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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Electrogastrography in Autonomous Vehicles-An Objective Method for Assessment of Motion Sickness in Simulated Driving Environments.

Timotej Gruden, Nenad B Popović, Kristina Stojmenova, Grega Jakus, Nadica Miljković, Sašo Tomažič, Jaka Sodnik

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Timotej GrudenFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška c. 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-8099-9832
Nenad B PopovićSchool of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, B. kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Kristina StojmenovaFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška c. 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-6584-7147
Grega JakusFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška c. 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-9373-7885
Nadica MiljkovićSchool of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, B. kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-3933-6076
Sašo TomažičFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška c. 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Jaka SodnikFaculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška c. 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
University of Ljubljana · SIUniversity of Belgrade · RS

Funding

Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS P2-0246, L2-8178Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja TR33020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autonomous vehicles are expected to take complete control of the driving process, enabling the former drivers to act as passengers only. This could lead to increased sickness as they can be engaged in tasks other than driving. Adopting different sickness mitigation techniques gives us unique types of motion sickness in autonomous vehicles to be studied. In this paper, we report on a study where we explored the possibilities of assessing motion sickness with electrogastrography (EGG), a non-invasive method used to measure the myoelectric activity of the stomach, and its potential usage in autonomous vehicles (AVs). The study was conducted in a high-fidelity driving simulator with a virtual reality (VR) headset. There separate EGG measurements were performed: before, during and after the driving AV simulation video in VR. During the driving, the participants encountered two driving environments: a straight and less dynamic highway road and a highly dynamic and curvy countryside road. The EGG signal was recorded with a proprietary 3-channel recording device and Ag/AgCl cutaneous electrodes. In addition, participants were asked to signalize whenever they felt uncomfortable and nauseated by pressing a special button. After the drive they completed also the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) and reported on their overall subjective perception of sickness symptoms. The EGG results showed a significant increase of the dominant frequency (DF) and the percentage of the high power spectrum density (FSD) as well as a significant decrease of the power spectrum density Crest factor (CF) during the AV simulation. The vast majority of participants reported nausea during more dynamic conditions, accompanied by an increase in the amplitude and the RMS value of EGG. Reported nausea occurred simultaneously with the increase in EGG amplitude. Based on the results, we conclude that EGG could be used for assessment of motion sickness in autonomous vehicles. DF, CF and FSD can be used as overall sickness indicators, while the relative increase in amplitude of EGG signal and duration of that increase can be used as short-term sickness indicators where the driving environment may affect the driver.

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Automobile DrivingMotion SicknessComputer SimulationElectromyographyHumansVirtual Realityautonomous vehicledriving simulatorelectrogastrographymotion sicknessvirtual reality

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