Blinks and saccades as indicators of fatigue in sleepiness warnings: Looking tired?

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 982-1010

  Schleicher, R ^a   Galley, N ^b   Briest, S ^c   Galley, L ^d  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blink, saccade; EOG; Fatigue; Fixation; Subjective rating scales

Indexed keywords

BIO SIGNALS; BLINK DURATION; DROWSINESS DETECTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EYE BLINKING; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; RELIABLE MEASUREMENTS; SELF-ACTIVATION;

EYE MOVEMENTS;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BLINKING; DRIVING ABILITY; DROWSINESS; ELECTROOCULOGRAM; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYELID MOVEMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SOMNOLENCE;

ADULT; BLINKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; SACCADES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 46249112789     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701817062     Document Type: Article

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