Assessment tool for transport operator properties

Summary: The subject of this statement is a tool enabling a response to changes in the psychophysical state of a transport operator. The essence of the tool is the analysis of the operator’s eyeball visibility image carried out in the MatlabSimulink environment, as a result of which the human property expressed by the state of their fitness for control functions is assessed. The application may be useful for increasing active safety in transport.1. INTRODUCTION
Safety in transport vehicles is achieved as a result of using passive and active solutions. Solutions supporting safety in transport vehicles, especially road vehicles, in a passive way are included in their properties such as: construction of the operator’s cage and drive mechanisms, flexible construction of the environment weakening possible threats to the operator (seat belts and belt tensioners, airbags, headrests).
Solutions supporting safety in an active way have the character of external influence, for example: adaptive braking system of the ABS type (Anti-lock Brake System), anti-slip systems of the ASR type (Acceleration Slip Regulation), trajectory stabilization SC (Automatic Stability Control), TSC (Traction Control System), ESP (Dynamic Stability Control), PSM (Porsche Stability Management system), and furthermore: body line and color, properties of road wheels and tires, external lights and others.
Solutions supporting safety in an internally active way are primarily addressed to the transport vehicle operator and include exemplary flexible solutions: in terms of improving the comfort of the operator’s work environment (operator seats, multi-zone air conditioning, satellite positioning systems), ensuring visibility of the work environment using mirrors and special cameras (elimination of the so-called blind spot, rain-sensing wipers, ensuring vision in difficult and night conditions), multifunctional steering wheel (minimization of the need for concentration other than the vehicle’s work environment), ensuring a safe environment for the transport vehicle – distance stabilization system of the (…) type

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