Classen Sherrilene, Winter Sandra, Wei Jiajun, Jeghers Mary, Rogers Jason, Giang Wayne
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Technol Disabil. 2022 Dec;34(4):233-246. doi: 10.3233/tad-220374.
Automated in-vehicle technologies, specifically in-vehicle information systems (IVIS) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), are increasingly common in today's cars. Previous studies illustrate benefits of using IVIS and ADAS to improve safety, convenience, and comfort in healthy older drivers. However, research is sparse on the feasibility of such technologies for medically at-risk drivers, such as those with Parkinson's disease (PD).
This study enrolled healthy volunteer drivers to examine the feasibility of the procedures and measures for evaluating the effects of IVIS and ADAS on their driving performance.
During this feasibility study researchers compared drives completed with and without support of IVIS and ADAS, as participants drove a 2019 Toyota Camry XLE. The test vehicle was equipped with IVIS, ADAS, cameras, a telematics system, and sensors. Participants drove the road course supervised by a Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (DRS).
Overall study procedures and vehicle equipment were feasible and provided sufficient data collection for measuring the impact of IVIS and ADAS on driving performance. Data observation by the DRS combined with data captured from cameras and telematics, facilitated comparisons to increase data reliability and validity.
Feasibility study findings informed a randomized clinical trial, examining the use of IVIS and ADAS technologies as an intervention to support drivers with Parkinson's disease.
自动化车载技术，特别是车载信息系统（IVIS）和高级驾驶辅助系统（ADAS），在当今汽车中越来越普遍。先前的研究表明，使用IVIS和ADAS对健康的老年驾驶员提高安全性、便利性和舒适性有益。然而，对于患有帕金森病（PD）等医学上有风险的驾驶员，此类技术的可行性研究却很少。
本研究招募健康的志愿者驾驶员，以检验评估IVIS和ADAS对其驾驶性能影响的程序和措施的可行性。
在这项可行性研究中，研究人员比较了参与者驾驶2019款丰田凯美瑞XLE时，有无IVIS和ADAS支持下完成的驾驶情况。测试车辆配备了IVIS、ADAS、摄像头、远程信息处理系统和传感器。参与者在驾驶员康复专家（DRS）的监督下驾驶道路课程。
总体研究程序和车辆设备是可行的，并为测量IVIS和ADAS对驾驶性能的影响提供了充分的数据收集。DRS的数据观察与从摄像头和远程信息处理系统捕获的数据相结合，便于进行比较，以提高数据的可靠性和有效性。
可行性研究结果为一项随机临床试验提供了依据，该试验研究使用IVIS和ADAS技术作为支持帕金森病患者驾驶的干预措施。
