Examination of Accident Prevention Measures Due to Incorrect Brake and Accelerator Pedal Pression (Second Report)

-The Effect of Tactile Stimulation by Vibration of Accelerator Pedal to promote Recovery from Pedal Misapplication-

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a system that immediately informs a driver that he/she is pressing the accelerator pedal by means of a tactile vibration of the pedal. An experiment has been conducted with a driving simulator to investigate whether the pedal vibration system is effective in preventing pedal misapplication accidents and whether it is accepted to drivers. We induced pedal misapplications on a driving simulator and observed reactions of experiment participants. As a result, it was found that the pedal vibration system allowed drivers to notice pedal misapplication more quickly and to correct their foot position more rapidly.