Project Details
Projekt
Passenger Compartment and HMI-Simulator
Subject Area
Systems Engineering
Term
since 2026
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 566063215
With the increasing automation and autonomization of vehicles, the primary task of humans - driving the vehicle - is becoming less important. As a result, the vehicle interior is developing into a recreational zone with completely new requirements, which have their origin in the subjective perception of people in their interaction with the vehicle. This new usability of the vehicle interior requires the research, development and evaluation of new concepts of human-machine interaction. At the same time, people are interacting more directly with new mechatronic systems in the vehicle. One example of this is a by-wire steering system (SBW), which can stow the steering wheel completely in the dashboard in autonomous driving situations, thus literally taking control of the vehicle away from the human driver. This gives rise to research questions such as how this stowage process can be designed so that people accept the new technology and develop trust in it. This is precisely where the proposed vehicle interior and HMI simulator (FiHMIS) comes in. FiHMIS aims to conduct holistic research of the human-machine interaction in vehicles. The focus lies on three main reserach areas: (1) The subjective perception and evaluation of vibrations and noises caused by the installed mechatronic systems (e.g. e-drives). (2) Targeted feedback to people, e.g. through signals, lighting or the control of actuators (e.g. seat adjustment). (3) Direct human interaction with various innovative mechatronic control elements (e.g. steer-by-wire steering). On the one hand, the FiHMIS is intended to enable the investigation of physically existing units (e.g. functional models). In line with the increasing virtualization of development processes for mechatronic systems, however, it should also enable the early evaluation of initially simulated assemblies through the targeted input of vibrations and noises via electrodynamic shakers and loudspeakers. This virtual integration should make it possible to check subjective human requirements at an early stage or to define completely new requirements. A key aspect of FiHMIS is the metrological recording of human awareness during interaction with the vehicle. Extensive sensor technology is planned for this purpose, which will enable the FiHMIS to develop new concepts for controlling human behavior during vehicle operation. One example of this is the preparation of humans for an autonomous driving situation by specifically inducing trust in the vehicle using all available HMI interfaces.
DFG Programme
Major Research Instrumentation
Major Instrumentation
Fahrzeuginnenraum- und HMI-Simulator
Instrumentation Group
2580 Zubehör und Aggregate für Kraftfahrzeuge
Applicant Institution
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
