THESES DIRECTED

Master of Science:

Lewin, M. G. Simulator test and evaluation of a drowsy driver detection/alarm/
countermeasures system. (VPI&SU, September, 1996).

Baker, K. L. Determination of appropriate acceleration gradients for use with
intelligent cruise control. VPI&SU, 1996.

Buchanan, M. R. Cumulative trauma prediction using EMG techniques applied to
workstations in catalytic converter honeycomb production. VPI&SU, 1995.

Fairbanks, R. J. Algorithm refirnement and threshold determination for a drowsy
driver detection system, December, 1995.

Fahey, S. A. Advisory and alarm stimuli optimization for a drowsy driver
detection system. VPI&SU, July, 1995.

Kirn, C. L. Simulator study of the effects of cruise control, secondary task,
and velocity-related measures on driver drowsiness and drowsiness detection.
VPI&SU, May, 1994.

Ellsworth, L. A. Experimental evaluation of subjective ratings of drowsiness
and development of drowsiness definitions. VPI&SU, June, 1993.
Grant, B. S. Accuracy comparison of techniques for measuring the durations of
in-car manual tasks. VPI&SU, May, 1992.

Fischer, T. J. Evaluation of blunder detection by air traffic controllers using
two different display types. VPI&SU, December, 1991.

McFarlane, J. Evaluation of direction-of-motion stereotypes in automotive
applications, VPI&SU, August, 1990.

Polk, T. E. Decision making strategies: the influence of task complexity,
decision importance, decision maker impulsivity, and decision maker gender,
VPI&SU, May, 1990.

Hulse, M. C. Effects of variations in roadway attentional demand on driver
usage of an in-car navigation system, VPI&SU, May, 1988.

Rogers, S. B. An investigation into the occurrence of accelerator/brake pedal
actuation errors during simulated driving, VPI&SU, February, 1987.

Dingus, T. A. Detection of drowsy and intoxicated drivers based on highway
driving performance measures, VPI&SU, August, 1985.

Merriken, M. S. Effect of variable transmission delays with a prediction cue on
operator performance in a simplified simulated docking task, VPI&SU, June, 1985.

Antin, J. A. Instantaneous mental workload: an initial methodological
investigation, VPI&SU, August, 1984.

Garcia, K. D. Effect of glare on performance of a VDT reading comprehension
task, VPI&SU, January, 1984.
Skipper, J. H. The effects of modification of a decision tree rating scale used
for mental workload estimation in a communications task, VPI&SU, August, 1983.

Rieger, C. A. Analysis of decision tree rating techniques for the assessment of
pilot mental workload in a simulated flight task emphasizing mediational
behavior, VPI&SU, August, 1983.

Connor, S. A. A comparison of pilot workload assessment techniques using a
psychomotor task in a moving base aircraft simulator, VPI&SU, October 1981.

Dunsker, E. D. The usefulness of the frequency of use and link value criteria
in the arrangement of computer keyboards, VPI&SU, May 1980.

Casali, J. G. A multivariate investigation of the effects of various design
alternatives on driving simulator discomfort, VPI&SU, August, 1979.

Hicks, T. G. Comparison of five mental workload assessment procedures in a
moving base driving simulator, VPI&SU, September, 1977.

Gross, F. G. The measurement and comparison of relative workloads under several
driving conditions using a simulator, VPI&SU, January, 1977.
Carson, J. M. Development of a strategy model of the driver. VPI&SU, May,
1975.

Leonard, J. J. Performance validation of simulators: theory and experimental
verification. VPI&SU, April, 1975.

Seeberger, J. J. Record length estimation for data taking in support of panel
redesign. VPI&SU, December, 1974.

Fung, P. P. Comparison of a computer-generated display and a simulated motion
picture display in driving simulation. VPI&SU, November, 1974.

McLane, R. C. The influence of motion and audio cues on driver performance in
an automobile simulator. VPI&SU, June, 1974.