Beacon - a research framework towards an optimal navigation

Abstract

In an optimally integrated HMS (Human Machine System), human must understand the machine as well as the machine must understand the human user. Same principle applies for car NS (Navigation System) which is a human-in-the-loop system. An ideally integrated NS knows how, when and what navigation information must be provided for the user and create minimal interruption for the primary task. To do the same, NS must hold the behavioral models of the user for providing the guidance information in an effective way. A research framework which uses these principles, is needed to create such models as well as for conducting further analysis for the research problem of “Giving the driver adequate navigation information with minimal interruption”. Until now no such research framework exists and because of that further analysis of the mentioned research problem cannot be conducted. In this paper we present the research framework BeaCON: Behavior-and Context-Based Optimal Navigation that enables detailed analysis of this research problem.