Age and cross-cultural comparison of drivers' cognitive workload and performance in simulated urban driving

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 533-539

  Son, J ^a   Reimer, B ^b   Mehler, B ^b   Pohlmeyer, A E ^c   Godfrey, K M ^b   Orszulak, J ^b   Long, J ^b   Kim, M H ^a   Lee, Y T ^a   Coughlin, J F ^b  

^a Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Cognitive workload; Culture; Distraction; Driving simulation; Older driver behavior

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE LOADS; COGNITIVE WORKLOADS; CONTROL MEASURES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISONS; DRIVING DEMAND; DRIVING SIMULATION; DUAL-TASKS; MEAN VELOCITIES; OLDER DRIVERS; URBAN SETTINGS;

EID: 77954166886     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12239-010-0065-6     Document Type: Article

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