Naturalistic driving data collection to investigate into the effects of road geometrics on track behaviour
Autor: | Gianluca Cerni, Marco Bassani |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Driving path
Vehicle trajectory Computer science Transportation Kinematics Track (rail transport) 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas 0502 economics and business 0103 physical sciences Road curvature Driving path Global Positioning Systems Horizontal alignment Road curvature Vehicle trajectory Simulation Horizontal alignment Civil and Structural Engineering 050210 logistics & transportation Data collection business.industry 05 social sciences Mode (statistics) Global Positioning Systems Computer Science Applications Design speed Geometric design Automotive Engineering Trajectory Global Positioning System business |
Popis: | Road designers assume that drivers will follow the road alignment with trajectories centred in the lane, and move at the design speed parallel to the road centreline (i.e., the horizontal alignment). Therefore, they assume that if the horizontal alignment indicates the “designed trajectory”, the driving path indicates the “operating trajectory”. However, at present, they do not have the necessary tools to measure the relationship between the designed alignment and possible vehicle trajectories. The paper has two objectives: (a) to develop an understanding of the root causes of differences between road alignment and vehicle trajectories; and (b) to define and calibrate a model that estimates the local curvature of trajectories on the basis of the designed horizontal alignment. The two objectives were pursued by carrying out a naturalistic survey using vehicles equipped with high precision GPS in real-time kinematics (RTK) mode driven by test drivers on road sections of known geometric characteristics. The results provide an insight into the effects of road geometrics on driver behaviour, thus anticipating possible driving errors or unexpected/undesired behaviours, information which can then be used to correct possible inconsistencies when making decisions at the design stage. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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