Multimodal warning design for take-over request in conditionally automated driving
DOI: 10.1186/s12544-020-00427-5
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This study addresses the critical challenge of designing effective Take-Over Requests (TORs) for conditionally automated vehicles (SAE Level 3), where human drivers must resume control when the automated system reaches its operational limits. Because drivers in these vehicles are often engaged in non-driving related tasks and may be "out-of-the-loop," they require clear, urgent, and understandable warnings to safely transition back to manual control. The research aims to determine the optimal multimodal warning design by comparing various combinations of visual, auditory, and haptic stimuli across both planned and unplanned operational design domain (ODD) exit scenarios. The researchers conducted a human-in-the-loop experiment using a full-scale driving simulator with 41 participants. The study employed a repeated-measures, within-subject design featuring two distinct TOR scenarios: an unplanned ODD exit involving a sudden obstacle (a disabled vehicle ahead) and a planned ODD exit involving a highway exit. Seven multimodal warning combinations were tested in the unplanned scenario (visual-only, auditory-only, haptic-only, visual-auditory, auditory-haptic, visual-haptic, and visual-auditory-haptic), while only visual-auditory and visual-auditory-haptic combinations were compared in the planned scenario. Data collection included human behavioral metrics (reaction time and time to lane change), vehicle control metrics (standard deviation of lane position and steering wheel reversals), and physiological metrics (skin conductance response and average heart rate). The results demonstrated that the visual-auditory-haptic combination yielded the best overall performance across human behavioral and physiological data, as well as vehicle control metrics in the unplanned scenario. In contrast, the visual-only warning, which is standard in manual driving, performed the worst, resulting in significantly longer reaction times and poorer vehicle control. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between the visual-only condition and all other multimodal designs. In the planned ODD exit scenario, the visual-auditory-haptic warning elicited faster reaction times than the visual-auditory warning, although the latter resulted in a shorter time to lane change. No significant differences were found in vehicle control or physiological metrics for the planned scenario. The findings imply that warning designs for automated vehicles must be distinctly differentiated from those used in conventional manual driving, where visual cues are primary. The study concludes that multimodal warnings, particularly those integrating visual, auditory, and haptic stimuli, are essential for ensuring safe and timely take-overs in conditionally automated driving. This research highlights the necessity of moving beyond unimodal alerts to support drivers who are disengaged from the driving task, thereby enhancing the safety and commercial viability of automated vehicle systems.
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