Towards safer roads by integration of road scene monitoring and vehicle control

Abstract

This paper introduces the Autonomous Vehicle Project (AVP) at the ANU together with a discussion and an example of driver assistance systems. A set of necessary core competencies of such a system is identified and in particular a system for force-feedback in the steering wheel when departuring from a lane is presented. A system like this is likely to reduce accidents due to driver fatigue since unintentional lane changes become more difficult. The presented system utilises a robust lane tracker which is experimentally evaluated for the purpose of driver assistance. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006.