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RESEARCH OF THE POSSIBILITY OF USING AUDIO INFORMATION AND
GLONASS/GPS SATELLITE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT VEHICLE
DRIVERS FROM DEVELOPING DROWSINESS (STATE OF MONOTONY).
Finashin D. G., Herzen University, [email protected]
The project sets out to investigate the assumption that listening to real-time audio information
about their surroundings and potentially hazardous sections of road using GPS/GLONASS
technology has a positive effect on the psychophysiological state of drivers, and on the quality of
their driving on out-of-town roads.
Relevance: according to various estimates, loss of concentration, fatigue, and falling asleep at
the wheel cause between 20% and 50% of all road accidents. Loss of concentration is the main
contributing factor to road accidents in towns, while out-of-town, falling asleep as a result of the
monotonous motion of the vehicle is the primary reason behind fatal accidents.
Currently, several research groups are conducting tests on various practical methods to
prevent monotony from having an effect on the psychophysiological condition of drivers and
diminish the likelihood that they will fall asleep. This work is being carried out in order to
develop recommendations for drivers, transport companies, government and regulatory
authorities, and manufacturers of information transport systems (ITS) and vehicles.
According to available sources (Schwarz et al., 2012, Reyner et al., 1998), it has been
confirmed that listening to music or the radio has a positive effect on drivers and the quality of
their driving over long periods. However, it has been shown that drivers become accustomed to
this type of listening rather quickly, which indicates that other sound stimulus are needed, used
in ways that would reduce habituation and the effect of monotony.
Research methods: electroencephalography, reaction testing and examinations.
Listening to audio information with alternating pause rhythms which the driver cannot
directly control and which has a cognitive load on the brain improves the quality of driving
(vehicle control) over long periods, and reduces the likelihood of drowsiness and falling asleep at
the wheel. Reducing the likelihood of falling asleep while carrying out vital operations is one of
the most important safety challenges in transport and the management and monitoring of
dangerous equipment, etc. Based on the results of this study, software and hardware systems
could be created and a scientifically based mode of audio information introduced into
information transport systems and consumer navigation systems.