An agent infrastructure for the human driver assistant Eugen Diaconescu 1 , Arva Mihai 1 , Luige Vladareanu 2 1 University of Pitesti, Faculty of Electronics and Computer, Tirgu din Vale 1, Pitesti, ROMANIA 2 Institute of Solid Mechanics of the Romanian Academy, C-tin Mille 15, Bucharest 1, ROMANIA eugen.diaconescu@upit.ro Keywords: agent; multi-agent system; human driver assistant; vehicle control; embedding system Abstract. The paper the original development of a device having the ability of data acquisition representing operating and control decisions from operation made by a automotive driver inside the car’s cabin presents. The device is producing analogical and digital signals which can be interpreted and statistically processed to obtain information regarding emotional state or abilities of the driver, for example nervous state or his accuracy of the operations done in dynamic state when driving a certain car. The device is portable, it can be installed easily in the car’s cabin without any physical intrusions in the structure of the vehicle and after installed it will acquire signals from acceleration, brake, gear shifter, clutch and the velocity of the vehicle. Evaluating the emotional state of the driver and the accuracy of the movements done by him during a driving session, the device can emit acoustic and visual output signals which in a certain manner will help to improve driver’s skills. The human driver can interact with this device trough the touch screen display. If more of this devices having typical agents proprieties, are installed on vehicles, they can interact easily between them and communicate with an monitoring authority which is directing the traffic’s flow forming a SMA. The result of monitoring by a SMA of emotional states of the group of human drivers, as a second solution, complementary with the usage of the monitoring video cameras, can be useful to group leader (the detection of fatigue and exhaustion), or to the traffic flow legal authority (fluidization measures when detecting a growing of nervous state at a certain group in an area). 1. Introduction The articles dedicated to assistive devices for human operators of the vehicles [1-5], there are presented at least four big categories of advantages which the assistive devices can bring: • Fuel economy. • Enlargement of the safety regarding automotive driving. • Tracking and optimizing the routes and traffic fluency. • Enrichment in comfort of passengers and driver. In detail, as shown in the automotive literature, human driver assistive devices are designed following objectives of safety: • ensuring security features while driving the vehicle; • detecting the state of sleepiness or falling asleep at the wheel; • detecting driver status influenced by the consumption of alcohol or drugs; • maintaining safe distance from the vehicle in front; • assisting driving at night; • panoramic view or view behind the vehicle; • proximity warning behind the vehicle; • monitoring of vital parameters of the driver; • choosing an optimal route to go, according to different criteria specified to reach a destination (GPS guidance devices). Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 436 (2013) pp 451-459 © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.436.451 All rights reserved. No part of contents of this paper may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of TTP, www.ttp.net. (ID: 79.118.216.40-24/10/13,09:03:22)