Application of eye-tracking in drivers testing: A review of research

• Authors: Bronisław Kapitaniak , Marta Walczak , Marcin Kosobudzki , Zbigniew Jóźwiak , Alicja Bortkiewicz

Abstracts

EN

Recording and analyzing eye movements provide important elements for understanding the nature of the task of driving a vehicle. This article reviews the literature on eye movement strategies employed by drivers of vehicles (vehicle control, evaluation of the situation by analyzing essential visual elements, navigation). Special focus was placed on the phenomenon of conspicuity, the probability of perceiving an object in the visual field and the factors that determine it. The article reports the methods of oculographic examination, with special emphasis on the non-invasive technique using corneal reflections, and the criteria for optimal selection of the test apparatus for drivers in experimental conditions (on a driving simulator) and in real conditions. Particular attention was also paid to the helmet – or glass-type devices provided with 1 or 2 high definition (HD) camcorders recording the field of vision and the direction of gaze, and the non-contact devices comprising 2 or 3 cameras and an infrared source to record eye and head movements, pupil diameter, eye convergence distance, duration and frequency of eyelid blinking. A review of the studies conducted using driver eye-tracking procedure was presented. The results, in addition to their cognitive value, can be used with success to optimize the strategy of drivers training.

Keywords

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eye-tracking; visual strategy; drivers; visual fatigue; road accidents

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 941-954

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

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Bronisław Kapitaniak

• Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland

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Marta Walczak

• Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland

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Marcin Kosobudzki

• Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland

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Zbigniew Jóźwiak

• Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland

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Alicja Bortkiewicz

• Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00317

Biblioteka Nauki

2177038