An investigation of low-level stimulus-induced measures of driver drowsiness

dc.contributor.authorSkipper, Julie Hamiltonen
dc.contributor.committeechairWierwille, Walter W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCasali, John G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDryden, Robert D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKemmerling, Paul T. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSmith, Eric P.en
dc.contributor.departmentIndustrial Engineering and Operations Researchen
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:38:26Zen
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:38:26Zen
dc.date.issued1985en
dc.description.abstractFew attempts have been made to use physical and physiological driver characteristics to predict driver drowsiness. As a result, a reliable drowsy driver detection system has yet to be devised. Thus, the primary objectives of this research were to determine whether driving characteristics and response variables could be used to detect eyelid closure associated with drowsiness, and. to provide ‘potential measures of driver· drowsiness. In. the study, eyelid closure was defined as the measurement standard of drowsiness. Eyelid closure, in studies conducted at Duke University, was a reliable measure of drowsiness. A computer simulated nighttime driving task introduced 90 minutes of typical highway driving to twenty driver/subjects seated ixx a moving-base driving simulator. Each driver/subject drove under two conditions--rested and after 19 hours of being awake. During the 90 minutes of driving, two types of low-level stimuli, steering wheel torque and front wheel displacement, were applied to the simulation. Responses to these stimuli as well as driving I measures from the intervals between stimuli were analyzed for variations associated with eyelid closure. Seventeen dependent variables were investigated.en
dc.description.adminincomplete_metadataen
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxv, 291 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49799en
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 12429800en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1985.S646en
dc.subject.lcshMotor vehicle driving -- Physiological aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshMotor vehicle driving -- Psychological aspectsen
dc.titleAn investigation of low-level stimulus-induced measures of driver drowsinessen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineIndustrial Engineering and Operations Researchen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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