Driving Behavior Characteristics Research Articles

Identifying the vehicle accident models based on driving behavior factors using structural equation modeling

The increase in population is accompanied by an increase in the number of vehicles. It is inevitable that the number of vehicle accidents will also increase, which can be caused by various factors. Driver factors reviewed in this study include socioeconomic characteristics, movement characteristics, accident characteristics, and driver behavior characteristics. the purpose of this study is to study the vehicle accident model using interviews and Driving Behavior questionnaires with a total of 307 motorist respondents who have experienced accidents. Driver factors reviewed in this study include socioeconomic characteristics, movement characteristics, accident characteristics, and driver behavior characteristics using interviews and Driving Behavior questionnaires with a total of 307 motorist respondents who have experienced accidents. This investigate used SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) with SmartPLS computer software. Two-wheeled vehicle accident modeling results Y=–0.234 X1+0.153 X3+ei2; R2=0.102. The greatest influence occurs in the characteristics of driver behavior (X3), namely Ordinary Violation, and for four-wheeled vehicle accident modeling results, Y=–0.343 X1+0.284 X3+ei2; R2=0.217. The greatest influence occurs in driver behavior characteristics (X3), namely Ordinary Violation. Ordinary Violation is defined as a deliberate deviation from the rule of law. Thus, from the research results, the most influential variable was the behavior of drivers who committed ordinary violations such as ignoring speed limits, breaking through intersections, and driving under the influence of alcohol. So, there needs to be collaboration between the police and related parties in tackling accidents and reducing the risk of traffic accidents, such as long as socialization or information through newspapers or electronic media to the public in Jayapura City regarding the importance of collective awareness of driving safety

Identifying the vehicle accident models based on driving behavior factors using structural equation modeling

The increase in population is accompanied by an increase in the number of vehicles. It is inevitable that the number of vehicle accidents will also increase, which can be caused by various factors. Driver factors reviewed in this study include socioeconomic characteristics, movement characteristics, accident characteristics, and driver behavior characteristics. the purpose of this study is to study the vehicle accident model using interviews and Driving Behavior questionnaires with a total of 307 motorist respondents who have experienced accidents. Driver factors reviewed in this study include socioeconomic characteristics, movement characteristics, accident characteristics, and driver behavior characteristics using interviews and Driving Behavior questionnaires with a total of 307 motorist respondents who have experienced accidents. This investigate used SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) with SmartPLS computer software. Two-wheeled vehicle accident modeling results Y=–0.234 X1+0.153 X3+ei2; R2=0.102. The greatest influence occurs in the characteristics of driver behavior (X3), namely Ordinary Violation, and for four-wheeled vehicle accident modeling results, Y=–0.343 X1+0.284 X3+ei2; R2=0.217. The greatest influence occurs in driver behavior characteristics (X3), namely Ordinary Violation. Ordinary Violation is defined as a deliberate deviation from the rule of law. Thus, from the research results, the most influential variable was the behavior of drivers who committed ordinary violations such as ignoring speed limits, breaking through intersections, and driving under the influence of alcohol. So, there needs to be collaboration between the police and related parties in tackling accidents and reducing the risk of traffic accidents, such as long as socialization or information through newspapers or electronic media to the public in Jayapura City regarding the importance of collective awareness of driving safety

Assessing the Effects of Interchange Warning Systems on Driving Risk: A Driving Simulator Study

To investigate the effects of proactive safety control systems suitable for highway interchanges and improve road traffic safety. Simulated driving experiments were conducted to test the effects of the interchange warning system (IWS) on the ramp, merging section, diverging section, and accident section. Random forest (RF) and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) are used to analyze the effects between driving behavior and driving risk change in both situations without and with IWS. The results show that (1) as driving risk increases, drivers tend to increase the frequency of braking and engage in more comprehensive saccade behaviors. Concurrently, there is an increase in acceleration and speed variation, leading to a gradual decrease in speed. (2) Compared with the SVR and XGBoost, RF can better fit the nonlinear relationship between driving risk and driver behavior characteristics with the application of IWS. (3) The IWS mainly reduces driving risk by affecting operation behavior. When the mean speed, speed standard deviation (SD), acceleration SD, and maximum braking depth are at 40 to 70 km/h, 3 to 10 km/h, 0 to 0.6 m/s2, and 14 to 16, respectively, there is a significant reduction in driving risk. The application of the IWS expands the effective range of mean speed and speed SD for reducing driving risk to 40 to 100 km/h and 3 to 15 km/h, respectively.

Safety evaluation and prediction of takeover performance in automated driving considering drivers’ cognitive load: A driving simulator study

Automated vehicles alleviate the need for driver attention and control. However, a takeover request (TOR) to the driver remains essential for emergencies and safety–critical scenarios beyond automation's capability. Thus, accessing drivers’ safety performance in various TOR scenarios is crucial for conditionally automated driving (SAE L3). However, TOR safety performance is seldom examined concerning drivers' cognitive load, despite its presumed relevance to TOR scenarios and human–machine interaction. Moreover, the adequacy of the time window preceding a TOR, critical for TOR safety prediction, remains inadequately explored. This study aims to assess safety performance across diverse TOR scenarios in Level 3 conditional automation, incorporating drivers’ cognitive load, and predict TOR safety by considering the time window's impact. A driving simulator experiment gathered eye movement and driving behavior data from 37 recruited participants. Participants were instructed to take control of the vehicle from automated driving within a time budget (TB) of 3 s or 7 s in obstacle avoidance (OA) or lane keeping (LK) scenarios while engaging in non-driving-related tasks (NDRTs). Participants’ subjective cognitive load in the different TOR scenarios was scaled using NASA-TLX. Furthermore, safe TOR performance was predicted utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) across different time window sizes preceding a TOR. The results indicate that: 1) cognitive loads in takeover scenarios ranked from highest to lowest as TB = 3s_OA, TB = 3s_LK, TB = 7s_OA, TB = 7s_LK; and the cognitive loads of the NDRTs ranked from highest to lowest as mistake finding, texting, chatting, monitoring; 2) the takeover safety performance in the four scenarios from lowest to highest was TB = 3s_OA, TB = 3s_LK, TB = 7s_OA, TB = 7s_LK; likewise, the takeover safety performance during the four NDRTs ranked from lowest to highest as mistake finding, monitoring, texting, chatting; 3) the time window size before the TORs significantly affected the prediction performance of the model. A 30-second window was recommended as optimal for predicting takeover safety using the CNN model, achieving an average F1 score of 0.8120 and 81.98 % accuracy. This study's findings enhance our comprehension of driving behavior characteristics during TOR and offer valuable insights for detecting driver states in conditionally automated driving contexts.

Distributed MPC for Multi-Vehicle Cooperative Control Considering the Surrounding Vehicle Personality

In real traffic environment, a single control mode of traditional autonomous vehicles cannot meet various driving requirements for different drivers, which will decrease the acceptance of autonomous vehicles, and even may further cause traffic risks. This paper studies the cooperative strategies between ego vehicle and surrounding vehicles with the naturalistic experiment data, and then designs an autonomous vehicle control method based on the distributed Model Predictive Control (MPC) in order to consider the interaction relationship of ego vehicles and surrounding vehicles. Finally, the proposed method is verified by software simulation and Hardware in the Loop (HIL) simulation experiments, and the experiment results demonstrate that the control method proposed in this paper not only can control the vehicle to complete the typical driving tasks smoothly, in terms of car-following and lane-changing, but also can reflect the different cooperative strategies among different driving behavior characteristics, which can improve safety and acceptance of autonomous vehicles to promote the practical application of autonomous vehicle technology.

Estimation of Driving Behavior Characteristics through Self-Reported-Based Driving Propensity

Estimation of Driving Behavior Characteristics through Self-Reported-Based Driving Propensity

Evaluation of Preferred Automated Driving Patterns Based on a Driving Propensity Using Fuzzy Inference System

With the rapid advancements in automated driving technologies, there is a growing demand for the commercialization of advanced automated vehicles. Through these technologies, we envision enjoying various types of entertainment in automated vehicles, apart from manual driving. To achieve widespread acceptance of automated driving, appropriated interactions between users and automated driving systems must occur. From users’ perspective, automated driving vehicle must be operated within users’ comfort, safe, and satisfying perception based on their personal driving style such as aggressive and defensive driving. Thus, during the motion planning phase of automated driving, consideration should be given to the implementation of a behavioral algorithm based on user propensity. However, user preferences for automated driving patterns exhibit considerable variation, making it essential to conduct an in-depth investigation into the preferred automated driving patterns corresponding to users’ propensity. In this study, we confirmed that the characteristics of preferred automated driving patterns can be deduced from comprehensive driving propensities, which were derived by combining inherent driving propensities with simulator-based driving behavior characteristics using the fuzzy logic method. This study confirmed that in the era of automated driving, the preferred automated driving patterns may vary depending on the propensity from the user’s perspective. Considering these differences, it is meaningful in which it suggests the need for automated driving motions to be implemented based on individual preferences that appear according to human factors such as user propensity.

Mining the Micro-Trajectory of Two-Wheeled Non-Motorized Vehicles Based on the Improved YOLOx

Two-wheeled non-motorized vehicles (TNVs) have become the primary mode of transportation for short-distance travel among residents in many underdeveloped cities in China due to their convenience and low cost. However, this trend also brings corresponding risks of traffic accidents. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the driving behavior characteristics of TNVs through their trajectory data in order to provide guidance for traffic safety. Nevertheless, the compact size, agile steering, and high maneuverability of these TNVs pose substantial challenges in acquiring high-precision trajectories. These characteristics complicate the tracking and analysis processes essential for understanding their movement patterns. To tackle this challenge, we propose an enhanced You Only Look Once Version X (YOLOx) model, which incorporates a median pooling-Convolutional Block Attention Mechanism (M-CBAM). This model is specifically designed for the detection of TNVs, and aims to improve accuracy and efficiency in trajectory tracking. Furthermore, based on this enhanced YOLOx model, we have developed a micro-trajectory data mining framework specifically for TNVs. Initially, the paper establishes an aerial dataset dedicated to the detection of TNVs, which then serves as a foundational resource for training the detection model. Subsequently, an augmentation of the Convolutional Block Attention Mechanism (CBAM) is introduced, integrating median pooling to amplify the model’s feature extraction capabilities. Subsequently, additional detection heads are integrated into the YOLOx model to elevate the detection rate of small-scale targets, particularly focusing on TNVs. Concurrently, the Deep Sort algorithm is utilized for the precise tracking of vehicle targets. The process culminates with the reconstruction of trajectories, which is achieved through a combination of video stabilization, coordinate mapping, and filtering denoising techniques. The experimental results derived from our self-constructed dataset reveal that the enhanced YOLOx model demonstrates superior detection performance in comparison to other analogous methods. The comprehensive framework accomplishes an average trajectory recall rate of 85% across three test videos. This significant achievement provides a reliable method for data acquisition, which is essential for investigating the micro-level operational mechanisms of TNVs. The results of this study can further contribute to the understanding and improvement of traffic safety on mixed-use roads.

Real-world tailpipe emissions from autorickshaws (3-wheelers) under heterogeneous traffic conditions.

The current study aimed to measure real-world emissions of three-wheeled autorickshaws powered by CNG and parameters (such as speed, acceleration, air-fuel (A/F) ratio, and rpm) influencing 3-wheeler emission rates. Test vehicles manufactured under Bharat Standards BS-III and BS-IV were monitored for exhaust emissions in Delhi city using a portable exhaust emission measurement system (AVL Ditest Gas 1000). The average emission rates of CO, HC, and NO gases for on-road autorickshaws were found to be 0.015 ± 0.017, 0.003 ± 0.0017, and 0.007 ± 0.005 g/s, respectively. Further, the highest emission factor values of 3.98 g/km and 3.93 g/km were estimated for CO and HC+NO gases, respectively. These values were found to be 1.4-3.2 times higher than the respective BS emission norms (BS III-CO =1.25 g/km, HC+NO = 1.25 g/km; BS-IV-CO = 0.94 g/km and HC+NO = 0.94 g/km). In this study, it was observed that the driving pattern and emissions were affected by traffic characteristics, driver behavior (constant acceleration and deceleration), and vehicle characteristics. The air-fuel ratio (A/F) was found to correlate highly with emission rates, followed by acceleration/deceleration and speed. Further analysis found that more than 70% of the aggregated emissions were due to acceleration and deceleration, which contributed to nearly 70% of the travel time. This was followed by the breakdown of speed and emissions into different bins, which found that 20-30 kmph has a higher emission rate and 40-50 kmph bin has a lower emission rate.

The evaluation of eye-catching effect in freeway tunnel entrance zone based on fixation behavior characteristics

Objective The visual attraction of the freeway tunnel entrance zone will affect the driver’s visual performance and visual workload, and then affect the driving safety. The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of different visual attraction conditions in the entrance zone of the freeway tunnel on driver’s fixation behavior, and then evaluate the impact of eye-catching effect on driving safety. Methods Thirty-five participants were recruited for the naturalistic driving experiment. Four different visually attractive driving scenarios (baseline, landscape-style architecture, tip slogan, and billboard) were selected. Participants’ fixation behavior data were collected using an eye-tracking device. The effects of the visual attraction conditions in the freeway tunnel entrance zones were analyzed on driver fixation duration, number of fixations, fixation deviation, and pupil diameter. Results The results demonstrated significant effects of different visual attractions in the entrance zone of the freeway tunnel on drivers’ fixation behavior. Under the visual attraction of the billboard, drivers exhibited the most number of fixations. And under the visual attraction of tip slogan, drivers had the longest average fixation duration, the smallest horizontal fixation deviation, the largest vertical fixation deviation, and the highest pupil diameter and its coefficient of variation. Conclusions It can be concluded that different visual attractions in the freeway tunnel entrance zone have different effects on the eye-catching effect of drivers, by influencing the fixation behavior characteristics of drivers. Billboard is most effective in capturing drivers’ visual attention, and tip slogan requires greater attention allocation and visual cognitive effort from drivers, resulting in the highest visual cognitive workload. This study highlights the complex relationship between visual attraction and its performance on driver fixation behavior. The insights from this study can provide valuable references for the design and optimization of the visual environment in the entrance zone of freeway tunnels.

Vehicle Trajectory Data Mining for Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Traffic Information Extraction

It aims to improve the efficiency of information collection and extraction in the current intelligent transportation system, and accurately mine the vehicle trajectory data By using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning methods, the trajectory data generated during vehicle driving are deeply mined and analyzed, and the characteristics of driving behavior of vehicle drivers are modeled and analyzed in detail. Then, a method of mining driving behavior characteristics based on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and vehicle trajectory is proposed. Based on the mathematical principle of wavelet packet and Least Square Support Vector Machine (LSSVM), a combined model of trajectory mining is constructed and applied to the short-term prediction of traffic flow. The traffic flow of Binjiang Road and Renmin Road in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province from August 19 to August 21, 2021 is predicted to verify the accuracy of the trajectory mining combined model. The results show that the combination model of data mining has good fitting effect, and the average accuracy is above 0.8. Besides, the effectiveness of the Deep Learning model in driver behavior classification is verified. The accuracy of the classification model is 75.2% for trajectory, and that is 76.8% for driver behavior characteristics. It is of great significance to effectively utilize the knowledge data in Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and extract valuable information from it, which has certain reference value for the subsequent refined prediction of vehicle behavior.

A Human-Like Shared Driving Strategy in Lane-Changing Scenario Using Cooperative LPV/MPC

Linear quadratic (LQ) game has been widely used in shared driving to resolve conflicts between drivers and driving automation systems (DAS). However, the system model in LQ game is assumed to be linear time-invariant, which does not consider the effect of changing longitudinal speed on the lateral control. A novel cooperative LPV/MPC approach is proposed, which characterizes the longitudinal and lateral coupled vehicle control in a dynamic game. The stability of the cooperative LPV/MPC system is analyzed in the presence of inconsistent targets of driver and DAS. Driver behavior is studied using 2,701 lane-changing cases extracted from naturalistic driving data (NDD). A human-like risk assessment method is achieved according to the driver behavior characteristics. Finally, a shared driving strategy in lane-changing scenarios is presented based on the cooperative LPV/MPC algorithm and the human-like risk assessment method. Simulation validations show that the shared driving strategy can ensure vehicle stability when longitudinal control, lateral control and dynamic game are performed simultaneously. In addition, the shared driving strategy can realize the driving weight gradual handover, which can help to better assist the driver in risk avoidance.

A study of vehicle lateral position characteristics and passenger cars' special lane width on expressways

AbstractLane width is crucial for traffic safety management. Previous studies have shown that inappropriate width will lead to an increase in accident probability and unsafe driving behaviors. However, there have been limited studies on determination method of special lane width for different models, especially for passenger cars. To tackle this problem, the lateral driving behavior characteristics of the expressway need to be clarified. This work aims to obtain the appropriate lane width according to the vehicles' width and lateral position characteristics. In this study, the lane lateral residual width (the distance between the vehicle body's contour and the lane marking on the same side) and the lateral safety margin are extracted as characterization indices of vehicle lateral characteristics from natural driving trajectory data of expressways. The effect of vehicle type, driving speed, and lane position on the expressway's trajectory behavior is investigated. The results show that the utilization rate of lane width is higher in the outer lane compared to the inner lane. As driving speed increases, vehicles in the inner and middle lanes exhibit shy away effect, moving away from obstacles. Substantial variations exist in the lateral width of lanes among different vehicle types. When driving in the same lane, passenger cars' lane lateral residual width that is 0.4–0.5 m wider than that of heavy vehicles. The recommended lane width for the safe operation of trucks on expressways is 3.75 m. After a comprehensive analysis of vehicle width, trajectory oscillation, and lateral safety margin, this study proposes a minimum lane width of 3.25 m and a recommended general width of 3.5 m for a passenger car‐only expressway. This study holds great significance in enhancing road safety and provides a valuable theoretical foundation for the design of lane width in a passenger car‐only expressway.

Study on energy consumption characteristics of passenger electric vehicle according to the regenerative braking stages during real-world driving conditions

Electric vehicles are affected by various factors such as the ambient temperature, traffic conditions, driver behavior, vehicle weight, and route characteristics. This study evaluated the energy efficiency of an electric SUV with regenerative braking system under real-world driving conditions. Data were collected using a controller area network while driving on the same route at each regenerative braking stage. Chassis dynamometer tests were performed to verify battery consumption during acceleration and regenerative braking. From the real-world driving test, it was determined that as the regenerative braking stage increased, the battery consumption (excluding regenerative braking) and energy recovered. However, the net battery consumption decreased. In addition, as the speed increased, the energy consumption increased in the order of urban, rural, and motorway sections owing to the air resistance and rolling resistance. Although the energy efficiency tended to increase with the regenerative braking stage, we observed that the real-world driving environment also had an impact. Therefore, in energy efficiency evaluation research, it is essential to analyze the results that reflect the various influencing factors in real-world driving environments and to verify the characteristics of each regenerative braking stage through chassis dynamometer tests.

Machine learning approaches exploring the optimal number of driver profiles based on naturalistic driving data

Driver behavior analytics is an important concept that plays a significant role in the understanding of road crashes. This paper investigates the optimal number of driver profiles to understand the most important characteristics that differentiate drivers and extract useful insights on the value of using different clustering approaches in profile recognition. To this end, two Machine Learning clustering algorithms, the K-Means and OPTICS algorithms, are applied on driving data from a large naturalistic experiment using almost 18 K trips recorded from 130 drivers. The results revealed 3 profiles, the less risky drivers, the modest drivers and the more aggressive drivers. Clustering was based on 3 important driving behavior characteristics, namely the number of speeding, headway and harsh events per 100 km. The less risky drivers profile was revealed by both algorithms, whereas drivers of higher aggressiveness are distinguished by K-Means based on the driving feature that dominates the rest. The OPTICS algorithm showed that many drivers, especially the aggressive ones, present unique behavior that cannot be grouped together with other drivers. The interpretability of driver profiles resulting from the application of these unsupervised learning techniques is worsened as the number of clusters increases. The association between driver profiles and individual characteristics leads to the conclusion that aggressiveness is mainly driven by personality traits and less by specific characteristics such as gender, age or past accident history. The results of this study can be potentially used to develop profile-specific applications that provide feedback to drivers and reduce their crash risk.

Freeway capacity modeling and analysis for traffic mixed with human-driven and connected automated vehicles considering driver behavior characteristics

Future freeway traffic flow will include both Human-driven Vehicles (HV) and various sizes of Connected Automated Vehicles (CAV) platoons. When following CAV platoons, HV drivers may change the car-following distance for psychological reasons, which could further affect the road capacity under mixed traffic flow. In this paper, we constructed a capacity model that considered the spatial distribution characteristics of mixed traffic flow and the behavioral traits of HV drivers when they follow CAV platoons. We surveyed 331 HV drivers using a questionnaire. 51.1% of drivers opted to increase the car-following distance when following a CAV platoon, and the amount of change in distance increased in direct proportion to the size of the platoon. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) based on survey data was developed to examine the connection between psychological variables and HV drivers’ driving behaviors. These results of the questionnaire were introduced into the capacity model construction, and the trends of capacity with CAV penetration, maximum platoon size, platoon intensity, and time headways were revealed. The results show that previous studies overestimated the capacity under mixed traffic flow, especially when the maximum platoon size is equal to or greater than 6 or the CAV penetration is between [0.6, 0.8], the overestimation of the capacity is higher. CAV penetration, maximum platoon size, and platoon intensity are positively correlated with capacity, while time headway is negatively correlated with capacity. The capacity growth is not significant when CAV penetration is between (0, 0.4]. Six is the ideal size of CAV platoons under mixed traffic flow when considering the impact of CAV platoons on HV drivers’ driving behaviors. By taking measures to promote CAV aggregation and making platoon intensity greater than 0, the capacity will be improved more significantly. For a specific car-following type, a different value of time headway will lead to a different capacity, but the impact trends will be similar.

Research on driving behavior characteristics of older drivers based on drivers’ behavior graphs analysis

Considerable evidence suggests that the decline in physiological abilities prevalent in older drivers leads to a reduction in the visual and psychomotor functions required for safe driving. The purpose of this study is to further investigate the differences in driving behavior between older and younger drivers and to describe the change process of driving behavior. In this study, 19 younger and older drivers each were recruited for a driving simulation experiment that included five scenarios. Driving operation data, eye movement data, and physiological data of drivers in five conflict scenarios were collected. The differences in driving behaviors between the two groups were also compared and analyzed, on which the thresholds of different driving behavior nodes were determined and driving behavior graphs were established. The results show that the eye movement nodes of older drivers appear later in five scenarios, the operational nodes of older people appear later in two steering scenarios, and are closer to those of younger drivers in three straight ahead scenarios, indicating that older drivers were later in observing and collecting traffic information, and later in applying brakes and steering to avoid conflicts when steering. The study provides a reference for the analysis of driving behavior and driving safety of older people.

Multisource fusion of exogenous inputs based NARXs neural network for vehicle speed prediction between urban road intersections

The economy and safety of passages through the urban road intersection environment is an important research topic in the field of intelligent transportation systems, but vehicle speed prediction as its subtopic is still under-researched, and its prediction accuracy is unsatisfactory. Therefore, a model for vehicle speed prediction based on the nonlinear autoregressive model with multisource exogenous inputs (NARXs) neural network is proposed. The model combines the human-vehicle-road model with the NARXs neural network to perform speed prediction between urban road intersections. First, multisource features, including the variables of driving behavior characteristics, vehicle responses, and road conditions, are extracted to construct the human-vehicle-road model. Then, the model is introduced into the NARXs neural network. Finally, the advantages of the proposed model are verified from two perspectives by evaluation indices such as mean absolute error ( MAE), mean absolute percentage error ( MAPE), root mean square error ( RMSE), Theil index ( Theil ic), and goodness-of-fit ( R2) compared with several other models. On the one hand, the analysis results show that the proposed model has higher prediction accuracy than the other comparative models for different prediction durations and has the best performance in 30 s duration backward prediction. On the other hand, the curves of each evaluation index of the proposed model are horizontal, which indicates that the prediction performance of the model hardly varies with the length of the training dataset. These positive results demonstrate the higher accuracy and outstanding characteristics of the proposed model in the subject of vehicle speed prediction.

A Human-Machine Shared Control Framework Considering Time-Varying Driver Characteristics

The uncertainties of driver's behavior seriously affect road safety and bring significant challenges to the human-machine cooperative control. This paper proposes a human-machine shared control framework considering driver's time-varying characteristics to improve the co-driving cooperation performance. Firstly, the driving intention is introduced to describe the driver's involvement level through using Gauss-Bernoulli restricted Boltzmann machine method. And the index of driving ability is proposed to evaluate driver skills based on path-tracking errors. Then, a novel human-machine authority allocation strategy is designed by combining the two driving behavior characteristics and used to construct the driver-vehicle interaction system. Subsequently, a T-S fuzzy robust state-feedback shared control system is developed considering time-varying driver behaviors and vehicle states. Finally, the proposed shared steering system is validated by the driver-in-the-loop test bench. The results show that the proposed control method can reduce human-machine conflicts and has obvious superiority in improving performance of driving comfort, path tracking, and vehicle stability for the co-driving vehicles.

Analysis of four-wheel accident model using structural equation modeling method

Ambon City is the capital of Maluku Province. The rapid growth of transportation facilities in Ambon City has resulted in traffic problems such as traffic accidents. This study aims to model the probability of four-wheeled vehicle accidents. Factors reviewed in this study include socioeconomic and travel patterns, driving equipment and preparation, driving habits, and driving behavior. The survey was conducted using interview and questionnaire survey methods with a total of 127 respondents who had experienced an accident. The research method used is data analysis using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using SmartPLS software. Result of accident modeling Y=‒0.203X1+(‒0.179X2)+0.214X3+0.536X4. The first biggest influence on the chance of an accident is driving behavior characteristics (X4) is driving under the influence of alcohol (X4.7). The more often you drive under the influence of alcohol, the higher the chance of an accident. Thus, when a driver drives its vehicle under the influence of alcohol, the higher the chance that the driver will have a traffic accident. So that there is a need for cooperation between the police and related parties in dealing with accidents and reducing the risk of traffic accidents such as providing socialization or information, through newspapers or electronic media to the people in Ambon City regarding the importance of increasing awareness of driving safety