ABSTRACT
This study aims at modeling avoidance maneuvers for rushing out pedestrians in non-intersection areas. Avoidance maneuvers are foot moving speed from the gas pedal to the brake pedal, considering time to collision when releasing the gas pedal, deceleration waveform considering time to collision and driving speed at starting braking. Modeling data are measured by experiments reconstructing a typical pedestrian rushing out scene from behind a parked vehicle, using the JARI-ARV which can superimpose computer graphic pedestrians or vehicles to the landscape displayed in front of the real vehicle. The subjects of the experiments are 109 drivers. The input of the model is gas pedal releasing timing (substitution of pedestrian perception). On the other hand, the output is remaining distance to the collision point of the pedestrian. The model we developed can be used as an evaluation tool for checking driver performance for avoidance maneuvers by braking.
