SPECIFICATIONS FOR PARTIALLY AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR THE DRIVER. FINAL REPORT

TECHNIQUES TO AID THE DRIVER IN HIS VISUAL AID CONTROL TASKS WERE STUDIED, EMPHASIZING DRIVER INFORMATION ACQUISITION AND CONTROL RESPONSE. A SYSTEM THAT RECORDS DRIVER EYE MOVEMENTS WAS USED, AND DRIVER SEARCH AND SCAN PATTERNS WERE DETAILED. CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE PATTERNS THAT ARE PERTINENT TO THE DESIGN OF VISUAL AIDS ARE DISCUSSED. THE RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT CONTROL AND DISPLAY AIDING CAN BE DEVELOPED AND EVALUATED AGAINST DRIVING NORMS. THE DEGRADATION IN VIGILANCE DURING LONG TERM DRIVING WAS ALSO STUDIED. WITH INCREASING DEMANDS ON THE DRIVER FROM HIGH SPEED, HIGH DENSITY TRAFFIC, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO DEVELOP AIDS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE NATURAL PHYSICAL AND SENSORY LIMITATIONS OF THE DRIVER AND TO CAPITALIZE ON THE DRIVER'S HUMAN CAPABILITIES. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No Ees - 277 B-3, 174 PP, 91 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Ohio State University, Columbus

  190 North Oval Drive
  Columbus, OH  United States  43210
• Authors:
  • Rockwell, T H
  • Mourant, R
  • Krenek, R
• Publication Date: 1969-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Control; Driver information systems; Driving; Headways; Speed; Visual aids
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221200
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 24 1971 12:00AM