Race-car instrumentation for driving behavior studies

Katzourakis, D.; Velenis, Efstathios; Abbink, David; Happee, R.; Holweg, E.G.M.

Race-car instrumentation for driving behavior studies

Journal article (2012)

Authors

D. Katzourakis Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Efstathios Velenis Brunel University

David Abbink Human-Robot Interaction - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

R. Happee Intelligent Vehicles - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

E.G.M. Holweg Dynamics of Micro and Nano Systems - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering , Team Michel Verhaegen - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Research Group

Human-Robot Interaction (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)

Automotive control Data fusion Inertial sensors AVR Driver modeling and behavior analysis Global positioning system (GPS) Open Computer Vision Library (OpenCV) Race-car instrumentation Slip-angle sensor

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Published Date

2012

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Cognitive Robotics

Research Group

Human-Robot Interaction

Abstract

This paper supplies a roadmap on how a researcher can effectively perform real vehicular experiments oriented to high-speed driving research. It provides detailed guidelines for constructing versatile low-cost instrumentation suitable to be fitted on race cars. The custom-built equipment, consisting of wheel-speed sensors, steering angle-torque sensors, electronic boards, etc., is thoroughly described. Furthermore, this paper depicts the required processing from raw measurements to user-friendly data suitable for driver behavior studies. As an illustration, a case study on driving behavior analysis is presented, during the execution of high-speed circular maneuvers. The recorded data showed markedly different driving behaviors between expert and novice drivers. The mechanical designs and the open-source-based software are freely available online.