Traffic Safety Investigations by Means of an Augmented Reality Driving Simulation: Neuropsychological Measurements in Sleep Deprived Subjects

It is well known that driving performance gradually declines when individuals are driving a monotonous route for extended periods of time. This effect of decreased driving performance is markedly amplified when subjects have experienced sleep deprivation prior to actually driving. Overall consequences of these performance decrements have been a major concern for society. It is widely accepted that fatigue and drowsy driving account for a large and most probably underestimated number of hazardous accidents. For methodological reasons, an estimate of prevalence continues to be difficult, but use of a virtual driving situation provides a promising method of understanding the underlying psychophysiological mechanisms. In this study, a real car-based static augmented reality driving simulator was used in 41 subjects in order to investigate the performance and vigilance state of professional and non-professional drivers after sleep deprivation. To monitor vigilance, electroencephalography was used.

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• Authors:
  • Mager, Ralph
  • Stoermer, Robert
  • Estoppey, Karlheinz
  • Mueller-Spahn, Franz
  • Brand, Serge
  • Kaur, Amarrinder
  • Bullinger, Alex H
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 137-141
• Serial:
  • Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine
  • Volume: 2
  • Publisher: Interactive Media Institute
  • ISSN: 1554-8716

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Automobile driving; Crash causes; Driving simulators; Drowsiness; Electroencephalography; Fatigue (Physiological condition); High risk drivers; Professional drivers; Sleep deprivation; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01110816
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 24 2008 10:37AM