Abstract
A highway lane change assistance system is introduced in this paper. The proposed driver assistance system is designed based on the theoretical derivation of a reference driver model which recognizes the surroundings by taking into account the gap and velocity of surrounding vehicles that can be potentially acquired by on-board LIDAR/radar/image sensors in next-generation intelligent vehicles. A human machine interface is designed to provide the desired accelerator pedal displacement and the steering maneuver initiation timing. The system is implemented on a driving simulator of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT). The effects and feasibility of the driver assistance system are discussed according to novice driver experiments carried out on the DS.
Keywords: Lane change, Driver assistance system, Reference driver model