AN EXPANDED CYBERNETIC MODEL FOR ANALYZING DRIVER BEHAVIOUR

AN ANALYSIS IS MADE OF HUMAN PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND THE EFFECT OF THESE UPON THE DRIVER-VEHICLE-HIGHWAY-ENVIRONMENT SITUATION. IN ORDER TO DISPLAY THIS COMPLEX SITUATION EFFECTIVELY, A CONCEPTUAL MODEL IS PRESENTED. THIS MODEL IS BASED UPON BASIC THEORIES OF PSYCHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, INFORMATION PROCESSING AND SERVOMECHANISMS. MAN'S ABILITY TO GATHER AND PROCESS INFORMATION, MAKE A DECISION, AND ACTUATE THE CONTROLS OF A VEHICLE IN A HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT IS EXAMINED. UNDER CONDITIONS DEMANDING SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE MAN'S LIMIT OF ONE CYCLE PER SECOND OPENS TO QUESTION HIS ABILITY AS A HIGHWAY USER. UNDER BEST AVERAGE CONDITIONS HIS REACTION TIME IS OF THE ORDER OF HALF A SECOND. THE DEGRADING EFFECT OF A VARIETY OF PATHOLOGICAL STATES ON MAN'S PERFORMANCE IS ALSO ANALYZED. LIMITATIONS ADDED BY THE OTHER FACTORS IN THE SYSTEM ARE CONSIDERED. SEVERAL CRITERIA FOR SAFE CONTROL AND TRANSPORTATION ARE INCLUDED. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • Perranio, A
• Publication Date: 1972

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Brain; Cybernetics; Decision making; Drivers; Information processing; Mathematical models; Physical condition; Psychological aspects; Reaction time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226971
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM