Abstract
This study examines the braking assistance system for train drivers when stopping at a station. The conventional assistance system informs only a predicted stopping position calculated by vehicle velocity and deceleration. The assistance system proposed in this study informs whether the driver can release a brake handle for riding comfort. This assistance system makes the driver aware not only the predicted stopping position, but also the appropriate braking operation. Train-driving simulator experiments are examined with several subjects who are required train driving with mental calculation assumed mental workload. Subjects with the proposed assistance system can stop the train with small deceleration, while subjects with the conventional assistance system cannot stop the train with small deceleration.
