TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Corcoba Magaña, Victor A1 - Scherz, Wilhelm A1 - Seepold, Ralf A1 - Martínez Madrid, Natividad A1 - García Pañeda, Xabiel A1 - Garcia, Roberto T1 - The effects of the driver’s mental state and passenger compartment conditions on driving performance and driving stress JF - Sensors N2 - Globalization has increased the number of road trips and vehicles. The result has been an intensification of traffic accidents, which are becoming one of the most important causes of death worldwide. Traffic accidents are often due to human error, the probability of which increases when the cognitive ability of the driver decreases. Cognitive capacity is closely related to the driver’s mental state, as well as other external factors such as the CO2 concentration inside the vehicle. The objective of this work is to analyze how these elements affect driving. We have conducted an experiment with 50 drivers who have driven for 25 min using a driving simulator. These drivers completed a survey at the start and end of the experiment to obtain information about their mental state. In addition, during the test, their stress level was monitored using biometric sensors and the state of the environment (temperature, humidity and CO2 level) was recorded. The results of the experiment show that the initial level of stress and tiredness of the driver can have a strong impact on stress, driving behavior and fatigue produced by the driving test. Other elements such as sadness and the conditions of the interior of the vehicle also cause impaired driving and affect compliance with traffic regulations. KW - driving safety KW - driving emotions KW - driving stress KW - lifestyle KW - sensors KW - heart rate Y1 - 2020 UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:rt2-opus4-29862 SN - 1424-8220 SS - 1424-8220 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/s20185274 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/s20185274 VL - 20 IS - 18 SP - 1 EP - 31 S1 - 31 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER -