Mobility and Aging: Older Drivers’ Visual Searching, Lane Keeping and Coordination
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Open access
Authors
Sun, Qian
Date
2016Supervisor
Assoc. Prof. Jianhong Xia
Assoc. Prof. Hoe Lee
Prof. Jonathan Foster
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
Metadata
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Science and Engineering
School
Department of Spatial Sciences
Collection
Abstract
This thesis examined older drivers’ mobility and behaviour through comprehensive measurements of driver-vehicle-environment interaction and investigated the associations between driving behaviour and cognitive functions. Data were collected and analysed for 50 older drivers using eye tracking, GNSS tracking, and GIS. Results showed that poor selective attention, spatial ability and executive function in older drivers adversely affect lane keeping, visual search and coordination. Visual-motor coordination measure is sensitive and effective for driving assessment in older drivers.
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