| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M98234/01 |
| Title: |
ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS: OPTIMAL NAVIGATION VIA THE USE OF LANDMARKS (REGIONAL) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Damodaran, Professor L |
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| Department: |
Ergonomics (Human Sciences) |
| Organisation: |
Loughborough University |
| Scheme: |
LINK |
| Starts: |
01 October 1999 |
Ends: |
31 May 2002 |
Value (£): |
190,110
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Intelligent & Expert Systems |
Transport Ops & Management |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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The programme of work will be divided into six Work Packages (WPs). The initial stages of the project (WPs 1 and 2) will involve a comprehensive literature review and interviews with staff at relevant industrial organisations. This will build up a detailed picture of the critical issues that must be considered if the benefits of landmarks are to be realised in future navigational aids. WP3 will develop an initial context-independent model to enable the prediction of effective landmarks for navigation purposes. In conducting this task, a set of key landmarks used within different geographical areas will firstly be identified. Utilising subjective techniques, the key attributes of these prominent landmarks will then be established and the relative importance of the different attributes ascertained. In WP4 laboratory studies will assess the comparative ease of recognition, understanding and drivers' preferences for different landmark representations. In WP5 a validated landmark model, specific to the driving situation will be developed via a series of road trials. A range of different environments (eg night versus day), landmarks and subject variables (eg age, gender) will be explored. WP6 will establish the steps that would be required to carry the work forward, based on follow-up interviews with stakeholders.
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http://www.lboro.ac.uk |