USDOE Human Subjects Research Database, fiscal year 1995

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Project Identifier: ORNL-92-24

Project Title:

Development of Portable Driver Performance Acquisition System for Human Factors Research

Principle Investigator: Dr. Richard J. Carter

Project started in: 1992

Fiscal Year 1995 Funding for Research on Human Subjects:

Project Funding Information:
Project did not receive funding in Fiscal Year 1995.
Project did not use human subjects in Fiscal Year 1995.

Explanation:

a. Project received $386 thousand during the last week of FY94. No human subjects, as project is not at experimental stage.

Information on Use of Human Subjects:

Project does not involve use of multiple protocols/subprojects.

IRB Review:
Type of Review: Full Board
Most Recent Approval: August 03, 1995

Number of Human Subjects in the Last Reporting Period for this Project: 0
(Reporting periods vary.)

Type of Human Subjects Involvement:

Instrument/Device/Product Testing or Man-Machine Studies:

Use of human subjects to develop/test instruments, materials, devices, or objects.

(a. Objectives, b. Methodology, c. Ionizing Radiation, Radioactive Substances, or Chemical Substances to which human subjects are exposed, d. Involvement of Human Subjects [d.1. procedures used, d.2. risks if any])

a. To develop a portable driver performance data acquisition system that will be used to evaluate new intelligent vehicle/highway system technologies.

b. During phase II , a pilot test of the driver performance data acquisition system will be conducted. The pilot test will evaluate the impact on driveability of the vehicle and the obtrusiveness of the data acquisition system to the driver.

c. None

d1. Participants will drive vehicles equipped with data acquisition equipment, on both a test track and on the open road.

d2. Drivers are subject to the normal risks associated with operating a motor vehicle. Additionally, there are risks associated with operating an unfamiliar vehicle.