System for testing and evaluating driver situational awareness
First Claim
1. A system for testing and evaluating driver situational awareness, comprising:
- means for displaying road and traffic images to a subject being tested;
means for generating road and traffic image data for simulating operation of a vehicle to be outputted on said display means;
means for generating instruction data to be outputted at least on said display means;
means for inputting response data from said test subject in response to said generated road and traffic image data on said display means; and
means for controlling operation of said display means, said image data generating means, said instruction data generating means and said inputting means, said controlling means including a vision test component for conducting a vision test of said subject and a driving reaction test component for conducting a driving reaction test of said subject, whereinsaid vision and driving reaction test components are operatively connected to said image data generating means, said instruction data generating means and said inputting means such that image data and instruction data are generated and displayed in coordination with vision and driving reaction test sequences conducted by said vision and driving reaction test components, respectively, and response data inputted through said inputting means.
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Abstract
A system for testing and evaluating driver situational awareness incorporates a device for displaying road and traffic images to a subject being tested, road and traffic image data for simulating operation of a vehicle to be outputted on the display device, instruction data to be outputted at least on the display device, input devices for inputting response data from the test subject in response to road and traffic image data generated on the display means, and a control device for controlling the operation of the system. The control device incorporates a vision test component for conducting a vision test of the subject and a driving reaction test component for conducting a driving reaction test of the subject. Each of the vision and driving reaction tests includes generating road and traffic image data for simulating operation of a vehicle, generating instruction data in coordination with the image data for providing instructions for the subject, monitoring for inputting of response data, and determining whether the inputted response data is correct or incorrect. The generated image data includes road and traffic video image data, test pattern image data and situation test image data. The test pattern image data is structured to test static visual acuity, static visual contrast sensitivity, dynamic visual acuity, dynamic visual contrast sensitivity and angular motion sensitivity. The situation test image data is structured to test divided attention capacity, selective attention capacity, attention switching, working memory functions, brake reaction time, and complex reaction time and decision making.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for testing and evaluating driver situational awareness, comprising:
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means for displaying road and traffic images to a subject being tested; means for generating road and traffic image data for simulating operation of a vehicle to be outputted on said display means; means for generating instruction data to be outputted at least on said display means; means for inputting response data from said test subject in response to said generated road and traffic image data on said display means; and means for controlling operation of said display means, said image data generating means, said instruction data generating means and said inputting means, said controlling means including a vision test component for conducting a vision test of said subject and a driving reaction test component for conducting a driving reaction test of said subject, wherein said vision and driving reaction test components are operatively connected to said image data generating means, said instruction data generating means and said inputting means such that image data and instruction data are generated and displayed in coordination with vision and driving reaction test sequences conducted by said vision and driving reaction test components, respectively, and response data inputted through said inputting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for testing and evaluating driver situational awareness;
- comprising the steps of;
providing a display through which road and traffic image data and instruction data is presented to a subject to be tested; conducting a vision test sequence with said subject; conducting a driving reaction test sequence with said subject; and providing input devices through which said subject may respond to said vision and driving reaction test sequences, wherein said steps of conducting a vision or driving reaction test sequence each includes the steps of generating road and traffic image data for simulating operation of a vehicle to be presented on said display, generating instruction data in coordination with said image data for providing instructions for said subject during said vision and driving reaction test sequences, monitoring for inputting of response data during said vision and driving reaction test sequences, and determining whether said inputted response data is correct or incorrect. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
- comprising the steps of;
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