Driving environment recognition for adaptive automotive systems

Data Mining for Vehicle Telemetry

“…Whereas driver monitoring focusses on driver state inside the vehicle, driving conditions problems relate to the outside environment, including the traffic levels, and road type (Huang et al, 2011;Langari and Won, 2005;Wang and Lukic, 2011). Driving conditions and road type can be defined in several ways, including level of service (Carlson and Austin, 1997;Langari and Won, 2005;, descriptive (Hauptmann et al, 1996;Huang et al, 2011;Qiao et al, 1995;Tang and Breckon, 2011;Taylor et al, 2012), and government classification (Taylor et al, 2012). Possibly the most used definition in research is that provided by Carlson and Austin (1997), based on level of service and driving cycles.…”

“…For example, Huang et al (2011) use the labels highway, urban road (both congested and flowing), and country road. Hauptmann et al (1996) use an even more direct classification structure, based upon current car behaviour. Their five labels range from very fast, straight line driving on flat roads, to very low speeds or stop.…”

“…Hauptmann et al (1996), for example utilize engine speeds, accelerations, and gradient. Additionally, Qiao et al (1995) extract features from the pedal positions, temperatures and selected gear.…”