How human drivers control their vehicle

P. Wagner ()

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2006, vol. 52, issue 3, 427-431

Abstract: The data presented here show that human drivers apply a discrete noisy control mechanism to drive their vehicle. A car-following model built on these observations, together with some physical limitations (crash-freeness, acceleration), lead to non-Gaussian probability distributions in the speed difference and distance which are in good agreement with empirical data. All model parameters have a clear physical meaning and can be measured. Despite its apparent complexity, this model is simple to understand and might serve as a starting point to develop even quantitatively correct models. Copyright EDP Sciences/Società Italiana di Fisica/Springer-Verlag 2006

Keywords: 45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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