Analysis of Driver Behaviors in Shared Space and Construction of Large-scale Traffic Simulation

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870679
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social systems engineering/Safety system; Civil engineering project/Traffic engineering
• Research Institution: Sugiyama Jogakuen University
• Principal Investigator: Mukai Naoto 椙山女学園大学, 文化情報学部, 准教授 (30453822)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: シェアードスペース / ラウンドアバウト交差点 / 交通シミュレーション / 混合ガウス分布モデル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims at supporting drivers in traffic environment called shared space. We adopted a traffic simulator “UC-win/Road”, and built a roundabout intersection located at Ichinomiya city. The roundabout intersections are frequently introduced in the shared space. We collected driving logs (accelerator, brake, steering, and so on) of research volunteers, and analyzed the logs based on statistical approaches (e.g., Gaussian Mixture Model: GMM). The result indicated that beginner drivers feel uneasy about roundabout intersections, but appropriate support enables to stabilize driver’s behaviors.

Free Research Field

社会システム工学