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Washington, Sept 3 (ANI): When drivers fix their eyes on specific targets placed strategically along a curve, their steering is smoother, finds a new study. According to the research team, the finding may aid in development of future in-car driving assistance systems. Study author Franck Mars, PhD, of the Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernetique de Nantes (IRCCyN), Nantes, believes that the new work is relevant for the design of visual driving assistance systems. During the study, 13 drivers were asked to drive a simulator vehicle while looking at a large screen displaying a roadway featuring a series of curves. The focus and direction of each driver's gaze was monitored and recorded. In a series of control and test trials, the research team asked the drivers to fix their gaze on a blue bar while steering around the simulated course. The blue bar represented the tangent point - the point where, from the driver's viewpoint, the inside edge line seems to begin to change direction as it outlines the curve. They found that the ?xation targets helped the driver improve the stability of steering control. "Indeed, the next generation of head-up displays in cars will offer the opportunity for a driving aid that offers a wide field of view and highlights key features in the visual scene," said Mars. "This study may help answer the question of which visual cues should be made available in such displays," he added. The study suggests that indicating a point along the oncoming road in the vicinity of the tangent point may be a simple and efficient way to make vehicle control easier. (ANI)
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