Understanding human
contributes to safety
Understanding human
contributes to safety
The lab focuses on "understanding people". I provide an experimental environment equivalent to that of a real vehicle, allowing the various human reactions and behaviors that emerge during driving to be measured. In this way, an understanding of human characteristics can be understood from the experimental data, facilitating the proposal of improvements and countermeasures. Ultimately, the goal of my work is to contribute to the improvement of human safety, security and wealth.
Instead of simply conducting experiments in a linear fashion, I first consider the situation in which the characteristics I wish to bring to light are observable, then conduct targeted analysis of individuals' biological information and behavior accordingly.

The lab focuses on "understanding people". I provide an experimental environment equivalent to that of a real vehicle, allowing the various human reactions and behaviors that emerge during driving to be measured. In this way, an understanding of human characteristics can be understood from the experimental data, facilitating the proposal of improvements and countermeasures. Ultimately, the goal of my work is to contribute to the improvement of human safety, security and wealth.
Instead of simply conducting experiments in a linear fashion, I first consider the situation in which the characteristics I wish to bring to light are observable, then conduct targeted analysis of individuals' biological information and behavior accordingly.


1) Proposals for making sleep onset and awakening comfortable for the driver during autonomous driving.
2) Work to reduce the frequency of occurrence of traffic accidents, through analysis of the driving behavior of drivers in a state of poor health.
3) Development of Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) that aim to improve the sense of realism of the driving simulator.

M2: 1 student (2025)
M1: 2 students (2026)
B4: 5 students (2025)
B3: 4 students (2026)
FY2025
Evaluation of social acceptance level 4 autonomous trucks in highway construction zone
Identifying situations that increase driver stress during highway driving
Evaluation of the effectiveness of color pavement as a wrong-way driving prevention measure
The influence of highway driving situations on driver stress
FY2024
Evaluation of social acceptance of autonomous driving level4 trucks on highway
Research on promoting sleep during autonomous driving using vibrating seats
Evaluation of effectiveness of road-vehicle cooperation system during snowfall environment
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a roadside-to-vehicle cooperation system for general vehicles at unsignalised intersections



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