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Fall 2021: Countermeasure to Fatigue from Sustained Driving

Affiliations:
Project Leader: Johnathan McKenzie
jtm242@tamu.edu
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Ferris, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
TBA
Team Size:
3
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
Possibly be included as an author on publications
Team Needs:
-Reviewing literature (similar past studies)
-Designing the experiment
-Preparing the experiment (coding the driving simulator, preparing data collection methods)
-Conducting the experiment (collecting participant data)
-Analyzing data
Description:
This project concerns human fatigue, specifically mental fatigue, caused by driving for an extended period of time. The study will make use of a driving simulator and have participants perform a simulated drive which seeks to mimic the environment of a long-haul truck driver. The experiment with investigate the effectiveness of one or more intervening task (in which the participant pauses driving and performs a dissimilar task) to decrease mental fatigue and its effects. Measurements will be made of driver performance, subjective measures (feelings of fatigue), and physiological measurements (heart rate, etc.)

 

Written by:
Andrew McNeely
Published on:
September 15, 2021

Categories: FullTags: Fall 2021

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