Using mobile devices for driving test assessment: a study of acceleration and GPS data

IF 3.3 3区工程技术 Q2 TRANSPORTATION

Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI:10.1080/19427867.2024.2352198

Tom Driessen , David Stefan , Daniël Heikoop , Dimitra Dodou , Joost de Winter

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Abstract

There is a need to improve the validity of the driving test as a measure of an individual’s ability to drive safely. This paper explores the use of algorithms to analyze acceleration and GPS data from a smartphone and a GoPro to distinguish between different driving styles, as performed by experienced examiners portraying stereotypical driving test candidates. Measures from nine driving tests were analyzed, including (harsh) accelerations, jerk, mean speed, and speeding. Results showed that the type of car, instructed driving style, and driving route impacted the dependent measures. It is concluded that GPS and accelerometer data can effectively distinguish between cautious, normal, and aggressive driving. However, it is important to consider additional sensors, such as cameras, to allow for more context-aware assessments of driving behavior. Furthermore, we demonstrate methods to quantify variations in road conditions and provide suggestions for presenting the data to driving examiners.

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使用移动设备进行驾驶考试评估：加速度和 GPS 数据研究

有必要提高驾驶考试作为衡量个人安全驾驶能力的有效性。本文探讨了使用算法来分析来自智能手机和GoPro的加速度和GPS数据，以区分不同的驾驶风格，由经验丰富的考官描绘刻板的驾驶考试考生。分析了九项驾驶测试的测量结果，包括（严重）加速、猛跳、平均速度和超速。结果表明，车辆类型、指导驾驶方式和驾驶路线对依赖措施有影响。结果表明，GPS和加速度计数据可以有效区分谨慎驾驶、正常驾驶和攻击性驾驶。然而，重要的是要考虑额外的传感器，如摄像头，允许更多的上下文感知驾驶行为的评估。此外，我们展示了量化道路状况变化的方法，并提供了将数据呈现给驾驶考官的建议。

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Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-

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6.40

自引率

14.30%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research is a quarterly journal that publishes high-quality peer-reviewed and mini-review papers as well as technical notes and book reviews on the state-of-the-art in transportation research. The focus of Transportation Letters is on analytical and empirical findings, methodological papers, and theoretical and conceptual insights across all areas of research. Review resource papers that merge descriptions of the state-of-the-art with innovative and new methodological, theoretical, and conceptual insights spanning all areas of transportation research are invited and of particular interest.