Vehicle steering comfort is an important issue for steering control of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), especially the shared steering control systems. However, it is difficult to be evaluated objectively, that is, usually evaluated subjectively by the driver. This paper aims to develop an objective evaluation method of vehicle steering comfort, which is mainly based on the steering efficiency of the driver estimated by electromyography (EMG). First, the driver steering efficiency, as a key factor reflecting driver's maneuver energetics and some neurological control behaviors, is calculated in two steering conditions based on the EMG. In this process, the subjective evaluation of the vehicle steering comfort is obtained simultaneously else by a test driver. Unlike the traditional steering efficiency calculated from steering gear, the driver steering efficiency does not only partly present the energy consumption of driver itself but also the driver–vehicle interaction. And then, the relation between the steering efficiency and subjective evaluation is analyzed based on both linear regression and spearman correlation analyses. This challenging work investigates the interaction between the quantitative energy consumption and driver's subjective feeling and builds bridge between them. At last, an objective evaluation method of vehicle steering comfort using the steering efficiency is proposed, which provides a selection with quantitative evaluation. The proposed method is helpful to improve the steering control by giving a quantitative index.
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September 2017
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A New Objective Evaluation Method for Vehicle Steering Comfort
Yahui Liu,
Yahui Liu
The State Key Laboratory of Automotive
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: liuyahui@tsinghua.edu.cn
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: liuyahui@tsinghua.edu.cn
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Qi Liu,
Qi Liu
The State Key Laboratory of Automotive
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: q-liu16@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: q-liu16@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Xuewu Ji,
Xuewu Ji
The State Key Laboratory of Automotive
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: jixw@tsinghua.edu.cn
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
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Ryouhei Hayama,
Ryouhei Hayama
Research and Development Center,
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: ryouhei_hayama@jtekt.co.jp
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
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Takahiro Mizuno,
Takahiro Mizuno
Research and Development Center,
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: takahiro_mizuno@jtekt.co.jp
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Shirou Nakano
Shirou Nakano
Research and Development Center,
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: shirou_nakano@jtekt.co.jp
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: shirou_nakano@jtekt.co.jp
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Yahui Liu
The State Key Laboratory of Automotive
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: liuyahui@tsinghua.edu.cn
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: liuyahui@tsinghua.edu.cn
Qi Liu
The State Key Laboratory of Automotive
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: q-liu16@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: q-liu16@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
Xuewu Ji
The State Key Laboratory of Automotive
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: jixw@tsinghua.edu.cn
Safety and Energy,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing 100084, China
e-mail: jixw@tsinghua.edu.cn
Ryouhei Hayama
Research and Development Center,
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: ryouhei_hayama@jtekt.co.jp
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: ryouhei_hayama@jtekt.co.jp
Takahiro Mizuno
Research and Development Center,
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: takahiro_mizuno@jtekt.co.jp
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: takahiro_mizuno@jtekt.co.jp
Shirou Nakano
Research and Development Center,
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: shirou_nakano@jtekt.co.jp
JTEKT Co., Ltd.,
Nara 634-8555, Japan
e-mail: shirou_nakano@jtekt.co.jp
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Dynamic Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL. Manuscript received July 26, 2016; final manuscript received February 7, 2017; published online June 5, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Tesheng Hsiao.
J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. Sep 2017, 139(9): 091013 (10 pages)
Published Online: June 5, 2017
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July 26, 2016
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February 7, 2017
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Liu, Y., Liu, Q., Ji, X., Hayama, R., Mizuno, T., and Nakano, S. (June 5, 2017). "A New Objective Evaluation Method for Vehicle Steering Comfort." ASME. J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. September 2017; 139(9): 091013. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036072
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