Interaction modeling in automotive applications: A cognitive approach

In the last decade, the design of smart tools applied to the automotive sector is becoming more and more required to support driving tasks and to increase drivers´ safety. In this work, a system for the joint analysis of the on board/off board vehicle context is proposed to derive considerations on the driver´s behavior and to detect possible dangerous situations. In particular, a cognitive model is exploited to provide a representation of interactions among the driver, the vehicle and the surrounding environment. Preliminary studies and results are presented concerning such a cognitive approach and the representation of occurring events for situation assessment and management towards maintenance and increasing of driver´s safety.