Systematic Observation of an Expert Driver's Gaze Strategy—An On-Road Case Study

Otto Lappi; Paavo Rinkkala; Jami Pekkanen

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00620

Systematic Observation of an Expert Driver's Gaze Strategy—An On-Road Case Study

Otto Lappi, Paavo Rinkkala, Jami Pekkanen

TRU (Traffic Research Unit)

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Abstract

In this paper we present and qualitatively analyze an expert driver’s gaze behavior in natural driving on a real road, with no specific experimental task or instruction. Previous eye tracking research on naturalistic tasks has revealed recurring patterns of gaze behavior that are surprisingly regular and repeatable. Lappi (2016) identified in the literature seven “qualitative laws of gaze behavior in the wild”: recurring patterns that tend to go together, the more so the more naturalistic the setting, all of them expected in extended sequences of fully naturalistic behavior. However, no study to date has observed all in a single experiment. Here, we wanted to do just that: present observations supporting all the “laws” in a single behavioral sequence by a single subject. We discuss the laws in terms of unresolved issues in driver modeling and open challenges for experimental and theoretical development.

Original language	English
Article number	620
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Volume	8
Number of pages	15
ISSN	1664-1078
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00620
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2017
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

6162 Cognitive science
Expertise
Driving
Eye movements
Eye tracking
Naturalistic tasks

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MULSIMCO: Multilevel Traffic Simulation with Cognitive Basis (Academy of Finland Research Project)
Summala, H. (Project manager), Lappi, O. (Project manager), Pekkanen, J. (Participant), Tuhkanen, S. (Participant), Rinkkala, P. (Participant), Itkonen, T. (Participant), Lehtonen, E. (Participant) & Frantsi, R. (Participant)
SUOMEN AKATEMIA
01/09/2014 → 31/08/2018
Project: Research project

TRUlab instrumented vehicles
Lappi, O. (Manager)
Department of Digital Humanities
Facility/equipment: Equipment

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Systematic Observation of an Expert Driver's Gaze Strategy—An On-Road Case Study

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MULSIMCO: Multilevel Traffic Simulation with Cognitive Basis (Academy of Finland Research Project)

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TRUlab instrumented vehicles

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