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Accelerating Discoveries in Traffic Science

Accelerating Discoveries in Traffic Science

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05.08.2021
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Copyright (c) 2024 Yifan Sun, Chaozhong Wu, Hui Zhang, Wenhui Chu, Yiying Xiao, Yijun Zhang

Effects of Individual Differences on Measurements’ Drowsiness-Detection Performance

Authors:

Yifan Sun
Wuhan University of Technology, Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Centre

Chaozhong Wu
Wuhan University of Technology, Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Centre

Hui Zhang
Wuhan University of Technology, Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Centre

Wenhui Chu
Wuhan University of Technology, Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Centre

Yiying Xiao
Wuhan University of Technology, Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Centre

Yijun Zhang
Wuhan University of Technology, Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Centre

Keywords:traffic safety, drowsiness-detection models, non-intrusive measurements, naturalistic driving study, individual differences

Abstract

Individual differences (IDs) may reduce the detection-accuracy of drowsiness-driving by influencing measurements’ drowsiness-detection performance (MDDP). The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that can quantify the effects of IDs on MDDP and find measurements with less impact by IDs to build drowsiness-detection models. Through field experiments, drivers’ naturalistic driving data and subjective-drowsiness levels were collected, and drowsiness-related measurements were calculated using the double-layer sliding time window. In the model, MDDP was represented by |Z-statistics| of the Wilcoxon-test. First, the individual driver’s measurements were analysed by Wilcoxon-test. Next, drivers were combined in pairs, measurements of paired-driver combinations were analysed by Wilcoxon-test, and measurement’s IDs of paired-driver combinations were calculated. Finally, linear regression was used to fit the measurements’ IDs and changes of MDDP that equalled the individual driver’s |Z-statistics| minus the paired-driver combination’s |Z-statistics|, and the slope’s absolute value (|k|) indicated the effects of ID on the MDDP. As a result, |k| of the mean of the percentage of eyelid closure (MPECL) is the lowest (4.95), which illustrates MPECL is the least affected by IDs. The results contribute to the measurement selection of drowsiness-detection models considering IDs.

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How to Cite
Sun, Y. (et al.) 2021. Effects of Individual Differences on Measurements’ Drowsiness-Detection Performance. Traffic&Transportation Journal. 33, 4 (Aug. 2021), 565-578. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v33i4.3668.

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