investigated over the past 100 years [1]. Today, depending on the considered reference, up to 60% of Americans suffer from car sickness [2,3]. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are developing towards automated driving, allowing drivers to hand over full control to the vehicle and by that engaging in non-driving related tasks while driving. Automated vehicles may include new cabin designs that enable different human postures and support the execution of non-driving related activities. The possibility of suffering from motion sickness expands from passengers to drivers.
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