Automotive
Applications of Eye Tracking in Vehicles and Driving Simulators
Eye Trackers from Smart Eye work with glasses and sunglasses and are insensitive to sunlight. The compact and flexible installation makes the system easy to place and rearrange. The combination of the ability to measure unconstrained head movements and the integrated scene camera makes it a perfect tool for automotive studies. Read more about projects and customers who use Smart Eye Pro or AntiSleep in vehicles and simulators:
Vehicle manufacturers, automotive suppliers, institutes and other stakeholders have joined forces in a "smart drive" to test various intelligent in-vehicle systems across Europe, with the aim of making our road transport safer, more efficient, and more comfortable. The large-scale European Field Operational Test on Active Safety Systems (euroFOT) is a research project supported by European funds, involving 28 organisations. Over 100 cars and 30 trucks were equipped with Eye Trackers from Smart Eye.
It is known that people find it difficult to maintain their level of attention for a long time, for instance when they are driving. But how distracted do people get as drivers? Does it help if they are given a warning? Are warning systems well designed? These questions, together with others, were adressed in a unique research project where the level of attention of a driver, while driving in real traffic, was measured and warning systems designed to help drivers was tested.
The Schepens Eye Research Institute has a 6-camera Smart Eye Pro system that is to be installed in their 180 degree driving simulator.
Sintef uses a Smart Eye Pro 3-camera system in their simulator and another 3-camera system in an instrumented vehicle.
The Visual Eyes project was carried out in the ViP context. ViP is a joint initiative for development and application of driving simulator methodology with a focus on interaction between humans and technology.