SAE International Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles
2022 Special Issue: Enhancing Motion Comfort on Passenger and Commercial Autonomous Vehicles for Securing Their Acceptance JRN-CA-SI-07

Volume 5, Issue 2, 2022

All articles in this special issue have been carefully selected to investigate fundamental questions regarding the factors affecting motion comfort and potential solutions toward the mitigation of motion sickness and the enhancement of comfort.

Special Issue Co-Editors:

Dr. Georgios Papaioannou, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Dr. Donghong Ning, Ocean University of China, China
Dr. Barys Shyrokau, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

The SAE International Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles furthers the state of the art of engineering research by promoting high-quality theoretical and applied investigations in the arena of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in on-road, off-road, and aerial operational environments.

All articles in the special issue contribute to emphasize motion comfort as a key factor when considering the impact of autonomous vehicles. The authors address the challenges that exist to overcome the disuse of AV technology, mitigate motion sickness in future mobility, and ensure AVs become part of our daily life. Motion sickness and motion comfort are affected by multiple factors. These factors include motion perception of the occupants, the vehicle’s motion, the occupant’s situational behaviors and their dispositional susceptibility. Due to the multitude of factors affecting motion comfort, solutions concerning both vehicle dynamics and human factor aspects should be considered. This special issue on Motion Comfort on Passenger and Commercial Autonomous Vehicles provides great insights regarding motion comfort and suggests novel solutions for its enhancement.

Article Titles:

-Motion Sickness in Automated Vehicles: Principal Research Questions and the Need for Common Protocols
-What Can User Typologies Tell Us about Carsickness Criticality in Future Mobility Systems
-Analysis for Comfortable Handling and Motion Sickness Minimization in Autonomous Vehicles Using Ergonomic Path Planning with Cost Function Evaluation
-Optimizing Maneuver Length for Autonomous Obstacle Avoidance Maneuver with Considerations for Controllability and Passenger Comfort on Low Friction Surfaces
-Event-Triggered H∞ Controller for a Semi-active Seat Suspension to Enhance Motion Comfort of Automated Vehicles
-A K-Seat-Based PID Controller for Active Seat Suspension to Enhance Motion Comfort