A controlled pilot study in a practice yard to assess driver perception with camera-monitor systems vs. mirrors: eye tracking insights from a pilot study

• Autorzy: Skórska Halszka

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DOI

10.20858/tp.2025.20.1.10

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Road accidents are an inevitable part of road traffic. Those involving trucks and vulnerable road users are especially tragic. Multiple solutions are proposed to deal with this problem. Among them is the idea of using camera-monitor systems instead of traditional exterior mirrors. The paper presents the results of a pilot study conducted in the practice yard using two trucks. One was equipped with the camera-monitor system replacing exterior side mirrors, and the other was equipped with traditional mirrors. The systems’ usability was compared in the practice yard based on two scenarios. Eye tracking was used as a method of perception assessment to assess whether the driver noticed a potentially dangerous situation and objectively measure the time needed for the driver to scan the surroundings. The number and duration of detected eye movements were measured and analyzed. The results for both types of devices for indirect vision were compared. This made it possible to determine the number of obstacles that the driver overlooked. The results for both types of devices were similar and suggest the need to supplement existing devices for indirect vision with additional systems that could help drivers detect hazards. However, the comparison of indirect fields of view suggested a slight superiority of the camera-monitor system.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

eye tracking; visibility; perception; drivers; trucks; accidents; camera-monitor systems; mirror

PL

śledzenie ruchu gałek ocznych; widoczność; percepcja; kierowcy; ciężarówki; wypadki; systemy monitorów i kamer; lustro

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Transport Problems
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: T. 20, z. 1
• Strony: 111--124
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 39 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Skórska Halszka

• Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering; al. Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7381-5484

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).