GM GIVES INITIAL $40,000 TO DUKE FOR SLEEPY-DRIVER RESEARCH

GENERAL MOTORS HAS ANNOUNCED AN INITIAL $40,000 RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING GRANT TO DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOR INVESTIGATING MEANS OF IDENTIFYING AND AROUSING THE SLEEPY DRIVER. THE PROGRAM WILL INVOLVE IDENTIFICATION OF A SLEEPY DRIVER'S ALERTNESS INDICATORS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING THEM. FURTHER EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF WARNING AND AROUSAL MECHANISMS THAT COULD BE TRIGGERED WHEN A DRIVER'S ALERTNESS THRESHOLD IS EXCEEDED.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 1904, P 9
• Publication Date: 1972-2-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Transport Topics
  • Publisher: American Trucking Associations
  • ISSN: 0041-1558
  • Serial URL: http://www.TTnews.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Behavior; Development; Diseases and medical conditions; Drivers; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Research; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223725
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 10 1972 12:00AM