Research on Maintenance of Driver's Arousal Level Using Steady Running Noise

In order to prevent a driver from dozing as the result of a low arousal state, the authors generated wake-up sounds by processing the pressure, tonal quality, and rhythm of the steady running noise generated by a car. In this paper, the authors evaluated wake-up sounds in a real environment where music or a radio is being played. The results showed that playing music can generate a transient arousal state. Moreover, playing wake-up sounds along with music can maintain the arousal state for a longer period than playing music alone. In addition, the authors focused on the habituation to wake-up sounds, generated wake-up sounds that made habituation more difficult, and evaluated the sounds’ effectiveness for arousal maintenance. The results showed that the wake-up sounds that prevented habituation could maintain the arousal state for a longer period than the wake-up sounds that did not prevent habituation.

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
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• Authors:
  • Nakai, Wataru
  • Kubotani, Hiroyuki
  • Satomi, Masayuki
  • Toi, Takeshi
• Conference:
  • 18th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Orlando Florida, United States
  • Date: 2011-10-16 to 2011-10-20
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: 18th ITS World Congress, Orlando, 2011. Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Drowsiness; Music; Noise; Sound level
• Uncontrolled Terms: Arousal levels; Habituation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01449804
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 22 2012 9:14AM