Validation of Driver Model Based Handling Quality Evaluation by Cerebral Blood Flow

Abstract

The objective evaluation indexes are required for the development of ever better handling quality cars. The authors have proposed the identified first order lag time constant,$$ \tau_{L} $$ in the driver model as a candidate of the indexes. This paper reports the result which shows the quantification possibility of the sensory evaluation by$$ \tau_{L} $$ closely examining the correlation of$$ \tau_{L} $$ with the brain activity estimated by driver’s cerebral blood flow measurement during vehicle control.