Potential for driver attention monitoring system development

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• Creators:
  Bishop, H. ; Madnick, B. ; Walter, Robert ; Sussman, E. Donald
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intelligent vehicles
  • Attention lapses
  • Alertness
  • Driver monitoring
  • Distraction
  • Human factors in crashes
  • Automobile drivers
  • Alertness
  • Attention
  • Driver Performance
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-806-744 ; DOT-TSC-NHTSA-85-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report; Jan 1984 - June 1984
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  The objective of this effort was to determine the potential of developing techniques and ; methods for reducing the occurrence of highway accidents attributable to degraded ; driver alertness. ; Lapses in driver alertness are thought to be a maior factor in the causation of ; serious motor vehicle accidents. The most recent NASS data was analyzed to determine ; the extent of this problem. ; Potential methods and techniques for reducing driver alertness-related problems include ; the development and use of: ; o Vehicle subsystems which automatically detect reduced driver alertness through ; erratic driving and make the driver aware of the problem and/or slow or stop the ; vehicle (e.g., eyelid-droop meters); ; o Vehicle subsystems which amplify sub-threshold signals and make them more apparent ; to the driver (e.g., radar-based obstacle detection and warning systems); and ; o Vehicle subsystems which automatically detect unsafe conditions and slow or stop ; the vehicle (e.g., radar-based braking systems). ; This study focused on the potential of devices to detect driver alertness problems and ; concluded with recommendations for the development and performance of a demonstration ; program to further evaluate these techniques and methods.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8607/dot_8607_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.62 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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