A natural language processing approach for identifying driving styles in curves

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Examensarbete för masterexamen
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Computer science – algorithms, languages and logic (MPALG), MSc
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2016
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McNabb, Eric
Kalander, Marcus
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A machine able to autonomously recognise driving styles has numerous applications, of which the most straightforward is to recognise risky behaviour. Such knowledge can be used to teach new drivers with the goal of reducing accidents in the future and increasing traffic safety for all road users. Furthermore, insurance companies can incentivise safe driving with lower premiums, which in turn can motivate a more careful driving style. Another application is within the field of autonomous vehicles where learning about driving styles is imperative for autonomous vehicles to be able to interact with other drivers in traffic. The first step towards identifying different driving styles is being able to recognise and distinguish between them. The aim of this thesis is to identify the indicators of aggressive driving in curves from a large amount of naturalistic driving data. The first step was finding curve sections to analyse within trips and the second step was reducing the data to become more manageable. Symbolic representations were used for the second preprocessing step, which in turn allowed the use of Natural Language Processing techniques for the analysis. We categorise drivers into different groups depending on their perceived tendency towards aggressive driving styles. This categorisation is used to compare the drivers and their driving style with each other. The tendencies used were Speeding, Braking, Jerky curve handling and Rough curve handling. Some general trends among the analysed drivers are also identified. It is possible to reuse the categorisation to include more drivers in the future or to use what we have learned about the features and drivers for further research.
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Informations- och kommunikationsteknik , Transport , Hållbar utveckling , Farkostteknik , Strömningsmekanik och akustik , Information & Communication Technology , Transport , Sustainable Development , Vehicle Engineering , Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics
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