Humans and Vehicle Automation Laboratory (HuVA)

  • Professor
  • Ji Hyun Yang
  • LocationRm. 109, College of Engineering Bldg
  • Contact02-910-5742
  • Emailyangjh@kookmin.ac.kr

HuVA is a dedicated research laboratory that prioritizes the advancement of human-centered vehicles while taking into account safety, efficiency, and user satisfaction. Our primary focus lies in investigating a wide range of human-vehicle interaction issues using an advanced full-scale driving simulator, designed to simulate both manual and automated mobility environments. Our research methodology entails conducting human-in-the-loop experiments, followed by thorough analysis of vehicle and physiological data.

Major Research Fields

  • Human-Vehicle Interaction
  • Automated Driving HMI. (Human-Machine Interaction)
  • Active Safety for Future Mobility Systems
  • Operator Cognition Modeling in Manned/Unmanned Systems

Research Activities

  • Verification methodology for driver’s emotion recognition system, funded by Hyundai NGV. (2022~Present)
  • Automated driving with perceptual prediction based on T-Car/vehicle parts to intelligent control/system integration for assessment, funded by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). (2022~Present)
  • HMI issues on future mobility using simulation environment, funded by National Research Foundation of Korea. (2021~Present)
  • Development of motion sickness reduction indicators, funded by Hyundai Mobis. (2022)
  • A study on the interior system and human effects of automated driving conditions, funded by Hyundai NGV. (2020)
  • Systematic HMI method development for partially automated vehicles for safe takeover based on real and simulated vehicles, funded by National Research Foundation of Korea. (2017~2021)
  • Development of evaluation technology of safety on control takeover for autonomous vehicle (SAE level 2, 3), funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport. (2017~2020)

Driving simulator (KMU-DS)

Human-in-the-loop experiment

Physicological signal processing