Evaluation of Driver's Temporary Arousal Level by Changes of Nasal Skin Temperature – Effect of Basic Arousal Level –

Hirotoshi Asano^*, Tota Mizuno^**, and Hideto Ide^*

^*Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Aoyamagakauin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8558, Japan

^**National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Received:

March 12, 2008

Accepted:

June 25, 2008

Published:

December 20, 2008

Keywords:

arousal level, circadian rhythm, physiological measurement, facial skin thermal image, driver

Abstract

The report evaluates the influence that the pitch of the basic arousal level gives awakening degree evaluation of the driver by the facial thermal image. We compared both of data, after conducting two experiments from which a fundamental awakening level differs. Consequently, we were able to evaluate the difference in a basic arousal level by the index of facial thermal image.

Cite this article as:

H. Asano, T. Mizuno, and H. Ide, “Evaluation of Driver's Temporary Arousal Level by Changes of Nasal Skin Temperature – Effect of Basic Arousal Level –,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.20 No.6, pp. 880-886, 2008.

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Evaluation of Driver's Temporary Arousal Level by Changes of Nasal Skin Temperature – Effect of Basic Arousal Level –

Hirotoshi Asano*, Tota Mizuno**, and Hideto Ide*

Hirotoshi Asano^*, Tota Mizuno^**, and Hideto Ide^*