1996 Volume 58 Issue 2 Pages 39-47
It is well-known that the human operator adapts and manipulates his dynamic characteristics to satisfy the control requirements for the driver/vehicle system, as the operative element in it. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new human operator model with adaptability. The model is a time-variant parameter model in which three PD controller gains are changed to time-variant coefficients. An optimal control algorithm is applied to determine the three gains. In this part of the study (Part 1), the theoretical structure is explained. In the second part of the study (Part 2), the simulation and field test of the lane change maneuvers of a man-articulated vehicle system will be discussed.
