FHWA-RD-96-151

CVO DRIVER FATIGUE AND COMPLEX IN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS

Publication No. FHWA-RD-96-151
October 1997

FOREWORD

This report is one of a series of nine reports produced as part of a contract designed to develop precise, detailed human factors design guidelines for Advanced Transportation Systems (ATIS) and Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO). Among the other topics discussed in the series are functional description of ATIS-CVO, comparable systems analysis, task analysis of acceptance, and definition and prioritization of research studies.

This report documents ATIS and CVO system objectives and performance requirements. It provides basic information regarding the range of ATIS and CVO operational capabilities, a survey of ATIS and CVO systems, a preliminary set of ATIS and CVO scenarios, and a summary of system performance requirements.

Copies of this report can be obtained through the Research and Technology Report Center, 9701 Philadelphia Court, Unit Q, Lanham, Maryland 20706, telephone: (301) 577-0818, fax: (301) 577-1421, or the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161, telephone: (703) 605-6000, fax: (703) 605-6900.

Michael F. Trentacoste
Director, Office of Safety
Research and Development

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1. Report No. FHWA-RD-96-151	2. Government Accession No.	3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN FACTORS GUIDELINES FOR ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ATIS) AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS (CVO): CVO DRIVER FATIGUE AND COMPLEX IN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS		5. Report Date October 7, 1997
		6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s) Jaesik Lee, Thomas A. Dingus, Michael Mollenhauer, Timothy Brown, Vicki L. Neale		8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address Center for Transportation Research Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1700 Kraft Drive, Suite 2000 Blacksburg, VA 24061-0536		10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) 3B4C
		11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-92-C-00102
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D Federal Highway Administration 6300 Georgetown Pike McLean, VA 22101-2296		13. Type of Report and Period Covered Final Report
		14. Sponsoring Agency Code
15. Supplementary Notes Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) - M. Joseph Moyer, HRDS; Thomas M. Granda, HRDS (formerly with SAIC)
16. Abstract As one of a series of studies aimed at gathering data to develop human factors design guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) and Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO), the present study utilized a driving simulator to study CVO drivers and (1) the effects of driver fatigue and (2) the effects of mental workload on objective and subjective indices of driver performance and opinion. Fatigue was induced through sleep deprivation and through a 90-minute simulator drive. Mental workload was manipulated through driving task load and ATIS complexity. Although the results indicated degraded driving performance under the sleep-deprived condition, performance on ATIS-related tasks was not affected by sleep deprivation. The implication of this and other results are detailed.
17. Key Words Advanced Traveler Information System, ATIS, Commercial Vehicle Operation, CVO, fatigue, mental workload		18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161.
19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified	20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified	21. No. of Pages 79	22. Price

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