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ArticleApplied ergonomics2017

A novel low-cost solution for driving assessment in individuals with and without disabilities.

Jakob Rodseth, Edward P Washabaugh, Ali Al Haddad, Paula Kartje, Denise G Tate, Chandramouli Krishnan

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Article in Applied ergonomics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Slowed Driving Reaction Time in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025
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  5. Time taken to resume driving following hip arthroscopy.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jakob RodsethDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Edward P WashabaughDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Ali Al HaddadDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Paula KartjeDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Denise G TateDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Chandramouli KrishnanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: mouli@umich.edu.
University of Michigan · US

Funding

NRI: Wearable eMbots to Induce Recovery of FunctionR01EB019834 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DURFEE, WILLIAM K, GILLESPIE, RICHARD BRENT · 2014 to 2016
$854k
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB019834
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brake reaction time is a key component to studying driving performance and evaluating fitness to drive. Although commercial simulators can measure brake reaction time, their cost remains a major barrier to clinical access. Therefore, we developed open-source software written in C-sharp (C#) for measuring driving related reaction times, which includes a subject-controlled vehicle with straight-line dynamics and several testing scenarios. The software measures both simple and cognitive load based reaction times and can use any human interface device compliant steering wheel and pedals. Measures from the software were validated against a commercial simulator and tested for reproducibility. Further, experiments were performed using hand controls in both able-bodied and spinal cord injured patients to determine clinical feasibility for disabled populations. The software demonstrated high validity when measuring brake reaction times, showed excellent test-retest reliability, and was sensitive enough to determine significant brake reaction time differences between able-bodied and spinal cord injured subjects. These results indicate that the proposed simulator is a simple and feasible low-cost solution to perform brake reaction time tests and evaluate fitness to drive.

Indexed as

Automobile Driver ExaminationDisability EvaluationTask Performance and AnalysisAdultAutomobile DrivingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPersons with DisabilitiesReaction TimeReproducibility of ResultsSoftwareUser-Computer InterfaceBraking reaction timeCognitive loadDriving assessmentDriving fitnessLow-cost simulatorSCI

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PMID28802454
PMCPMC5568672
OpenAlexW2742078079

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