Visual Recognition Analysis of Optically Long Tunnels: Interaction of Dynamic Vision and Visual Perception

Haoran Zheng; Soora Rasouli; Zhigang Du; Shoushuo Wang

doi:10.1177/03611981231197643

Visual Recognition Analysis of Optically Long Tunnels: Interaction of Dynamic Vision and Visual Perception

Haoran Zheng
, Soora Rasouli
, Zhigang Du (Corresponding author)
, Shoushuo Wang (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

To understand the relation between the geometric design of optically long tunnels and visibility of the exit area, in this study oculomotor (eye movement) data are collected from several drivers in Yunnan Province, China, and drivers’ fixation rate and saccade amplitude in the visible zone of the tunnel are measured as key indicators. The driver’s visual recognition is analyzed and key elements in the optimal design of the exit points of optically long tunnels are discussed. The results show that visual recognition is closely associated with the radius of the road curvature: as the radius of curve decreases, the visual focus is gradually attracted to the inner side of the curve, the proportion of small-angle saccade increases, and the dispersion of the saccade amplitude decreases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	489-503
Number of pages	15
Journal	Transportation Research Record
Volume	2678
Issue number	6
Early online date	21 Sept 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231197643
Publication status	Published - Jun 2024

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 52072291).

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National Natural Science Foundation of China	52072291

Keywords

cognitive workload
driver perception
hazard perception
human factors in roadway design
human factors of vehicles

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