METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A REACTION TIME OF A VEHICLE DRIVER

摘要

A method and a device for determining a reaction time of a vehicle driver of a vehicle includes a display device displaying at least one visual stimulus; and processing circuitry using a view recognition device to observe the direction of view of the vehicle driver, and determining the reaction time starting from the displaying of the visual stimulus, the reaction time corresponding to a specified time span if the direction of view of the vehicle driver is not recognized within the specified time span as running in the direction of the visual stimulus, or the reaction time corresponding to a time span in which the direction of view of the vehicle driver is recognized within the specified time span as running in the direction of the visual stimulus.

主权项

1. A method for determining a reaction time of a driver of a vehicle, the method comprising:
displaying, by a display device, at least one visual stimulus; processing, by processing circuitry, a sensor output to determine a direction of view of the driver; determining, by the processing circuitry, a reaction time beginning at an initial display, in the displaying step, of the at least one visual stimulus, wherein the determining is performed according to conditions such that:
the reaction time is determined to equal a predetermined time span if the direction of view of the driver is not recognized within the predetermined time span as being in the direction of the visual stimulus; andthe reaction time is determine to be an actual recorded time span in which the direction of view of the driver is recognized as being in the direction of the visual stimulus if the recognition occurs within the predetermined time span.