Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons^™

Eye Movements Behaviors In A Driving Simulator During Simple And Complex Distractions, Pradeep Narayana

Master's Projects

Road accidents occur frequently due to driving distractions all around the world. A driving simulator has been created to explore the cognitive effects of distractions while driving in order to address this problem. The purpose of this study is to discover the distraction-causing elements and how they affect driving performance. The simulator offers a secure and regulated setting for carrying out tests while being distracted by different visual distractions, such as solving mathematical equations and number memorizations.

Several trials have been conducted in the studies, which were carried out under varied circumstances like varying driving sceneries and by displaying different …

Driving Simulator : Driving Performance Under Distraction, Kaushik Pilligundla

Master's Projects

This pilot study used a driving simulator experiment to look into how podcast consumption affects driving performance as a continuous distraction. Three volunteers conducted three trials in the study, each with a different driving scenario. Data analysis was done to compare two conditions. The first condition is the Audio, where volunteers listen to podcasts while driving. The second condition is no-audio condition.. The no-audi condition had nothing to play in the background. We used eye-tracking technology to gather gaze data. The study's findings using the post survey and eye fixation data indicate that listening to podcasts leads to continuous distraction …