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Influence of dynamic stimulation, visual perception and individual susceptibility to car sickness during controlled stop-and-go driving

Einfluss der dynamischen Stimulation, visuellen Wahrnehmung und individuellen Kinetoseempfindlichkeit auf Kinetose im Pkw in einer kontrollierten Stop-and-Go-Fahrt

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The enjoyment and usage of highly automated vehicles might be reduced by motion sickness. This study addresses the influencing factors of dynamic stimulation, visual perception and individual motion sickness susceptibility in a real car environment. Based on the sensory rearrangement theory the stimulation of the vestibular organs effects motion sickness. The dynamic stimulation seen as vehicle acceleration is evaluated by the Motion Sickness Dose Value (MSDV). 30 participants experienced a stop-and-go driving scenario while looking outside and on a display inside the car. Participants were preselected to represent a group susceptible to motion sickness. A driving profile with alternating low and high stimulating characteristics was used. Three symptoms of motion sickness were verbally rated on a scale from zero to ten at one minute intervals. The symptom ratings show a significant increase for the situation of video watching on the display in this purely longitudinal stimulation. Dynamic stimulation, visual perception and individual susceptibility act as equally important factors for modeling motion sickness intensity. To estimate the intensity of motion sickness the extension of the MSDV by inclusion of visual perception and individual susceptibility is strongly recommended.

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Das Auftreten von Kinetose kann die Gebrauchsfreundlichkeit sowie Nutzungsnachfrage von automatisch fahrenden Fahrzeugen vermindern. Die dargestellte Untersuchung betrachtet die Einflussfaktoren dynamische Stimulation, visuelle Wahrnehmung und individuelle Kinetoseempfindlichkeit in einem realen Fahrversuch. Die dynamische Stimulation führt, ausgehend von der sensorischen Umorganisationstheorie, zu einer Anregung des vestibulären Systems und zum Auftreten von Kinetose. Eine Bewertung der dynamischen Stimulation basierend auf den Fahrzeugbeschleunigungen ermöglicht die Motion Sickness Dose Value (MSDV). Für die Untersuchung wird ein Fahrprofil bestehend aus alternierende Phasen mit verringerter und erhöhter Dynamik genutzt. 30 Personen erleben eine kontrollierte Stop-and-Go-Situation, während sie entweder auf ein vorausfahrendes Fahrzeug oder ein Video auf einem Monitor schauen. Die Teilnehmenden repräsentieren Personen mit erhöhter Kinetoseempfindlichkeit. Die Erfassung von Kinetose erfolgt durch eine minütliche verbale Abfrage von drei Einzelsymptomen auf Skalen von 0 bis 10. Die Symptombewertungen zeigen einen signifikanten Anstieg während der Videobetrachtung in dieser ausschließlich longitudinalen Fahrzeuganregung. Eine modelbasierte Analyse der Symptombewertungen zeigt, dass die dynamische Stimulation, die visuelle Wahrnehmung und die individuelle Kinetoseempfindlichkeit gleichermaßen bedeutsam sind. Für eine fundierte Abschätzung der Kinetoseintensität einer realen Situation wird empfohlen, den Kennwert der MSDV um Indikatoren zur Beschreibung der verfügbaren visuellen Informationen sowie der individuellen Empfindlichkeit zu ergänzen.

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  1. Group Innovation, Volkswagen AG, 38448, Wolfsburg, Germany

    Adrian Brietzke & Rebecca Pham Xuan

  2. Ergonomics and Innovation, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09107, Chemnitz, Germany

    Adrian Brietzke, André Dettmann & Angelika C. Bullinger

  3. Naturalistic Driving Observation for Energetic Optimization and Accident Avoidance, Institute of Land and Sea Transport Systems, Technical University Berlin, 13355, Berlin, Germany

    Rebecca Pham Xuan

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A.B. and R.P.X. are employed by Volkswagen AG. A.B.-H. and A.D. declare no competing conflicts of interest. The study was conducted and financed by Volkswagen AG.

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Brietzke, A., Pham Xuan, R., Dettmann, A. et al. Influence of dynamic stimulation, visual perception and individual susceptibility to car sickness during controlled stop-and-go driving. Forsch Ingenieurwes 85, 517–526 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10010-021-00441-6

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