Article: The feasibility of detecting phone-use related driver distraction Journal: International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD) 2001 Vol.26 No.1 pp.85-95 Abstract: Apart from the driving behavioural change that can be the direct consequence of operating a car phone, phone-use related behaviour may also be a threat to traffic safety. Making notes or looking up telephone numbers while driving are examples of such behaviour. In a driving simulator experiment, 20 drivers drove in two conditions under normal driving conditions and while being distracted because of telephone engagement. In the ||distracted|| condition they had to handle a mobile phone while their attention was drawn off the road for up to several seconds by a telephone number search task. Results showed both a deterioration in driver performance on different vehicle parameters including behavioural (speed) compensation as a result of the demanding telephone task. In an effort to develop an on-board detection system for this type of driver inattention, the data were used to serve as input for a real time diagnosis system based on Statistics, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Fuzzy Logic (FL). System performance in recognising normal and deteriorated driving behaviour was 89%. On-line detection of driver distraction is considered feasible in the near future. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: The feasibility of detecting phone-use related driver distraction

Authors: Dick de Waard, Karel A. Brookhuis, Neil Hernandez-Gress

Addresses: Centre for Environmental and Traffic Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, NL 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands. Centre for Environmental and Traffic Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, NL 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands. Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systemes du CNRS (LAAS/CNRS), 7 Av du Colonel Roche, 31077 Toulouse, France

Abstract: Apart from the driving behavioural change that can be the direct consequence of operating a car phone, phone-use related behaviour may also be a threat to traffic safety. Making notes or looking up telephone numbers while driving are examples of such behaviour. In a driving simulator experiment, 20 drivers drove in two conditions under normal driving conditions and while being distracted because of telephone engagement. In the ||distracted|| condition they had to handle a mobile phone while their attention was drawn off the road for up to several seconds by a telephone number search task. Results showed both a deterioration in driver performance on different vehicle parameters including behavioural (speed) compensation as a result of the demanding telephone task. In an effort to develop an on-board detection system for this type of driver inattention, the data were used to serve as input for a real time diagnosis system based on Statistics, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Fuzzy Logic (FL). System performance in recognising normal and deteriorated driving behaviour was 89%. On-line detection of driver distraction is considered feasible in the near future.

Keywords: car phone; driving; distraction; evaluation; neural network; fuzzy logic.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2001.001931

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 2001 Vol.26 No.1, pp.85-95

Published online: 15 Aug 2003 *

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