Developing a New Driving Simulator Task to Assess Drivers' Functional Object Detection

Author:

Goodenough Richard R.1,Brooks Johnell O.1,Crisler Matthew C.1,Logan William L.2

Affiliation:

1. Clemson University, South Carolina

2. Palmetto Health, South Carolina

Abstract

A new driving simulator task was developed with the long-term goal of aiding rehabilitation specialists who work with drivers who may have functional impairments. This simulated driving task was designed to measure a driver's ability to respond to two types of visual stimuli - brake lights of a lead vehicle and targets presented at different eccentricities along the horizon. Three driving scenarios were developed for the study. The first two were used to examine the effect of A-pillar occlusion on the target detection task. The target locations used in the third scenario were chosen to examine the effect of eccentricity on target reaction time when the participant was required to make head movements to locate and respond to targets. This third scenario revealed age-related differences in the capability to locate and respond to visual stimuli in the periphery of the driving environment. This may be due to the decrements in psychomotor ability observed in older adults. This scenario is expected to have utility in clinical settings.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Medicine,General Chemistry

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