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| Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2002): |
Gaze-eccentricity effects on road position and steering.
Full Abstract
The effects of gaze eccentricity on the steering of an automobile were studied. Drivers performed an attention task while attempting to drive down the middle of a straight road in a simulation. Steering was biased in the direction of fixation, and deviation from the center of the road was proportional to the gaze direction until saturation at approximately 15 degrees gaze-angle from straight ahead. This effect remains when the position of the head was controlled and a reverse-steering task was used. Furthermore, the effect was not dependent on speed but reversed when the forward movement of the driver was removed from the simulation. Thus, small deviations in a driver's gaze can lead to significant impairments of the ability to drive a straight course.
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Author information
Author/s: Readinger, Wilson O (WO); Chatziastros, Astros (A); Cunningham, Douglas W (DW); Bülthoff, Heinrich H (HH); Cutting, James E (JE);
Affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany. wor1@cornell.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Journal of experimental psychology. Applied (J Exp Psychol Appl), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 8 (issue 4) : pp 247-58
Dates: Created 2003/02/06; Completed 2003/03/21; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12570099, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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