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This study reveals how natural light impacts high-speed railway (HSR) driver visual behavior. Lower light increases pupil size, while brighter light leads to more eye movements, crucial for HSR safety.

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Area of Science:

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Transportation Science
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Driver visual behavior is significantly influenced by the lighting environment.
  • Understanding these effects is critical for high-speed railway (HSR) safety and operational efficiency.
  • Current methods for evaluating and categorizing lighting conditions require further exploration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a general framework for examining the impact of lighting on driver visual behavior.
  • To explore the effects of natural light on HSR drivers' visual characteristics using this framework.
  • To automatically classify natural light conditions using unsupervised machine learning.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Fuxing HSR simulation, illuminance meter, and Tobii Nano eye-tracker for data collection.
  • Employed K-means clustering to classify daily illuminance data into three natural light conditions: low, medium, and high.
  • Conducted ANOVA analysis with factors including natural light environments, tunnel conditions, and areas of interest (AOIs).

Main Results:

  • Identified distinct driver visual characteristics across low, medium, and high natural light conditions.
  • Lower illuminance correlated with a wider average pupil diameter.
  • Higher illuminance resulted in more fixations and saccades, and a shorter time to first fixation, with the speed dial AOI showing the highest engagement.

Conclusions:

  • Developed a novel framework for analyzing the effects of lighting on driver visual behavior.
  • Machine learning methods offer new insights for analyzing lighting environments, enhancing HSR driving safety.
  • Findings support improved operational management and safety protocols for high-speed rail systems.