PHYSIOLOGICAL AND RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS IN DRIVING TASKS

DRIVER RESPONSE AND PERFORMANCE CAN BE QUANTIFIED BY OBSERVING THE STIMULUS-RESPONSE ENVIRONMENT. YET THE DRIVER'S INHERENT ADAPTABILITY ALLOWS HIM TO HAVE SEEMINGLY ADEQUATE PERFORMANCE IN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATIONS EVEN THOUGH HE MAY BE OPERATING NEAR THE ACCEPTABLE SAFETY LIMITS. PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES OF THE DRIVER'S INTERNAL STATE CAN PROVIDE FURTHER QUANTIFICATION OF HIS PERFORMANCE LEVEL AND CAN GIVE A MEASURE OF HIS WORKLOAD OR SAFETY PERFORMANCE MARGIN. MEASURES OF DRIVER PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CONTROL RESPONSE HAVE BEEN MADE UNDER GUST DISTURBANCE CONDITIONS WITH THE SUBJECT'S CAR OPERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES AND DATA ARE DESCRIBED, AND CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE SITUATIONAL PARAMETERS AND DRIVER STRESS AND CONTROL RESPONSE ARE SHOWN. /SAE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 80, No 2, P 75
• Authors:
  • Weir, D H
  • Allen, R W
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • SAE Journal of Automotive Engineering
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver performance; Drivers; Personnel performance; Physiological aspects; Reaction time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223708
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1972 12:00AM