DRIVER VIGILANCE CONTROL SYSTEMS

LES DISPOSITIFS DE MAINTIEN DE LA VIGILANCE DES CONDUCTEURS DE VOITURES

Connections between driver vigilance and safe driving have been made for some time and lafont (1987) showed lack of vigilance as the greatest cause of road accidents at 34%. Definitions of vigilance are examined and research on the subject reviewed. Attempts have been made to educate drivers and ergonomists employed to improve the car interior. With the probability of in-car information systems being introduced there is the possibility of including vigilance systems. The various systems dealing with driver vigilance which are being tested are based either on changes in body reactions or changes in ways of driving. Examples given include "dormalert", magnetoencephalogrammetry, artificial skin, posture of the head and atmostat. Using the car to analyse driver behaviour either monitors steering wheel movements or compares the car's course to an ideal line. Details are given of the most advanced systems which are being designed by renault, nissan and Ford. The difficulties of research into regaining vehicle control are considered as are the implications of the driver knowing that there is a control system in the vehicle in the real situation. There is also evidence that with the use of a navigation system loss of vigilance is experienced. This publication was originally published in French in recherche transports securite (1989-03) (21) p47-50.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • VALLET, M
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • TRRL TRANSLATION
  • Issue Number: T 35
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Automobiles; Behavior; Classification; Crash rates; Drivers; Equipment; Ergonomics; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Psychology; Surveillance; Translations; Travel; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 2238: Attention; 9001: Behaviour; 1243: Car; 8513: Classification; 9009: Decrease; 1772: Driver; 1855: Driving (veh); 3674: Equipment; 2029: Ergonomics; 2222: Fatigue (human); 1377: Interior (veh); 698: Journey; 2255: Psychology; 9101: Surveillance; 8538: Translation; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497775
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: 35
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM