Driver Cognitive Abilities and Driving Performance: The Role of Driver Cognitive Abilities and Distractions in Situation Awareness and Performance under Hazard Conditions - Softcover

Jin, Sangeun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 363913950X ISBN 13: 9783639139501

Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

The concept of situation awareness (SA) has been used in the analysis of driving behavior during the past ten years. However, there has been no study examining the relation between the three fundamental aspects of SA (perception, comprehension and projection) and the three types of driving behavior, including operational, tactical and strategic performance. The aim of this study was to develop a more complete understanding of relationships between driver cognitive abilities, situation awareness (SA), and driving behaviors. Objective measures of driver SA and performance were used to assess the role of cognitive abilities and experience in three types of driving tasks when using a cell phone and encountering a hazardous situation (a vehicle intruding into a driver?s lane).

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About the Author

Sangeun Jin finished this study in the cognitive ergonomics lab at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Here, he worked as a research assistant for Dr. David B. Kaber. Currently, he is a Ph.D student in applied ergonomics lab at Iowa State University, Iowa, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 363913950X
• ISBN 13: 9783639139501
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124