ROAD-RUNNER ALCOHOL SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM

The patent application concerns an apparatus for determining a test subject's level of intoxication. Included is a display visible to the test subject and in which is produced by test equipment a pair of randomly moving, spaced apart objects. The test subject operates an actuator to indicate his selections of changing imaginary positions in the display having a predetermined constant spatial relationship to the moving objects. Dynamically determined by a computer system are the actual locations of those positions which are compared with the test subject's selections. Because of the requirement for determining imaginary positions by mental extrapolation, a very rigorous test of the subject's psychomotor capability is obtained.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of application available NTIS.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Story, A W
• Publication Date: 1976-8-18

Media Info

• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abilities; Actuators; Alcohol tests; Alcoholic beverages; Automobiles; Behavior; Computer programming; Computer programs; Drivers; Equipment tests; Feedback control; Ignition; Ignition seat belt interlocks; Information display systems; Measurement; Motor skills; Patent applications; Psychological tests; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Psychomotor performance
• Old TRIS Terms: Psychomotor tests; Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143635
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-715 424 Patent Apl
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 17 1977 12:00AM