Human-Machine Interaction for Automated Vehicles

Chapter nine

Neuromuscular dynamics characterisation for human–machine interface

Abstract

To design an advanced human–automation collaboration system for highly automated vehicles, research into the driver’s neuromuscular dynamics is needed. In this work, a dynamic model of drivers’ neuromuscular interaction with a steering wheel is firstly established. The transfer function and the natural frequency of the systems are analysed. To identify the key parameters of the driver-steering-wheel interacting system and investigate the system properties under different situations, experiments with driver-in-the-loop are carried out. For each test subject, two steering tasks, namely the passive and active steering tasks, are instructed to be completed. Furthermore, ...