ELECTROMYOGRAPHICALLY TRIGGERED PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE FOR RECORDING VISUAL BEHAVIOR

A system is described which can record operator head movements in a reliable, economical and unobtrusive manner under operating conditions. The system will be used to determine the patterns of visual search and their effects on operator performance. The goal is the improvement of existing design at the man-machine interface in vehicle cabs in order to reduce visual fatigue. This fatigue of the ciliary (accommodating) muscles of the eye results in prolonged reaction times, slowing of control movements and other disturbances. EMG biopotentials from the dorsal neck region are processed and used to trigger the intervalometer of a high quality Super 8 movie camera on a discrete frame-by-frame basis.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

  3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5997
• Authors:
  • McCarthy, B
  • Hahn, K
  • Hanson, J
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 530-533
• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering
  • Volume: BME
  • Issue Number: N6
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Biomedical engineering; Driver performance; Drivers; Economic factors; Eye; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Human factors engineering; Human factors engineering; Human machine systems; Medical equipment; Medical examinations and tests; Motion pictures; Personnel performance; Photography; Reaction time; Research; Systems engineering; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction; Electromyography; Visual search
• Old TRIS Terms: Biomedical measurements; Man machine interaction; Medical applications; Photographic methods; Systems science and cybernetics
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173959
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM