IVHS Countermeasures for Rear-End Collisions, Task 1. Volume 6. Human FactorsStudies

摘要

Phase I of this contract, Laying the Foundation, consisted of 4 Tasks: Task 1: adetailed analysis of the rear-end crash problem, Task 2: development of system-level functional goals, Task 3: hardware testing of existing technologies, and Task 4: development of preliminary performance specifications or guidelines. The goals of Tasks 1, 2 and 3 were to develop the background needed to write the preliminary performance guidelines (Task 4). Task 1, a detailed analysis of the rear-end Crash Problem, consisted of analysis, both clinical and statistical, of available mass accident data bases, some of which include the pre-crash variables, and an initial human factors study. The goal here was to identify, determine the nature of, and quantify the causes of rear-end type crashes. This Volume, Volume VI, 'Human Factors', presents the results of the initial human factors literature review and study. The report (all volumes) forms the foundation for the work in the later stages of the contract.