Search for dissertations about: "pedestrian acknowledgement"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words pedestrian acknowledgement.

2. 1. Virtual Human Characters for Autonomous Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Communication

   Author : Alexandros Rouchitsas; Håkan Alm; Jessica Körning-Ljungberg; Jonas Lundberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; external human-machine interfaces; pedestrian acknowledgement; vehicle intention; traffic safety; traffic flow; gaze direction; facial expression; Engineering Psychology; Teknisk psykologi;

   Abstract : Pedestrians base their street-crossing decisions on both vehicle-centric cues, like speed and acceleration, and driver-centric cues, like gaze direction and facial expression. In the future, however, drivers of autonomous vehicles will be preoccupied with non-driving related activities and thus unavailable to provide pedestrians with relevant communicative cues. READ MORE