A Study on Physiological Signal Changes Due to Distraction in Simulated Driving

Driver distraction is a major cause of traffic accidents in Korea. Various measures are being introduced to detect and warn driver distraction. The objective of this research is to invcstigate changes in driver's physiological signals due to distraction during driving. Driving simulator experiments have been canicd out to investigate discrepancy in EEG signals among normal driving, DMB watching during driving, and cellular phone use during driving. Based on the discrepancy, combination of EEG signals have been identfied as candidate variables for detecting driver distraction. Statistical analysis has been carried out to verify their statistical significance.