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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Novel Measure of Driver and Vehicle Interaction Demonstrates Transient Changes Related to Alerting

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Pages 106-116 | Received 04 May 2014, Accepted 27 Aug 2014, Published online: 30 Oct 2014
 

ABSTRACT

Driver behavior and vehicle-road kinematics have been shown to change over prolonged periods of driving; however, the interaction between these two indices has not been examined. Here we develop a measure that examines how drivers turn the steering wheel relative to heading error velocity, which the authors call the relative steering wheel compensation (RSWC). The RSWC transiently changes on a short time scale coincident with a verbal query embedded within the study paradigm. In contrast, more traditional variables are dynamic over longer time scales consistent with previous research. The results suggest drivers alter their behavioral output (steering wheel correction) relative to sensory input (vehicle heading error velocity) on a distinct temporal scale and may reflect an interaction of alerting and control.