TU Delft is recruiting four researchers for the project “From Individual Automated Vehicles to Cooperative Traffic Management". The project is to predict the benefits of automated driving through on-road human behaviour assessment and traffic flow models. This project will investigate highly automated driving with 1) individual automated vehicles, 2) cooperative platoons, and 3) cooperative traffic management through infrastructure communication.
The PhD candidate will have the following tasks:
• Development of human-machine interfaces (HMI) to intuitively guide the operator during transitions between automated and manual driving, lane changes and merging, platooning and transient manoeuvres such as joining or leaving a platoon.
• Development of a real-time driver state monitor to alert the driver in case of drowsiness, or when insufficient attention is paid to the environment.
• The human-machine interfaces and driver state monitor will be developed in cooperation with the European Funded Initial Training Network HFAuto (hf-auto.eu).
• On-road investigation of the human interaction with automation measuring behaviour including use and disuse of automation, speed, distance and lane selection.
• Behaviour observation will include advanced methods such as eye tracking and assessment of mental workload, stress and vigilance using physiological observation (e.g. heart rate variability and pupil dilation).
• Acceptance, willingness to buy, trust and comfort will be assessed with questionnaires.
Description
Applicants should have an academic Master degree in behavioural sciences or be an engineer with experience in human factors. In particular we will consider candidates with experience in volunteer experiments, human behaviour studies, human perception, human machine interaction, cognitive modelling, automotive safety, and driver support systems.
Nr of positions available : 1
Research Fields
Technology
Career Stage
Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)
Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)
More Experienced researcher or >10 yrs (Senior)
Research Profiles
Not defined
Benefits
TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, and the option of assembling a customised compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment; an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor; and a Doctoral Education Programme aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and research skills. Please visit www.phd.tudelft.nl for more information.
For more information about this position, please contact Riender Happee, phone: +31 (0)15-2783213, e-mail: R.Happee@tudelft.nl. To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV including your interest, experience, courses and grades at the Master and Bachelor level, publications, and references to be contacted. Please e-mail your application by 15 November 2014 to Nancy Kouters, n.kouters@tudelft.nl.
When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number 3ME14-45.
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