Simultaneous Achievement of Workload Reduction and Skill Improvement of Drivers via Shared Control

Abstract

Excessive use of driver assistance systems might reduce the chances of developing drivers’ skill thought such assistance systems have greatly succeeded to reduce drivers’ workload and collision risks. Effective collaboration between a human operator and an automated system can be achieved by the tuning controller, which is introduced to facilitate the improvement of human operators’ skills. We discuss a methodology to decrease drivers’ workload and improve their driving skills using shared control methods. As an example, backward parking assist by haptic shared control is presented to increase performance during assistance and skill improvement after assistance.