Experimental evaluation of eye-blink parameters as a drowsiness measure

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 319-325

  Caffier, Philipp P ^a   Erdmann, Udo ^a   Ullsperger, Peter ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drowsiness; Eye blink; Infrared sensor; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; EYELID CLOSURE; EYELID MOVEMENT; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRARED RADIATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSOR; SOMNOLENCE; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038311600     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0807-5     Document Type: Article

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