Assessing Driver Distraction on Simulated Driving
Tri Wahyu Aji (a), Manik Mahachandra (a*), Heru Prastawa (a), Muhammad Ragil Suryoputro (b)
a) Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University
*manik.mahachandra[at]ft.undip.ac.id
b) Industrial Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Islamic University of Indonesia
Abstract
Distraction experienced by the driver while driving is something that can reduce the level of performance, concentration, and attention of the driver. In 2013, 29.3% of the total 100,106 accidents occurred due to drivers who were careless or lacking in concentration. The driver-s level of performance while driving can be measured through a variety of methods, including the response time given by the driver to a stimulus given while driving, spare attentional capacity measured by the percentage of drivers shifting their gaze while driving, and driver alertness that can be measured through driver sleepiness . The three methods are measured on the driver while driving with distractions and without distractions, this is intended to determine the difference in the driver-s performance level while driving with distraction and without distraction. Based on the results of measurements on the three methods, two of the three methods are obtained, namely response time and spare attentional capacity have significantly different results between driving with distraction and without distraction. However, the driver-s alertness level measured through the driver-s sleepiness level does not show a significant difference between driving with distraction and without distraction.
Keywords: Distraction; driver; simulator
Topic: Industrial Engineering