visual occlusion

The visual-occlusion research METHOD: experimentally interrupting the driver's sight of the road (occlusion goggles, intermittent vision-on/off shutters, self-paced glance occlusion) to quantify visual demand and how much vision a task or roadway actually requires. This is a deliberate technique-induced impairment of vision used as a measurement tool, NOT a clinical sensory deficit; it differs from cognitive_impairment (non-sensory mental deficits) and physical_impairment (motor/mobility limitation), and from substance tags by having no drug involved.

Relevant standards

  • ISO 16673:2017 — Road vehicles — Ergonomic aspects of transport information and control systems — Occlusion method to assess visual demand due to the use of in-vehicle systems

169 paper(s) · ranked by relevance to this topic

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  3. AN ALTERNATE METHOD TO EVALUATE DRIVER DISTRACTION · 2002 · Curry, Reates et al. · indexed
  4. Driving with Visual Field Loss: An Exploratory Simulation Study · 2009 · Lockhart, Julie et al. · archived
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  6. Effects of visual field impairment on driving · 2015 · Andersson, Jan et al. · indexed
  7. Surrogate Measures of Visual Demand while Driving · 2000 · Farber, Eugene et al. · indexed
  8. Driver Workload Metrics Task 2 Final Report · 2006 · Angell, Linda et al. · indexed
  9. Instrumented Vehicles and Driving Simulators · 2002 · Rizzo, M. et al. · archived
  10. Some On-Road Glances are More Equal Than Others: Measuring Engagement in the Driving Task · 2019 · Hoekstra-Atwood, Liberty et al. · indexed
  11. Optic Flow and Tunnel Vision in the Detection Response Task · 2019 · van Winsum, Wim · indexed
  12. Evaluating In-Car Tasks’ Distraction Effects with Drive-In Lab · 2025 · Kujala, Tuomo et al. · archived
  13. In-Vehicle Information Systems Demand Model (Research Update) · 2000 · Dingus, Tom et al. · archived
  14. How Long <i>Can</i> a Driver (Safely) Glance at an Augmented-Reality Head-Up Display? · 2020 · Faria, Nayara de Oliveira et al. · archived
  15. Visual and Cognitive Demands of Using In-Vehicle Information Systems · 2017 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety et al. · archived
  16. A Simulator Dataset to Support the Study of Impaired Driving · 2025 · Gideon, John et al. · archived
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  27. Travtek Evaluation Task C3: Camera Car Study · 1995 · NHTSA · archived
  28. Visual Requirements and its Relation with Road Traffic Accident in Saudi Arabia · 2022 · Almutairi, Rayan Nasser et al. · archived
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  33. Proactive Evaluation of Traffic Signs Using a Traffic Sign Simulator · 2015 · De Ceunynck, Tim et al. · archived
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  37. Review of Eye-related Measures of Drivers’ Mental Workload · 2015 · Marquart, Gerhard et al. · indexed
  38. Pilot Study of Driver Use of a Camera-Based Visibility System Versus Mirrors · 2023 · Mazzae, Elizabeth N. et al. · archived
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  40. Effects of Visual Latency on Vehicle Driving Behavior · 2017 · Blissing, Björn et al. · indexed
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  42. Just Noticeable Differences for Vehicle Rates of Closure · 2007 · Corso, Gregory M. et al. · archived
  43. Older Drivers’ Use of Rearview Video Systems · 2024 · Staplin, Loren et al. · archived
  44. Eyeclosure helps memory by reducing cognitive load and enhancing visualisation · 2011 · Vredeveldt, Annelies et al. · archived
  45. Facial mask disturbs ocular exploration but not pupil reactivity · 2022 · Rabadan, Vivien et al. · indexed
  46. Traffic Signal Phase Truncation in Event of Traffic Flow Restriction · 2006 · Beaird, Scott et al. · indexed