Gesture-Based Vehicle Control In Partially And Highly Automated Driving For Impaired And Non-Impaired Vehicle Operators: A Pilot Study

A concept for shared and cooperative guidance and control based on the H-Metaphor is developed, implemented and presented in this paper. In addition, a pilot study with a small user group conducted in a static driving simulator is discussed. The concept enables communication between an automated vehicle and the driver, who is requested to take over driving in a conditional automated driving mode. The request is communicated to the driver by tactile feedback in a sidestick, which is used for control of the automated vehicle. Two different ways of take over request are investigated and later compared in a survey for "Perceived Utility", "Perceived Safety", "User Satisfaction" and "Perceived Usability". The study is a pilot study for investigating interaction paradigms that are suitable in automated vehicles used by impaired people, which frequently are operated by joysticks. The outcomes of the study are used as a basis for further research.