Characteristics of driver fatigue and fatigue-relieving effect of special light belt in extra-long highway tunnel: A real-road driving study

• Published in: Tunnelling and underground space technology Vol. 114; p. 103990
• Main Authors: Qin, Pengcheng, Wang, Mingnian, Chen, Zhanwen, Yan, Guanfeng, Yan, Tao, Han, Changling, Bao, Yifan, Wang, Xu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Automobile driving; Belt drives; Driver fatigue; Driving conditions; Electrocardiography; Extra-long highway tunnel; Fatigue; Fatigue tests; Heart rate; HRV; Indicators; KSS; Principal components analysis; Special light belt; Traffic accidents & safety; Tunnels; Underground construction; Extra-long highway tunnel; Driver fatigue; KSS; HRV; Special light belt

•Variation in heart rate variability and sleepiness in real tunnel driving test.•Long driving time in monotonous extra-long tunnel leads to driver fatigue.•Accumulation rate of driver fatigue is different in different time periods.•Special light belt zone is effective in relieving driver fatigue in...