Time to Line Crossing (TLC): A New Method to Describe Driving Performance

摘要

The time to line crossing (TLC) concept (which represents the time before an automobile reaches either edge of the driving lane, assuming a fixed steering strategy) was used to describe driving as a task in which closed loop strategies can be alternated with open loop periods. Subjects drove a straight roadway at different speed levels and under conditions of temporary, self chosen occlusion periods. The results show that lateral position control and looking strategy can very well be explained in terms of the TLC data. It is also shown how a combination of the driver's self chosen occlusion times and TLC may lead to a better understanding of the driver's strategy.