Comparison of Cortical Activation and Driver Operation in Driving Simulator and Real Car ExperimentsUsing Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy

Abstract

Analysis of driving characteristic can be used in building more flexible driver behavior model which is very important in developing operation support system that can be adapted to individual needs of a driver. In this paper, attention has paid to drivers behave before driving into curve. We performed experiments using a real vehicle in a test course. The cortical brain activity was measured by a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Meanwhile, we also operated the same experiments using a driving simulator on a course which was built based on the test course. Results would be helpful for understanding drivers' behavior in curving driving.