Hi Guys,
I would like to ask you guys a question and see how much interest there is in participating in a project I am working on just now. I am currently working on my Masters project in Computing and funnily enough I need drivers, their cars and their android phones!
Myself and a few other students have put together an Android application that drivers are meant to use whilst out driving in their car. The application itself involves no interaction whilst driving so don't panic - I am not trying to get you pulled over. You simply open the app and hit start before you commence on your journey, and then hit the stop button when you have parked up.
The app itself monitors the accelerometer and GPS in your phone to detect when you are stuck in traffic or have pulled an emergency stop. If it detects you are in a traffic jam or pull an emergency stop, this data is sent to a server which aggregates all the data from the users, essentially building a database of locations for bad traffic and dangerous junctions. The motivation behind this app is that with enough data, we can then identify areas for road improvement ('yay' i hear you say?) and also be able to identify bad traffic, all in real time.
In return for your participation, the application will notify you of any relavent information based on where you are e.g. If someone using the app pulled an emergency stop up ahead of you 20 minutes ago, it will give you a voice message telling you so - hence you be more careful - making roads safer.
If the app proves to be successful, their is discussion that it could be taken forward in the future to detect when you hit or swerve to avoid a pothole and even notify the council automatically (yay again ?)
NB
- This app is only for Android phones.
- All data is anonymous (I can't tell who recorded what sudden brake).
- Ethical clearance has been granted by the University of Strathclyde.
- The study is due to last 2 weeks (you do not have to participate everyday for the few weeks, just when you remember).
You must read the user guide before you use the application. The guide can be found at: https://www.dropbox....Study Guide.pdf
The application itself can be downloaded (via the phone browser) at: http://tinyurl.com/b26oalh
Finally, thank you to anyone who participates and if you have any questions please do put them on this forum and I will do the best to answer them
David
I would like to ask you guys a question and see how much interest there is in participating in a project I am working on just now. I am currently working on my Masters project in Computing and funnily enough I need drivers, their cars and their android phones!
Myself and a few other students have put together an Android application that drivers are meant to use whilst out driving in their car. The application itself involves no interaction whilst driving so don't panic - I am not trying to get you pulled over. You simply open the app and hit start before you commence on your journey, and then hit the stop button when you have parked up.
The app itself monitors the accelerometer and GPS in your phone to detect when you are stuck in traffic or have pulled an emergency stop. If it detects you are in a traffic jam or pull an emergency stop, this data is sent to a server which aggregates all the data from the users, essentially building a database of locations for bad traffic and dangerous junctions. The motivation behind this app is that with enough data, we can then identify areas for road improvement ('yay' i hear you say?) and also be able to identify bad traffic, all in real time.
In return for your participation, the application will notify you of any relavent information based on where you are e.g. If someone using the app pulled an emergency stop up ahead of you 20 minutes ago, it will give you a voice message telling you so - hence you be more careful - making roads safer.
If the app proves to be successful, their is discussion that it could be taken forward in the future to detect when you hit or swerve to avoid a pothole and even notify the council automatically (yay again ?)
NB
- This app is only for Android phones.
- All data is anonymous (I can't tell who recorded what sudden brake).
- Ethical clearance has been granted by the University of Strathclyde.
- The study is due to last 2 weeks (you do not have to participate everyday for the few weeks, just when you remember).
You must read the user guide before you use the application. The guide can be found at: https://www.dropbox....Study Guide.pdf
The application itself can be downloaded (via the phone browser) at: http://tinyurl.com/b26oalh
Finally, thank you to anyone who participates and if you have any questions please do put them on this forum and I will do the best to answer them
David
