A Novel Physiological-Based System to Assess Drivers’ Stress during Earth Moving Simulated Activities

Earth-moving vehicles (EMVs) are vital in numerous industries, including construction, forestry, mining, cleaning, and agriculture. The changing nature of the off-road environment which they operate makes situational awareness for readiness and, consequently, mental stress crucial drivers requires a high level controllability. Therefore, monitoring drivers’ acute patterns may be used as an input identifying various levels attentiveness. This research presents experimental evaluation physiological-based system that can useful to evaluate driver different conditions. For validation, physiological signals such electrocardiogram (ECG), galvanic skin response (GSR) speech data were collected from nine participants throughout driving experiments increasing complexity on specific simulator. results show identified parameters derived acquired help us understand status when performing tasks, engagement is related road environments. multi-parameter approach provide more reliable information compared single parameter approaches (e.g., eye with camera) identify variations, relaxed stressed or drowsy. use these allows development smart cockpit, could communicate vehicle driver’s status, set up innovative protection aiming increase safety.