Fatigue Among Indonesian Commercial Vehicle Drivers: A Study Examining Changes in Subjective Responses and Ocular Indicators
Fatigue from driving is a risk factor in many road traffic accidents and the association between task duration and fatigue, in particular, has been a subject of research interest. Fatigue (and sleepiness) seems to plague many Indonesian commercial drivers whose jobs involve long-duration driving...
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| author | Muhammad Lutfi Shadiq Zainy Gradiyan Budi Pratama Rifko Rahmat Kurnianto Hardianto Iridiastadi |
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| description | Fatigue from driving is a risk factor in many road
traffic accidents and the association between task duration and fatigue, in
particular, has been a subject of research interest. Fatigue (and sleepiness) seems to plague many
Indonesian commercial drivers whose jobs involve long-duration driving, but
this issue is still rarely quantified and investigated. This study aims to
characterize fatigue from long-duration driving, with a special interest in the
use of eye-blink indicators. A total of 12 male commercial drivers participated
in this study, in which they had to drive for about two sessions of 2.5 hours
of actual driving tasks on a highway, separated by 15 minutes of rest. Subjective response to fatigue and sleepiness
was obtained by employing Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS), while several
eye-blink parameters (blink duration, blink frequency, percent of eye closure,
and micro-sleep) were analyzed offline via a continuous recording of the
subject’s facial characteristics throughout the driving task. The findings of
this study demonstrated that driving for roughly 2.5 hours did not result in
undue fatigue. However, an additional driving task of the same duration yielded
excessive fatigue, despite the 15-minute rest period given between the two
trips. All eye-blink parameters were
closely correlated with subjective measures, although more consistent changes
were shown by the blink duration. It was concluded here that prolonged driving,
as part of a professional job, is closely associated with undue fatigue that
represents a road safety risk factor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-586cb79d492b4e37be1e417cec0c55762023-07-28T08:59:02ZengUniversitas IndonesiaInternational Journal of Technology2086-96142087-21002023-07-011451039104810.14716/ijtech.v14i5.48564856Fatigue Among Indonesian Commercial Vehicle Drivers: A Study Examining Changes in Subjective Responses and Ocular IndicatorsMuhammad Lutfi Shadiq Zainy0Gradiyan Budi Pratama1Rifko Rahmat Kurnianto2Hardianto Iridiastadi3Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, JL. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaFaculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, JL. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaFaculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, JL. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaFaculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, JL. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaFatigue from driving is a risk factor in many road traffic accidents and the association between task duration and fatigue, in particular, has been a subject of research interest. Fatigue (and sleepiness) seems to plague many Indonesian commercial drivers whose jobs involve long-duration driving, but this issue is still rarely quantified and investigated. This study aims to characterize fatigue from long-duration driving, with a special interest in the use of eye-blink indicators. A total of 12 male commercial drivers participated in this study, in which they had to drive for about two sessions of 2.5 hours of actual driving tasks on a highway, separated by 15 minutes of rest. Subjective response to fatigue and sleepiness was obtained by employing Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS), while several eye-blink parameters (blink duration, blink frequency, percent of eye closure, and micro-sleep) were analyzed offline via a continuous recording of the subject’s facial characteristics throughout the driving task. The findings of this study demonstrated that driving for roughly 2.5 hours did not result in undue fatigue. However, an additional driving task of the same duration yielded excessive fatigue, despite the 15-minute rest period given between the two trips. All eye-blink parameters were closely correlated with subjective measures, although more consistent changes were shown by the blink duration. It was concluded here that prolonged driving, as part of a professional job, is closely associated with undue fatigue that represents a road safety risk factor.https://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/4856eye-blink parametersfatiguekarolinska sleepiness scaleprolonged drivingsleepiness |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Lutfi Shadiq Zainy Gradiyan Budi Pratama Rifko Rahmat Kurnianto Hardianto Iridiastadi Fatigue Among Indonesian Commercial Vehicle Drivers: A Study Examining Changes in Subjective Responses and Ocular Indicators International Journal of Technology eye-blink parameters fatigue karolinska sleepiness scale prolonged driving sleepiness |
| title | Fatigue Among Indonesian Commercial Vehicle Drivers: A Study Examining Changes in Subjective Responses and Ocular Indicators |
| title_full | Fatigue Among Indonesian Commercial Vehicle Drivers: A Study Examining Changes in Subjective Responses and Ocular Indicators |
| title_fullStr | Fatigue Among Indonesian Commercial Vehicle Drivers: A Study Examining Changes in Subjective Responses and Ocular Indicators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatigue Among Indonesian Commercial Vehicle Drivers: A Study Examining Changes in Subjective Responses and Ocular Indicators |
| title_short | Fatigue Among Indonesian Commercial Vehicle Drivers: A Study Examining Changes in Subjective Responses and Ocular Indicators |
| title_sort | fatigue among indonesian commercial vehicle drivers a study examining changes in subjective responses and ocular indicators |
| topic | eye-blink parameters fatigue karolinska sleepiness scale prolonged driving sleepiness |
| url | https://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/4856 |
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