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The effects of the driver’s mental state and passenger compartment conditions on driving performance and driving stress

  • 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.

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Author of HS ReutlingenMartínez Madrid, Natividad
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:rt2-opus4-29862
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/s20185274
ISSN:1424-8220
Erschienen in:Sensors
Publisher:MDPI
Place of publication:Basel
Document Type:Journal article
Language:English
Publication year:2020
Tag:driving emotions; driving safety; driving stress; heart rate; lifestyle; sensors
Volume:20
Issue:18
Page Number:31
First Page:1
Last Page:31
DDC classes:620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau
Open access?:Ja
Licence (German):License Logo  Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International