Human Centered Systems Research - Related Publications & Articles
Safety & Operations Electronic Reading Room - 1999
A compilation of publications that document some of FHWA's recent research and
accomplishments in highway safety and operations
ACCIDENTS/COLLISIONS
Driver Error Report FHWA-RD-02-003 (Executive Summary)
Association Of Median Width and Highway Accident Rate
(Summary Report)
Basic Collision Warning and Driver Information Systems: Human Factor Research Needs
(Summary Report)
FHWA-RD-98-184, November 1998 (PDF File)
Full-Coverage Collision Warning: Human Factor Research Needs
(Summary Report)
FHWA-RD-98-185, November 1998 (PDF File)
Investigation Of Highway Workzone Crashes
ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Advanced Traffic Management Simulator to Support Development of
Human Factors Design Guidelines
ErgoTMC, a New Tool for Human-Centered TMC Design
(Research Update)
FHWA-RD-00-089, April 2000 (PDF File)
Human
Factors in Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) -- Progress to Date
July 1996
Lessons
Learned from Similar Systems Aid in Traffic Management Center Design
ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION
Advanced Traveler Information System Capabilities
Information System Capabilities
(Summary Report)
FHWA-RD-98-186, November 1998 (PDF File)
ATMS Human Factors Experiments Produce Design Guidelines
(Public
Roads, Spring 1997)
by Nazemeh Sobhi and Michael J. Kelly
The design of concepts, controls, and computer displays for Advanced Traffic Management Systems affect operator efficiency.
Human Factors in Advanced Traffic Management Systems
(Public Roads, Winter 1995)
by Nazemeh Sobhi
Presenting Hazard Warning
Information To Drivers Using An Advanced Traveler Information System
(Summary Report)
Spatial
Ability and Advanced Traveler Information System Route Guidance
AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
Human Factors Design of Automated Highway
Systems: Scenario Definition
Human Factors
in the Automated Highway System: Transferring Control to the Driver
DRIVER PERFORMANCE
Driver Reaction to Unreliable Traffic Information
Effects of Partial and Total Sleep Deprivation on Driving Performance
(Public Roads, January/February 1999)
by Robert D. Peters, Esther Wagner, Elizabeth Alicandri, Jean E. Fox, Maria L. Thomas, David R. Thorne, Helen C. Sing, and Sharon M. Balwinski
FHWA's Driver Performance Laboratory
(Public Roads, May/June 1999)
by Kathryn Wochinger, Cathy Emery, and Elizaabeth Alicandri
The Driver Performance Laboratory at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center investigates issues of driver performance related to highway and traffic engineering and to the design of in-vehicle information systems.
Human Factors Field Research Vehicle: FHWA Takes Its Show On The Road
(Public Roads, January/February 1998)
by Doug Rekenthaler Jr.
Human Factors Literature Reviews on Intersections, Speed Management, Pedestrians and Bicyclists, and Visibility
(Summary Report)
FHWA-HRT-06-034, July 2006 (PDF File)
Integrated Capabilities In Heavy
Vehicles: Human Factors Research Needs
(Summary Report)
FHWA-RD-98-187, November 1997 (PDF File)
New Driving Simulator
Makes Testing Efficient
(R&T Transporter, March 2001)
INTELLIGENT VEHICLE INITIATIVE
In-Vehicle Information Systems Behavioral
Model and Design Support: IVIS Demand Prototype Software User's Manual
FHWA-RD-00-136, August 2000 (PDF file)
In-Vehicle Information Systems
Behavioral Model and Design Support: Final Report
FHWA-RD-00-135, August 2000 (PDF File)
In-Vehicle Information Systems Demand
Model
(Research Update)
FHWA-RD-00-092, April 2000 (PDF File)
Improving Driver Recognition of In-Vehicle
Icons
(Research Update)
FHWA-RD-00-091, April 2000 (PDF File)
Designing Effective In-Vehicle Icons
(Research Update)
FHWA-RD-00-090, April 2000 (PDF File)
The Customer Driven
Development of Human Factors Design Guidelines
(Public Roads, January/February 2000)
by Christopher A. Monk and Joseph Moyer
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) undertook a six-year research
program focused on issues related to in-vehicle information displays
in order to provide design assistance to advanced in-vehicle systems
engineers.
Human Factors Research Needs For
The Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) Program
(Summary Report)
FHWA-RD-98-144, September 1998 (PDF file)
Integrated ITS Capabilities In
Transit Vehicles: Human Factors Research Needs
(Summary Report)
FHWA-RD-98-188, November 1997 (PDF File)
The Intelligent
Vehicle Initiative: Advancing "Human-Centered" Smart Vehicles
(Public Roads, September/October 1997)
by Cheryl Little
The Intelligent Vehicle Initiative aims to accelerate the development,
availability, and use of integrated in-vehicle systems that help drivers
of cars, trucks, and buses operate more safely and effectively.
OLDER DRIVERS
An Investigation of Older Driver Freeway
Needs and Capabilities
(Summary Report)
FHWA-RD-98-162, November 1998 (PDF File)
Analysis of Older Drivers
on Freeways
(Summary Report)
FHWA-RD-96-035, August 1996
Designing
Highway With Older Drivers in Mind
(Public Roads, May/June 1999)
by Elizabeth Alicandri, Mark Robinson, and Tim Penney
Aging affects a wide variety of skills that are critical to safe driving.
Indeed, studies have shown that older drivers have high rates of crashes,
injuries, and fatalities on a per-mile-driven basis. As the percentage
of Americans aged 65 and older continues to grow, this significant
problem grows in magnitude.
Guidelines and Recommendations to Accommodate
Older Drivers and Pedestrians (FHWA-RD-01-051)
Highway Design Handbook for Older
Drivers and Pedestrians (FHWA-RD-01-103)
Improvements in Symbol Sign Design
to Aid Older Drivers
Traffic Operations Control
For Older Drivers And Pedestrians
(Summary Report)
SIGNS
A Preliminary Field Evaluation
of Ultraviolet-Activated Flourescent Roadway Delineation
(Public Roads, July/August 1997)
by Karen R. Mahach, Richard L. Knoblach, Carole J. Simmons, Marsha
Nitzburg, John B. Arens, and Samuel C. Tignor
A two-part study by the Federal Highway Administration shows that
drivers can see ultraviolet roadway markings at a greater distance
in comparison with standard roadway markings.
Minimum Sign Retroreflective Guidelines
(Summary Report)
New Capability Added to TFHRC
Sign Simulator
(R&T Transporter, April 2001)
Sign Simulator Validated
in FHWA Study
(Public Roads,July/August 1999)
by Karen R. Mahach, Kathryn Wochinger, Rafael Marshall, and Deanne
Eppich
The sign simulator - "Signism" - is used by FHWA to evaluate
a group of traffic signs that were proposed as national standards.
FHWA researchers discuss the validation process of this simulator.
YOUNGER DRIVERS
Young Drivers and Highway Design and Operations:
Findings and Recommended Research
(Summary Report)
FHWA-RD-01-120, August 2001
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