Driving Workload Comparison Between Older and Younger Drivers Using the Steering Entropy Method 2002-01-2080
In this study, an attempt was made to apply the steering entropy method, proposed by Boer and Nakayama as a workload measurement technique, to a comparative evaluation of the workload of older and younger drivers. As the first step, driving simulator tests were conducted to examine a method of making comparisons between subjects whose driving performance differed. The same method was then used in making evaluations during driving tests conducted with an actual vehicle. Under the conditions used in this study, the results indicate that it should be possible to compare driving workloads among different subjects through the combined used of Hp and α. Hp is a quantified value of steering perturbation as an information entropy value that is calculated from a time history of steering angle data. It changes between 0 (no steering perturbation) and 1 (absolute randomness) in a theoretical sense.
Citation: Nemoto, H., Yanagishima, T., Taguchi, M., and Wood, J., "Driving Workload Comparison Between Older and Younger Drivers Using the Steering Entropy Method," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-2080, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-2080. Download Citation
Author(s):
Hideaki Nemoto, Takayuki Yanagishima, Mitsuru Taguchi, Joanne M. Wood
Affiliated:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Queensland University of Technology
Pages: 10
Event:
International Body Engineering Conference & Exhibition and Automotive & Transportation Technology Congress
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Test procedures
Vehicle drivers
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